POPPING POPCORNS ;D

2011-09-13T22:05:00.000+08:00

I want to watch Miss Universe but I'm so sleepy ):

it's all about love..

2011-09-05T21:45:00.005+08:00

Went to Comex last Saturday and I finally possess a HDD. IT shows are never a nice place to be in. For the fact that you have to be squashed by the crowd and tempted with so many goods you do not need yet want to have. I kind of managed to divert my zeal to my bro's gf and she got the camera! HAHAH! It was really really fun at that point! I was able to totally show my aunty power ;D

So, recently I've been watching a lot of The Bachelor and Bachelorette. It kind of shook me that the couples can be so extremely genuine about the whole being in love thing and end up getting engaged (which is the right thing) then like breaking up less than a year later?! Seriously, I don't know is it that I'm being too traditional or what but I'm so bothered by the whole fact. Like is what they so called "love" just a game? Makes what "love" which is a very strong expression to be just a cheap word used to gain someone else's trust.

Albeit I'm still very bothered, I still believe that there'll be ever lasting love. Even though it may just be a custom after marriage, at least we all know that the couple still needs each other to feel comfortable. And everytime I see B's parents waiting for each other to watch the telly together and laughing tgt really warms my heart (:

Love is like a friendship caught on fire.
In the beginning a flame, very pretty,
Often hot and fierce,
But still only light and flickering.
As love grows older,
Our hearts mature
And our love becomes as coals,
Deep-burning and unquenchable.
-Bruce Lee

2011-08-22T22:16:00.002+08:00

Falling in love with you once again <3

it's July alrdy?!

2011-07-05T19:24:00.004+08:00

It's consoling to know that I'm adapting to my working environment by now :) I took a pretty long time to get here and i'm so glad things are going smoothly except having a problem with being punctual everyday. Well, tt's a very small problem. Hahah.

B's getting his sword today and Sunday is his commissioning day. Wow, what a long way. I'm so glad this day is finally coming. Though it's not gonna make much of a diff but at least I know that he'll be able to take leave someday to go on a short getaway real soon! :D

On a random note, I'm so broke. It's only the 5th and i'm left with only a week's allowance :(

till next time>>

yes, I'm back from HK ):

2011-05-29T15:57:00.002+08:00

I miss HK. Not much of the food but a lot of the shopping and being all carefree every single day (:
Visited HK and China (Zhu Hai) and Macau.
I've yet to get my pictures properly organised so I shall start putting them up when i'm done. Not much taken as well cos when I was at China, my battery died and I left the charger in the HK hotel -.-

It was an awesome experience overall from the flight to walking around HK where I got bumped around and bumping into ppl who don't apologise and doesn't expect one in return. Then drinking the tea which is meant for washing the cutlery and chinese words are everywhere and ppl speaking really awesome canto like as if I was in a tv show. hahah. Then taking the ferry which made me want to puke so badly. China was so different with human paths also as a road so we have vans and motors honking ppl like what we have bicycles ringing ppl in singapore. well well, different cultures we have but I still enjoyed it so much (:

Bye Singapore!

We go up above the clouds!
Meeting the busy street in HK
some dim sum breakfast (:and here we are, back to singapore

I still love Singapore a whole lot just that having to come back and work really hard before I get to enjoy again really suck.
and I'm feeling totally unmotivated to go to work since I was back ):

Oh ya, I caught KUNGFU panda 2 with momsy and it was so so so !!! don't you just love cartoons? you get the exaggerated action, the tickle, the sad touch and always a happy ending (:

Today is meeting partner session! It has been a week since we last met!! so much to be updated around here. hahah.

will update about HK again real soon! (:

it has been a while

2011-05-15T14:57:00.002+08:00

wow, a month just passed like that without me noticing. I was really reluctant to let B go to taiwan (like as if I could stop him hahah). Well, thanks to technology, it's really easy to access to B through calls so it feels like he's only a room away from me (:

officially his 5th day at taiwan. It doesn't seem as bad as I thought and it'll be over in a blink (:

Last weekend before B flew off, we were down to USS :D
Not for B though but still really glad that he could have mac's breakfast with us and some shots taken before he return to camp (:
Pictures are all with JO and CQ and sadly, I don't know how to save the pictured from FB. lol. Like where's the "save as..." function from the right click? ):

okay okay, I think i'm abit of a blog noob suddenly. Don't really know what to type around here. Gotta update again when I'm back from my trip (:
BYE!!!

I am a SINGAPOREAN!

2011-04-14T21:33:00.002+08:00

hahah..
what I have to say after stepping into the working world, I do appreciate the money I earn more than ever.

So, it's actually about the air ticket we booked to HK.
B's sis made the ticket booking for her dad and I and made a minor mistake by choosing April instead of May. And right after realising the mistake, she wanted to go make amendments however the website just happen to go on maintenance and will only be back at 3am. She called the airline instead to ask for a change. To our horror, they asked for $75 + $30 for the changes. I think it's admin fee and don't know what. After explaining about how the mistake was made, they are only willing to waiver $75 but still have to pay the $30. We're left with no choice so had to pay $60 in total.

Me, being a typical Singaporean, decided not to let the matter rest. So i emailed them to explain.
and (to cut it short), I just received the email yesterday that we're getting back the $60!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
My first step to becoming a true Singaporean adult! Like complaining is our forte.
Which reminds me once again, I'm AunTy Mel ):

The feelings is quite satisfying. No wonder people like to complain so much :/

till next time>>

2011-04-03T13:03:00.002+08:00

Tickets to HK, booked! :D

I thought my first trip is prolly only happening when I turn 21 since B is still serving hardcore now and my family is too busy to make it happen but it's totally happening in MAY! (Just the time when B is in taiwan for training) I was so overjoyed that I couldn't stop grinning to myself the entire morning and only slept near 4am. Siao.

Just thinking of finally being able to go into the departure area which I usually only send ppl off and feel so crappy, cos I'm always the one left behind, makes me want to grin even more! hahah.

so what's left to be done is to apply for my leave tmr, first thing in the morning (:

Okay I know it's still a little early to be thinking of what to buy back from there but I was asking B this morning and he was like "buy lots of egg tarts for me! Must eat it fresh the day you arrive". Then I was thinking that since I'm arriving on Wed, how can he book out and eat? then suddenly it came to my mind tt he is worse still, in Taiwan so totally no egg tarts for him la! HAHAH.
very bad, but i think it's quite funny to see his reaction :x

Still more than a month to go. For now, work hard and my trip will feel even more well-deserved (:

yes yes, my 6th month already!! very soon my 2 years will be over :)

till next time>>

J'aime vendredi

2011-03-25T23:29:00.002+08:00

What can be better than catching gossip girl while snacking on a bowl of fruity pebbles without having to worry about how late I sleep and I don't have to face the HPLC for the next 2 days. No need to face volumetric flasks and no washing till my hands turn wrinkled. Btw, my hands are turning really fair from all the washings that I can see all the green veins lined out ):

How I totally enjoy Friday evenings (:

What's better, I'm finally going rowing tomorrow afternoooon! :D

Now I need to psycho myself to stop thinking about work even in my dream and stop worrying about the mountain of work I have left to clear ):

alright alright, I'm gotta be in contact with B really soon. finally! Not hearing from him for a day is bad enough. Talk about a week and I don't even want to think about the month that's gonna come ):

okay, no more spoilers. Here comes my weekends!! YIPEEEEE :D

it's like folk without spoon

2011-03-13T23:28:00.002+08:00

when will i ever get use to parting on sundays. It's never easy to be the one staying back in the car to wave good-bye.

Another 2 weeks again and please please please let him have nights out tomorrow. It mean so much to me.

In just a few more hours i'll be up for work again. Super dread, I really do. 1 year and 6 months girl, grid your teeth, clunch your fist tight and bear with it. It'll be over in a flash. Really. (I hope)

2011-03-01T21:58:00.002+08:00

time doesn't mean anything;

2 years, 5 years, 10 years..

If you don't make the effort to get it, you'll not get it no matter how much time is given to it as apparently all you've ever known is what's on the surface and all you care about is how you feel and what you think.

Uncle Daniel Ties the Knot

2011-02-20T16:32:00.007+08:00

A joyous and lovely Saturday where we had the honour to attend Uncle Daniel's wedding (:
It was my first time witnessing a wedding ceremony and the whole atmosphere was just love, love and love everywhere!

We were served with buffet lunch after. It was packed with yummy foodie! :9

Dinner was over to Peony Jade restaurant. Really nice food served as well (:The couple made a very emotional video to show their gratitude to their family (':

Once again, Congratulations to the couple and may their future ahead be filled with as much joy and love as their wedding day and even more (:

Now, on a bright and lively Sunday, I'm at B's using his lappy blogging away simply because he has tons of work to be done.

I kind of feel bad for him that he has to spend even his weekends doing army stuff. Funny on the other hand as I was once the one studying and doing my work while he is the one using the computer playing soccer. hahahah.

I finally got my very own labcoat on friday :D

till next time>>

2011-02-14T21:51:00.006+08:00

Happy Valentine's Day everybudehhhh! (:

Recent days have been really hectic that my life's kind of in a mess. Everyday gets by in a rush, I can vaguely remember how I get to work, what I did at work and how I got home. It all just happened in a flash and it's the next day already. Kay, maybe I still remember what I did at work and I'll start worrying about what I have to complete and what's installed tomorrow (goshh) Then comes the weekends. Time is too precious to stop for thinking. It's already preset in my mind that I have to enjoy my weekends to the fullest and not spare a single second. Which totally explains the lack of updates and being updated. I go online for less than 5 hours in a week?

Things are gonna get better now that my Protein Shifu is back to town (:
so here's the update on my CNY (:

The CNY flower is so amazing! I never knew that it'll grow to become a caterpillar-looking plant. Kind of gross though :/

It was Reunion Lunch at B's place then headed for reunion dinner at my Uncle's place (:

CNY day 1 was over to my paternal side then over to B's maternal side where they booked a chalet at aloha loyang.

The LARGEST LOU HEI I've ever seen in my life! It's not on a plate, it's on a table!

HUAT ARH!

It tasted pretty good btw.

CNY day 2 was over to my Mom's aunt's (: Always the place I look forward to every year. The "ngoh hiang", beehoon, popiah, porridge (cooked using charcoal), etc. But sadly this year the porridge's out ):

Greedy B gets the BIG Hongbao

Years of eating the popiah, this was the first time I made my own! Obviously mine's the one on the right. It isn't that easy to wrap a nice popiah kay! ): The sauce is sipping out of the skin 9:

Eating, and playing several rounds of "Chop Chilli Chop" and we're off to my dad's eldest bro's place.

CNY day 3 was over to Phelan's place and I was secretly looking forward to the Kueh Lapis :P
Some catching up and off to NEX for lunch. Mine was a short lunch, had to rush over to B's place to catch the lion dance.

Buffet! :O

Was catching B's little nieces and nephews to get pictures of them but my camera died off after I took the pictures of this 2 lovelies ):

Adorable little girls (: Couldn't stop screaming at the sight of B. hahah.

Last Saturday was my dental appointment with Arianah (:
Then fetched B from Sungei Gedong, met up with Partner and CQ in the evening at Timbre (:
Nice cozy place. I'll make it a point to head there more often (:

Sunday was the advance celebration of my Bro's 25th! Scary number. hahahahah!
And I realise I only took the pictures of the food and no faces! gosh.. How forgetful ):

That's about all for now. Time to head to bed and prepare for war tomorrow.
Nights everyone!

2011-01-31T23:25:00.002+08:00

Done with my CNY shopping over the weekends :D
The long weekend is much awaited for and mine starts on the eve thanks to my lab for shutting down (:

Having a really bad feeling about tomorrow when the milk sample comes in )':
and please don't rain anymore, I don't want to be late again.

till next time>>

2011-01-09T19:56:00.002+08:00

Feeling groggy after taking my medication. Was down with fever after social night ):
Fever is still on and off. I really hope that I can make it to work tomorrow.

B's going for his first overseas training to Brunei soon. For a start it's only 10 days. And he'll be back by CNY (:
He is booking out this wed too! (: (:

wheee peeee!

2010-12-28T19:03:00.002+08:00

Christmas is over and CNY is round the corner. Samples of CNY goodies are down for testing.
Made me crave so badly for pineapple tarts :9
It was a rushy first 4 hours to complete all cookie tests and there, the satisfaction of handing the report on the tray (:

I'm almost half way through the working week! YAY!

keep your chin up and keep moving on

2010-12-18T02:08:00.004+08:00

A tough week that I just went through which really made me on the verge of pulling my hair and screaming my lungs out. It was hell of a ride starting from Monday that (no wonder) my eye showed signs of rebellion. I woke up on Tuesday morning full of dread and (something to be thankful about actually) my left eye was badly swollen. Not from crying though. It is some kind of allergy which it's cause is still unknown. It always happens btw. Like once every 2-3 months? Thank God I wouldn't get blind 'cos it's temporary swelling.

So it totally gave me the chance to take an MC tt day :) and from that day of rest, it kept me going for the rest of the week though the very next morning was totally screwed (AGAIN!)

One very thing that I learnt about myself is, I can be scolded very loudly, so loudly that I cry but I am totally fine with that cos i'll learn from there. But I cannot be nagged at. Seriously. It's my weak point. The more you nag at me, the more I will rebel against it and i'll lose all respect I have for you no matter who you are. Nagging is such a pain!

Wednesday was the ISO auditing. Not any of my business 'cos I wasn't being audited except that I had to be a good girl, wearing my gloves and keeping the work desk clean at all times.

Met up with partner after work. Meeting her is the best thing I can ever ask for. Really. It was a short 3 hours and although she was really tired after her work and presentation she still made the effort to hear my rantings and have yogurt times with me. This means so much and it's just what I need to keep going (:

Thurday and Friday was alright. Ideal amount of sample testings (:

Last Sunday, also the last day before I see B next year, he was so sweet to shop for my Christmas gift right after bookout (:
No Christmas celebration with him this year but well, no one to blame. We should already be use to the whole special-days-are-all-doomed-this-year thing. At least we have NYD and certainly CNY (:

Before he go back in for his good whole 14 days confinement, he has his ration all well prepared!

see you face-to-face next year! hahah.
yes, trying my very best to be optimistic about this and I know you do too.
(:

The weekends are finally here! Enjoy everyone!

2010-12-06T21:30:00.008+08:00

USS trip was canceled due to the rain moreover the tix are all sold out ):
None the less, we still met and had the rest of the activities going on (:

Had a try at the "most original burgers". The looks of the 3 mini burgers and a side dish deceived us. It was really filling!

Made our trip down to "swirl art" after. An awesome suggestion by Joyce. Really nice place to lax and chill. It opens till late night and it comes with large variety of yogurt flavours (:
5 of us had almost 1kg worth of yogurt! hahah.

Monopoly deal (:

Last week Bro went to the Borders sale and he got me the mini shopaholic at 32.5% off. hahah. No idea what's with the weird discount but who cares as long as there's a good deal isn't it?

Random enough, I was trying out the fish eye effect on this cookie monster. Adorable right?

the effect made B's face super swollen. HAHAHAHAHAH!

Yesterday was the SCM. I'm so glad it's over. It left my entire right leg injured ):
B was such a dear to send me down to orchard at 3am and fetching me after my race. Because of that he missed his chance of rowing.
No more full marathons for me. I'm very certain about it this time.

till next time>>

yes you baby

2010-11-28T22:34:00.003+08:00

Following very strictly to my wish list, filtering out all other choices, I got my new baby Ixus 130! (:

Got 2 Sandisk thumbdrive too 'cos it was only at less than $8/piece.
Sitex was mad crowded. I will NEVER go to another IT fair only if I really really really need to. Thanks to cousin Isabelle for being such a great company else I'll be really be lost there (:

3 more days before B returns to OCS and proper calls from him.
Being use to it doesn't make me numb. It still thrills me to see your name appearing on my phone (:

2010-11-25T19:37:00.003+08:00

What a lethargic week.
I need a jolt.

being simple is all it takes to be happy

2010-11-20T22:47:00.002+08:00

Despite how unproductive my saturday can get, it's still the most enjoyable day out of the entire week. Day started off from 10am, snacked around with some plain marie biscuits and caught the latest 2 episodes of ANTM cycle 15; I really hope Ann wins though she's really kind of weird but I still love her (: then got B's call that he's booking out at 3pm.

Since morning both of us haven't eaten so we had a really filling one and headed to get his usual necessities for camp and his coming outfield. Headed back to nap after. Though time is really precious for both of us, all we wanna do is sleep.

Nothing beats eating "kopitiam" food and lazing around. No fancy restaurants and good time looking at each other. We need to replenish our sleep loss for the week. Leave the dating part in our dreams (:Hahah.

The next weekend will be Benjamin-less for me cos he'll be back to Tekong for a 10-day outfield ): and the next time I get to see him is in December )':
I still cannot say that I'm use to this whole (confinement, outfield, bookout late, book in early) 'cos every book in still makes me very emotional but I'm halfway there. Reason being, for the entire week, B wasn't able to receive any of my smses which means we can only contact through phone calls and our chats are extremely miserable compared to the kind of long hours we use to have. Better than nothing though.

Recently, work has increased it's intensity. All of a sudden, my work load just increased 2 times! I had to learn more stuff now and samples are coming in non-stop. I was still complaining of being bored due to the little samples i had before hari raya. Now I can't do without multi-tasking and I'm extremely lousy at it. Preparing for one test and forgetting that I'm purging my HPLC then allowing my mobile phase to flush off like free water and I have to make more mobile phase -.- Hopefully my actions get more swift and I'll be able to do 10 tests a day! :D

So soon we're reaching the last week of November! Then comes december. 42km marathon ): and Christmas :D

Rights rights, I better get going to print B's appraisal (: good bye!!

2010-11-13T22:35:00.003+08:00

29 months. It took me quite long to finally realise that B is actually a Mr Goody guy. Okay, at least to me he is one very nice guy (:
Though I cannot deny that he don't look like one :x Well, things in the past did make me think otherwise. I was too revolved around the past which made me blinded by them that I don't see the goodness of the present situation. The past is over. It's really my bad for not being understanding and seeing who you really are. I'm really sorry for being such a dumbo ):

Here's to compensate, I'm telling whoever who reads the blog how good you are :D
<3 you the most B!!

Till next time>>

it's not difficult to lift up to the name as an

2010-11-12T19:43:00.000+08:00

ATM.

Don't get me wrong. In this context, ATM means AunTy Mel. I cannot deny this fact and I believe I was called ATM back in NYP for a reason. Today I had my lunch out with my colleague and we popped by POLAR puffs factory to realise the cheap deals :D The pastries there are all at 30% off! So I got 6 sugar rolls at only $4.60.
I'm pretty thrilled now cos I heard from my other colleague that other factories actually put up food booths near Christmas :D
So now you get what I mean?

Fridays are just awesome. Totally explains why I sound so much chirpier with such a mono life. Hahah. But still sad things have to come. B's booking in tmr evening and I have to attend G12 conference from 8am till 9pm which means my saturday is burnt and for this week, i'll only get to see him later :( Booooo!
Oh wells, thank God for Hari Raya :D

Off to spend my precious Friday with B. Good bye!

2010-11-11T22:16:00.002+08:00

my cheaper-than-local-films films are here! :D
Got this online last week and it's here! Kays, I'm over-reacting a little but don't blame me for that, it's my first time buying something online. So noob, i know. The package came with bubble wrap too! Popping every single one of them temporarily cures all unhappiness (:

Rights, enough of all my nonsense. Time to head for bed. Tomorrow's FRIDAY :D

Oh yes, 29th month. A pretty long way now (:

During the long weekends,

2010-11-10T21:30:00.003+08:00

We were out with Joyce and CQ for movies and shopping. Caught Megamind. Not my favourite cartoon but it's still nice 'cos you can always expect a happily ever after ending (:
My first time at Frolick before the movies. Guess what? I had 3 yogurt treats within 2 days :D These frozen treats just brings me back to life!

Saturday was POL-ITE 2010. This time it was at Bedok reservoir. Just watching them gives me the adrenaline and how sad that I'm no longer able to take part (ah well, life goes on for me). I'm proud of everyone who participated, seniors and juniors. The team cheering went really well during the race too and it was such a wonderful sight (: Go NYP! :D

K1 medalists (: (excluding me of course!)

Sunday was my little sis's birthday celebration (:
What a big girl now (: May you continue to strive hard and achieve what you want in your studies (:

---
Life seem so aimless.
It's just so stagnant, it gets unbearable. Daily routine includes:

Making sure that I make it to work on time
Going through 4 hours
Lunch
Going through the next 4 hours
Chase for the (almost always FULLY packed) bus to admiralty station

then life's a little brighter from here depending on what's installed.

If I summarise it further,

Monday-Friday: WORK
Saturday-Sunday: Meet up with B

Can you see how meaningless is life now? Every single day, looking forward to the weekends. Then all over. So the only meaning to life is to look forward to the weekends.
-.- I'm functioning like a HPLC )':

I'm getting really emotional about my aimless life. gosh.

till next time>>

2010-11-04T21:13:00.003+08:00

seriously can't wait for the next IT fair!

long weekend ahead! enjoy everyone :D

2010-10-31T22:56:00.002+08:00

:D

Pol-ite is this coming week! How time flies.
Tomorrow is November already! And November's such a joyful month with 2 PH! Yay :D

2010-10-29T23:10:00.002+08:00

finally, finally.
3 weeks. I know the worst has yet to come but one step at a time now. Every meet up/weekend is just so special (:

My lab coat is coated with green tea powder all over thanks to my clumsiness on the first day of sucrose testing. Thank God I didn't spill those ammonia solution on myself. The smell lingers all the way till I end work. How sick ):

I'm anticipating 1.30pm so badly, I don't want to sleep :/
I miss my boy so bad.

2010-10-25T22:47:00.005+08:00

It was the OCS visit on sunday and it's when I finally get to see B after 2 weeks. Still a week more for him in camp before he get to bookout.
So it was a tour around OCS and stuff. All pictures are with his sis as (I repeat myself again) that dumb camera lens is still stuck out of the camera >:(
4 precious hours and we had to leave :'(
Well well, when it comes to situations like tt, even 1 hour is good enough than not seeing him at all.

Left OCS and I went to visit B's new home. I've totally fallen in love with the living room and the awesome glass panel tt allows you to see the kitchen right when you step into the house!

As for saturday, finally made it for training and it was at bedok. Bad haze! But still feels so great to be in the water, sprinting down the lanes. I still rmb my last race was at Bedok (:
The weather wasn't good either. The sudden rain and the scorching sun after. Got a really bad sunburn after sitting around for close to 5 hours. But still felt great cos I'm gonna get my tan back :D
Then it was yigloo and marche with Partner, Sher, Arianah and Cheryl.

Training, eating out with good company, B.
Just the perfect kind of combi to refresh me for the upcoming week (:
Weekends are so damn awesome!

Till next time>>

2010-10-19T19:16:00.001+08:00

I don't know what to blog about. Wanted to put on some pics and realise I haven't got any new ones 'cos the camera's spoilt ):

must I really wait till the next IT fair? but if I get it now, it'll not be worth it if I don't get it at a better deal ):
Boo hooo hooo ):

2010-10-13T22:17:00.000+08:00

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY B!!

On this very day, you turn into an adult! But sadly, you have to be a faithful soldier so I can't celebrate this special day with you today.

Whatever it is, may you have a very awesome future ahead and make wise decisions coming your way :)

weekdays aren't suppose to be blogging days for me cos i need ample rest but for you, i'll just break the rule :)
Okays, since i'm here already, might as well blog while waiting for B's call. Hahah. My family camera broke down last saturday ): it has some lens error. That lousy camera ):< so I couldn't take any pics during the BBQ gathering with B's platoon ):
And now the lens is out of the camera so I can't even keep it into it's bag. Seriously annoying ):

Nothing much in life now. Can't wait for the weekends! Even though B's not booking out ): oh yes, and my cough isn't any better. I must be allergic to something at work ): I don't want to cough for the rest of my life )':

Till next time>>

2010-10-11T21:46:00.004+08:00

Happy 28th month B!!
On this very day, you step into OCS too.
Should I be happy or sad 'cos all the special days fall on days that you're in camp.
Whatever it is, I'm proud of you :D
And I LOVE YOU!! <3

2010-10-09T11:37:00.003+08:00

must jump so high! hahah.

My week started off with a bad cough up till now. Yesterday was the worse. While walking back to my house from the lift, I cough so badly that my tears just kept flowing and I can feel as if my lungs were about to give way ):
I just had a bad cough before typing this ):

My first week of work went pretty well I guess. Except that I really need to clear up the mess on my brain. Like it must have been choked up with rust for the past 7 months. When I was still studying ACHEM, we had this experiment using the UV spectro machine and I totally had no idea what was that for up till now. So seriously, what was I doing back in school? hahah. I don't really remember using HPLC even! and now it's all from scratch. It has it's benefits. Now I feel so much more useful to the society. LOL.

Another benefit to be working full time plus being a confirmed staff is that I can see the doctor FOC! ha! Really a good way to keep myself optimistic about being a working adult.

alright, now I'll go off to get my freebies, medicine.

till next time>>

and I say it again..

2010-10-02T19:22:00.009+08:00

..how time flies for everything that's happening. I've been on Earth for 20 years, started my full time on my birthday and B's 9 weeks just pass like that. It may have been a tough one living on Earth, suddenly learning 2 ACHEM lab practicals on 1 day during work and having to go through the 9 weeks without my boyfriend near me anytime I needed him.

but all is well when the crop harvest.
Life gets better and better each year albeit I hate growing up and leaving my comfortable years without responsibilities. In my younger days, Barbie dolls are my entertainment and my only responsibility is to keep them back in place. Now, I wouldn't even have the free time to peek at them. Yes, that's growing up but it brings me out to see that there is just more than Barbie dolls in the world (:

Had a pre-birthday celebration on my 30 Sep (which is also my last day at ACTS) with the girls (including my partner in aust of course!) and CQ. Thanks for the cake, gifts and the company (: love you all!!

On 1 Oct itself, I went to a place where no one knew I just turn 20. I was greeted with animal food, grinder, weighing machine, lab procedure sheet, chemical mixing, fume hood, distillation, stirrer, UV scanner, HPLC, graphs, ... ...
It can be a little too much for my rusty brain to absorb ): I'm only assisting now. Imagine myself doing it all by myself; seriously (with my kind of brain) I've really got to worry ):

well well, it's only my 1st day afterall. I'm sure things will get better and I'll be a PRO very soon :/

had a simple dinner with my family (except big bro and pa) at Chong Pang after work. Pineapple rice, Bean sprout, fried cuttlefish! :D
right after dinner, I travelled down to B's place to stayover. and the funny thing is, i'm there without him. So he's room is totally owned by me :D
He's family member are so cute. When I entered the house, they came out with this super pretty fruit cake! :D awwww...

Crawled up at 5.30am this morning and prepared for B's POP! :D
Traveled down to Marina Bay and waited till the soldiers march out.

POP LO!
I still have Biceps! :D :D HA HA HA!9 grueling BMT weeks. Bet it's the best time of his life in there with just strangers at first and now they're buddies that will never be forgotten. Chionging outfield together, blood and sweat together, pushing each one through their road march, etc. All the fond memories that will be etched deeply in their hearts forever. After POP means separation for them. Going into different places after today ):
Even I'm feeling nostalgia although I'm not the one in camp ):
part and parcel of life. Just pray hard that they'll get to reunite after their posting (:

btw, I totally forgot to charge my camera's batt but it managed to survive till the very last photo that I needed to take for B! (:

one last note, TOMORROW NO NEED TO SEND B TO PASIR RIS! :D
awesome la!

till next time>>

2010-09-29T01:04:00.001+08:00

moodswing is starting to surface, again.
Please let the 3 days pass faster before i go crazy :'(
Seriously dislike the way i have to act before my period comes :(

Anws, stock take is still going well and we're pretty efficient. Tmr's the last day and thurs is gonna be my last day. i'll surely miss the curry chicken noodle and bento :'(

turning a year older isn't that bad afterall

2010-09-27T23:19:00.003+08:00

I've never been very much excited about birthdays maybe until that very day when I get the celebration. This year maybe I can be excited a little earlier 'cos Partner just send a card to my home! awwwwww (':
and although I know what B and my family is getting for me, I'm still very excited :D
Dinner with Joa and Sher on thurs? (:
1st day of work on my birthday!! (might be a turn off to work on my bday but I'm still thrilled!)
and I'm gonna have my fav. pineapple rice and fried squid from CHONG PANG! :9
camping at B's place and awaiting for his POP the next day!! :D

yes, i'm excited (:

when I thought that I have no plans, God layout all the plans for me.
I can't be more thankful just by thinking of what's ahead (:

Btw, stocktake is way better than I thought. I can scan books and CDs like a librarian!! :D

my weekend (:

2010-09-26T22:59:00.006+08:00

The weekend was well-occupied.
First up was to head down to beach road to get B's badge and bumping into CM and Hairul so it was army talk all-the-way.
It was Ion after that and suddenly we bumped into more ppl who are in army and it was more army talk. Separated our ways with them and we headed over to Kong Kong's birthday bash (:

Before heading down to my uncle's place, B and I were at pasir ris and I saw this yogurt shop and was craving for it so we got them without knowing how expensive it can get! ):
It costs the same as a take home pack from Yigloo ): and it tasted so bad ): the only consoling part is the cup. It has pretty cute designs on (: still, not worth it! ):
took a bus down to my uncle's place.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KONG KONG!

Good thing about gathering is the endless rounds of FOOD (: and I can just shamelessly take as much as I want :D
Lesley suggested pictionary man after the food. It's a super cute kind of pictionary cos we had to draw on this man figure (with a butt crack) and we can aid our drawing with some actions using the human figure and a rectangular block and a ball.

this is the classic one that B drew. the answer is MISS WORLD.
the figure is a lady with pouty lips and the circle is the Earth which also equals to world -.-
totally couldn't get it la! but we all had a great laugh :D

with my hyper little sunshine, Lesley (:
Sunday, the standard chartered runners are suppose to collect our EVOs. Headed down to try out the sizes and we can happily cuddle them home :D
know since the last time my shoe broke down, I didn't have a proper shoe! Had to use the "lok kok" NB shoe till it's sole also fell off then I used my mum's shoe 'cos she no longer use it. But it's too big for my feet so I get blisters at the back of my feet everytime I run ):
FINALLY, I have my own proper pair of my size :D and, FOR FREE :D (cheap thrill which is not very cheap either)

Headed back to B's to pack up his stuff to book in again.
Had Mad Jack at white sands. Nice food but the baked rice is so filling, both of us didn't finish our food :/
sorry B, no pics for you 'cos you're in uniform.

This is B's last book in to Tekong (:
Now I can proudly say that it feels like it just happened ytd when he just got enlisted. hahah! Cos finally POP is this coming saturday (:
Though just the day after my bday, doesn't matter anymore since I still have to work on my bday anyway ):

Coming week is gonna be a fast one. Stocktaking from MON-WED, THU as per norm, FRI is a new commitment and my birthday dinner, SAT is B's POP! and B's block leave STARTS! :D

till next time>>

so proud of myself for..

2010-09-20T17:36:00.002+08:00

going to tuas alone,
getting lost at the cross junction alone,
don't know where was I (avenue 20, 12? where's 9? what canteen?),
felt so helpless alone,
found this uncle alex who came out of a company and asked him for direction alone,
taking his worker's lorry alone to get to that place,
had my interview.

taking a bus back to JP alone,
went to JP's LJS for lunch alone,
taking a the train to woodlands alone,
got stalked by this perv in the train,
saw yee herng and he saved my life,
but when i went out of the station i saw the stalker again,
tricked him and escaped alone,
took a bus to company for interview.

despite all the craziness, all went well and got what I wanted. Though still uncertain about my future but I shall just let things be and not be greedy. and best of all, I never would have expected that I can wear formal to work everyday :D awesomeness :D
but there goes my kota kinabalu trip ):
and my birthday's my 1st day of commitment.

traveled home, and finally free from my heels. Just not too cut out to wear heels. comfort is such an important aspect of life!

and last thing to be proud of, I learn that bus 193 brings me to the go-kart place (:

2010-09-11T00:35:00.003+08:00

Not quite sure what got into me but I was very keen on learning how to bake. Muffins seem like an easy one to give a kick start to my baking career :D Spent some time doing online research on baking and watched several videos on baking muffins so finally I came to a decision that I'm gonna start baking!

Last Wednesday I started my first batch of blueberry muffins :D
mini ones tt is 'cos the tray that I have are a little to squeezy for my big paper cups.

They look pretty cute aren't they? The sad thing is, it didn't rise much, the muffins weren't sweet enough and it tasted more like some egg sponge cake than muffins ): it's still edible though (:

On a very blessed extra bookout day B got thanks to Hari Raya, B wanted to join in too.
This time it look more like muffins than cupcakes and it taste better (: chocolate chips were added for extra sweetness (:
:D

It's already the 6th week in Tekong already! 3 more weeks to POP and today's 2Y3M (:

2010-09-10T14:07:00.001+08:00

Wouldn't it be good if this was true?

2010-09-05T16:47:00.003+08:00

ha! Look what I found (:
and Enkai happen to be the one beside him!

The coming week is gonna be a fast one thanks to Hari Raya :D

2010-09-04T02:08:00.002+08:00

I wish I am stronger than this.
i'm tired of breaking down every weekend.

when actions speak louder than words

2010-08-30T01:21:00.002+08:00

Despite her busy schedule, her exams to study for, the sleep that she needed, partner actually cooked fried rice and brought a pack to Yigloo for me (she prolly guessed that I'll skip dinner) then went to study.
B's sis(s) came down with old chang kee snacks to Yigloo as well (they prolly also guessed tt I'll skip dinner).

no words has to be said. Their actions are enough to touch me to tears.

B's in army for a month already! But now he's back in for some test tt's gonna cost me 3 days without contact with him :( :(

2010-08-28T11:11:00.003+08:00

For the whole of yesterday, apart from lunch, I've been stuck in the warehouse shrink wrapping books. It might be more convenient to wrap with a machine which shrinks according the the book size but unfortunately it gives off this soot smell every time I open up the cover and the hot air will gush right at my face ): which kind of led me to taking the wrong train after work :/

oh yes, was browsing through F21.com and realise that there's free shipping for over $40 to US instead of $75! which is absolutely great with vPost :D and what's even greater is to have a bf who loves shopping as much! we can definitely use some sharing in the shipment fees :D

I kind of learn to cope with loneliness by shopping 'cos working too much is making me really exhausted and my pimple outbreak is back )':

excuse me :O'(

2010-08-26T23:16:00.002+08:00

Despite requesting for the off day on Wed, I still worked 'cos the accountant already wrote my timing down on the punch card so to save her trouble I still worked.

With the extremely cold aircon at work and insufficient sleep that I'm getting, I'm bound to get sick again. My fever and cold has been going on and off. It never fully recover from the last time, merely suspended ):

tomorrow is finally friday. I need saturday to come quickly.

sweetness over bitterness

2010-08-23T01:33:00.002+08:00

now that the field camp is over, days are gonna be so much better :)
At least i'll get to hear your voice every night :D
though it still breaks my heart to see you getting thinner and darker and having all the horrible cuts and blisters :(

Can't train tmr due to a talk. So i demanded for an offday on wednesday just for rest :) cos working 7 days a week is just beyond me :(

2010-08-20T00:19:00.002+08:00

tomorrow is friday. I'm so close to seeing my BF! :D and I'm so excited about training again (:

And to the pretties! thanks for the company at coffee nation :)

2010-08-18T22:05:00.002+08:00

it's gonna be another 3 days.

the cold storage beside my workplace keeps playing the song "I can't live - Mariah Carey". I know it very well already and it can't stop reminding me ):

You make me feel Like I'm livin' a Teenage dream

2010-08-16T01:05:00.002+08:00

B booked out on Thursday, rested till Sunday and he's all set and ready to book in again!

The days were short especially when I had to work and could only meet him in the evenings on both Thu and Fri, I managed to get replacement on Sat so that I could at least have a good proper look at how this silly has slimmed down and got so much more tanned than usual! ): and Sun he had to book in so extra early at 2pm! ): ):
but well, the sooner the days pass, the faster these hardcore days are gone.
From the really brief summary that he gave me about his activities, I could pretty much guess that he's enjoying himself in camp so I have nothing much to worry about actually (:

now, he is in to meet his wife (his gun) and tgt they're going to face the 6 days. As a chiongster in the forest/jungle. hahah. and yes, with the extremely huge bag that his carrying as well. I bet that bag can stuff 10 babies!
botaks all the way! CHARGE!

♥

2010-08-09T05:31:00.001+08:00

YES! i finally stayed up till 5.30am for B's call :D
now my head's spinning ):

good night all.

2010-08-09T02:14:00.002+08:00

oh yes, I forgot to mention this. During Saturday's training, while doing the 1 round sprint, there's this exotic worm crawling on my leg!! It came out from nowhere and was wriggling like crazy on my thigh!!! :*(

1st reaction: stop paddling and stare at the worm
2nd reaction: EXCLAIM!
3rd reaction: grabbed it with my bare hands and throw it into the water
4th reaction: F*! :x and continue paddling

conclusion, hand saved my life! Where did I get the courage to grab it, I really have no idea. Just know that I needed that thing to be away from me asap and as far away as possible.

freak :*(

4 more days

2010-08-09T00:49:00.003+08:00

Even before he started his life as a botak, he is looking so sad already. hahah. Still, I must say the food there is good!

Met up with Ruiyi and Joyce after work last thurs for dinner and Yigloo (:

After suffering from 1 week of thigh ache, I can finally bend my legs without feeling horribly in pain. Since tomorrow is national day, I'm gonna go running! :D

botak is stuck on an ulu island

2010-08-03T22:57:00.002+08:00

9 more days, just 9 more days! :D

know for the first few days, all I wanted to do was to sleep so that time can pass faster ):
the start of this week has been so far so good. Okay, I'm not too sure if I should say that it's good 'cos I take 30 seconds to get my butt on the ground and another 30 secs to stand up. This is only possible with the help of something to support my legs to sit/stand. seriously mann ):
but well, at least emotionally I'm still quite stable thanks to the company of the lovelies and plans ahead will certainly make this 9 days pass faster (: It's just great to have ppl who understands to be there to support you when you're down (:

Thank God tomorrow's my off day! I'll get to "nua" at home the entire day without having to walk a single inch, since teammates all say that the real kick is not here yet wait till Wednesday ):

thurs will be an awesome day and it marks 1 week more to see my bf!! :D :D

his 4th day :)

2010-08-01T14:45:00.002+08:00

made this really stupid promise that I'll get 4 pack abs by the time he bookout in 2 weeks. Training starts on monday!! Of course I'll not be doing this alone :)

4 more days

2010-07-25T23:47:00.003+08:00

The sun and the beach makes today such a good day :D
(except) joyce & CQ should be here with us!!):The sun is just right for tanning but I'm not very use to it anymore ): so we left soon after and headed back to vivo for some YIGLOOOOOOOO :D which is the ideal after a morning of sun absorption.
headed back to B's for a nap, dinner with his family and down to daily scoop for some lychee martini and DURIAN ice cream :9

because the yogurts are fat-free, it wouldn't feel so sinful to be eating some scoops of ice cream (:
and I will keep to my promise to do my daily abs exercises *cross-fingers*

tomorrow's the start of WCCA which means I have to wake up at 6am. omg ):
when was the last time I had to wake up before 7am? and works till 9.30pm. One thing that consoles; more hours, more pay.

till next time>>

bad eye day

2010-07-23T18:17:00.003+08:00

I woke up with a very bad swell in my left eye that I cannot afford to leave my house to scare anyone off. The swell was so bad that I can barely close my eye ): I felt like a walking goldfish ): So B's down with eye mo to save my eye before i turn blind.

Now the swell has subsided but still left reddish. B's job is done and now he's sleeping away :/

tomorrow is my last yigloo day for this month and the work at bookshop is crazy. Everyone's busy preparing books for WCCA and FOP event. I've NEVER seen so many new books in my life!!! All the unpacking, price tagging and repacking is kind of draining. It could be easier if we needn't stack those boxes. The looks of those books can be deceiving. It can weigh a ton altogether. Well, at least now work is more meaningful; standing around or using facebook is just wasting my life.

about time for my next eye drop.

2010-07-23T01:25:00.001+08:00

1 week.

):

8 more days

2010-07-21T14:47:00.002+08:00

i'm so dead broke.
28 July come quick.
no, don't come so soon else my bf will be in for 2 years.
):

2010-07-17T00:12:00.002+08:00

earlier was the very overdue father's day celebration with my relatives. After work, I headed down to Tampines safra for sakura buffet. Ashley and Lesley are the ever mischievous and active cousins of mine. B was OWNED by Lesley's super poke. hahahahahah.

super cute (:

So tomorrow's plan will be rowing, work and joyce's party.
Work's gonna be ): but the fact that I can satisfy my taste buds, I guess it'll be worth it :D

my animals and spain bolster is waiting for me on bed. Nights all :D

2010-07-16T12:20:00.001+08:00

I'm kind of excited about rowing and the fact that I can get my face tanned properly and rid of that shade mark !

2010-07-15T15:37:00.002+08:00

can i have the flavour love, topped with Benjamin :D

frozen yogurts are like the new bubble tea craze where they issue cards and you'll have to collect stamps to redeem a free cup of yogurt. sadly, i'm one of those who got hooked up to it like how i used to with those pearls since primary school. With all these kind of addiction, is there a possibility that there's a yogurt rehab center? I need help urgently else i might go broke on yogurt!

till next time>>

55 mins to WC finals :D

2010-07-12T00:19:00.008+08:00

Despite the rain, we still went on with the plan and picnic at sentosa (: Surely our meet-up point will be at yigloo, so breakfast for some of us was yogurt and more yogurt (: while the other Eskimos met up straight at palawan beach (: Settled down at the dry area and picnic time.
what do we do at picnics? EAT, CHAT, SNAPS (:

Sadly I had to head off to yigloo for work after the picnic :(

---fastforward---

it's sunday when I stayed over at B's. Got up real early the next morning and head down to genting highlands :D

guess nobody really go to genting for arcade? I myself cannot believe that we spent an entire day at the arcade, spending on those games so that we can collect tickets -.- kind of satisfying though :/

the day for theme park was so disappointing. Space shot/dragon ride was under maintenance, rained twice didn't get to take corkscrew ): how bad can this day be. Thank God there's still indoor so we took bumper car like 3 times in a row and the indoor roller coaster 3 times in a row too until we were so bored with the roller coaster -.- Like seriously making full use of the indoor ticket to compensate for the loss ): and guess what? we're back to the arcade -.-

wells, there are still the goods other than the spoiler rain. Midnight movies are cheaper and no worries about the transportation home :D
actually 4 days could be better spent if we head down to KL but we are all lazy bums who prefer to stay around up in the highlands (:

Saturday, the K4 girls all made themselves available for the K4 rowing session :D
Flashbacks of those trainings came very automatically and all the catching up in the boat made me hope that somehow i'm still in NYP :(

work after rowing again so I rushed down to chinatown.
after work was joyce's advance birthday celebration (: Soup spoon and cine for some handsome suit :D I must say the show is awesome. really. laughed till I can feel my abs forming :D (you know i'm just joking)

today is sunday so down to expo. so proud of myself for waking up and I know my mentor is so proud too (:
it's only sis and me who went down today so we had lunch at airport's macs. Was totally killing time while waiting for her tuition class.

finally, It's 25th month with B! I thought we just celebrated our 24th like a week ago?
shucks, which means only 17 more days to B's enlistment :'(

yes, I'm waiting for WC finals tt's why I can afford to blog and fb now albeit I'm so dead tired and I have to work tmr. wells, for SPAIN, I will! :D

2010-07-01T01:57:00.001+08:00

1 lil' sheep
2 lil' sheep
3 lil' sheep
4 lil' sheep
5 lil' sheep....
...
100 lil' sheep...
...
100000 lil' sheep...
...
594376194673 lil' sheep...
...

:'(

2010-07-01T01:32:00.000+08:00

Somehow I just cannot get myself to sleep early. I have no idea why I can't sleep and it's sooo frustrating.
Maybe it's cos I fell asleep at B's just now? Or it might just be the excessive serving of yogurt that is keeping me ultra awake now.

Seriously if I had to do long D rowing or just some sprint sets now, I'll be very delighted to. So at least I can feel tired and get to dreamland! I've never felt this awake before!

But I know i'll be dead beat at work tmr. Arghhh.. GET ME TO SLEEP PLEASEEEEEE!

good bye, my friend

2010-06-27T13:30:00.001+08:00

i'll surely miss seeing you hanging around in the toilet everyday before I leave home and always seeing you running around in the toilet.

You'll never fail to plan on escape and hiding somewhere dark in the house. Finding you was such a pain but always bringing laughter at the end of the day.

You love flopping around in the toilet like a little fish and runs like a sprinter when i try to catch you.

I'll miss having to shout "Stop it Bigger!" everytime you start flopping around when i want to wash you up.

Back then when I was still a little girl, when we were still living in woodlands, I'll always hide in the balcony with you. Telling you stories and singing songs to you. When I was sad, you will always be around to hear me cry whether you want it or not. But I know you do hear me cos you'll always be quietly sitting there listening to me as I stroke your shell and your tiny little head.

I have always been proud of you. I brought both you and Smaller to show-and-tell when i was in primary school. My friends loved you and tt's when I differentiated your gender too. Smaller left us years back but you still stayed around with me and moved house with us.

Though at a point, you started becoming a violent terrapin, and bite my glove when i tried to touch your nose, I know you didn't mean to harm me and I still love you very dearly.

For these 12 years, I thank you for all the good times you've given to me. You're just like a little brother whom I'll want to see everyday.

I'm sorry for the lack of care and love on my part. I really hope that you'll forgive me.

Now that you're brought to a better place, I hope that you'll see all the other terrapin friends and be really happy over there.

So long my friend, i'll always remember you in my heart. Always.
:'(

2010-06-21T22:01:00.002+08:00

Completing the whole course of medication didn't help at all ): which means I'll have to visit the doctor again ):

that's for giving in to the temptation of peppermint milk tea and green tea yogurt. argh..

having crow's voice is no fun!

2010-06-15T23:20:00.000+08:00

working half voiceless is just no fun, especially for 3 days!
:'(
It's best for me to make it to the doc tmr and get my voice back and start talking like a human instead of a robot!

Tomorrow's finally the date with Torres and pleaseeeee let reina play tmr (o:

And i'm going to genting genting soon :D

till next time>>

2010-06-02T22:07:00.000+08:00

MY LAPTOP HAS RESURRECTED!!

:D

as soon as it can be

2010-05-31T22:44:00.002+08:00

just like what A demanded from W, i want to know it too.
What am i going to do when you're gone.

Holiday eve :D

2010-05-28T00:11:00.007+08:00

This is contagious. seriously. Gave up running away from temptation and here's my dopie! :D
Got the same one for B!
B got me the watch which I put off my mind over and over again 'cos I couldn't bear to part with my money though it's a pretty good deal.

and they gave this camera close-up lens thing. It's really CLOSE-UP else the pics will be all blurry.
Btw,
How impatient? It's still 2 weeks to our 2nd Anniv. and we're already exchanging gifts!
It's like ultra-unromantic-plus-not-surprising. Hah!

I'm still happy though :D
More shopping with mom and sis tomorrow! :D
( can I say that this is a great way to destress before race? ;D )

till next time>>

when life gets busy and i get tired..

2010-05-25T21:59:00.000+08:00

i'll start thinking of them..
those memories that we all use to have. The fun we get from doing silly stuff. A camera, a container to chill, include all 5 of them and the laughter+happiness can sustain me for the entire year. For real.

but i just dono how to get those days back :'(

:'( i miss you all.

2010-05-24T01:12:00.000+08:00

always having nice people who sincerely gives great advice at times you really feel lost. And somehow these people just pops out from nowhere! :D

I have yet to replenish my rest which made me restless throughout the last week :(
it's already the start of a new week, and i'm still so tired ):

don't feel like doing anything )':

all grown up!

2010-05-12T17:29:00.002+08:00

here it is, all grown up, graduated from poly and looking forward to getting into NS.
all the best to your future endeavours! :D

love,
MEL

who says i forgot??

2010-05-11T00:09:00.002+08:00

it's just a matter of who says first kay! When i see my calendar i'll remember! :P

OUR 1.9167 YEARS :D

you know i'm going to say the same thing,
I love you! <3

good old monday trainings

2010-05-10T23:34:00.002+08:00

after 2 weeks of break, I went back for land training and this time with new juniors around :D

Training with the juniors really brought back my year 1 days when we did statics and feel super chui yet so shiok at the end of the day. Doing push-ups and getting our palms (and knees) stained red from the track and all were like dripping wet due to the aftermath of the rain in the afternoon. I guess those girls didn't expect themselves to be lying on the wet track.. Cos some didn't bring extra clothings to change (i didn't expect too!) hahahah! But tt's what training is about isn't it? We use to train like tt too! But I know I totally screw up at giving instructions! Examples like forgetting the number of counts, and realising that it's so hard to say "push-ups position change" it gets my tongue all tangled up!

I must say the girls did pretty well and we had air paddling too :D
Overall training's great which brought back so much memories (:

Last week has been pretty hectic with work and seriously work tt i couldn't afford to train ): but today got me back on track (:
Can't wait for next monday's training again!
;D

Tomorrow is B's grad! Finally you're gonna be officiallly out of this school!

Till next time>>

pickles ain't tt bad

2010-05-09T00:58:00.000+08:00

got myself dbl cheese burger after work and 'cos i was so hungry tt i'm starting to fantasize abt food, and lazy to pick that 2 pieces of pickles out, i just munch into them for the first time. It doesn't taste tt bad after all. Just like some tasteless crunchy veg which is prolly so due to the overwhelming taste of the tomato which covered its taste.

Paired up with ice lemon tea, my supper is perfect (partly 'cos i was insanely hungry)

Till next time>>

2010-05-05T22:22:00.003+08:00

ear piece
laptop
changed shorts
bought bag
got grad gown

simple and all done in a day that I wondered why I had to wait till my ear piece really die before I get it changed -.-

2010-04-27T18:02:00.002+08:00

It was the PA paddle race throughout the weekend. Rain and shine, very unpredictable weather conditions. All the split seconds difference overwhelmed me but all in all, it's our best that we could give. It's a very good experience paddling with Jing for K2 and of course I must say, for K4, this is our best set out of the other sets on our "1 day training for PA" hahah

Thanks to Liling, Joyce and Jing for being there before and after the race (:
Really want to thank them for comforting me after the race.
oh yes, and I'll never forget how panicky the situation was when our rudder went crazy right before the race.

So I've pretty much stuck to the promise I made to myself for this 3 years. To stay and do my best.

---okay, something random. I went into facebook and saw this picture of B selling the Evo shoes but he looked like he was gonna slap the customer's face! HAHAHAHAHAH!

Finally, B and I shall start our new reading regime to improve our our Boo Boo english. hahah.

till next time>>

please grant me this very tiny request, please

2010-04-24T20:37:00.002+08:00

When will i get to go to an island to enjoy the scenery, have spa, sit around to watch the sunrise and sunset while enjoying a glass of cocktail, and with the person i love most.
Just you and me.

I need to be gone for awhile. Really. I'm tired of facing home.

free like a foot

2010-04-23T23:25:00.002+08:00

title doesn't make sense larh but just want to express my happiness today. Had morning training then decided to go home to nua. Seriously nua till I had a 2 hour afternoon nap :D

How long has it been since I last had an afternoon nap? Hahah. Which explains why I'm still awake now, cos initially i planned to sleep by 11. Now I am such a super happy girl minus worrying about tomorrow's PA race ):

kays, worry no more and head to bed is a good plan.

Nights all!

2010-04-21T21:04:00.005+08:00

enough of emo posts and time for some updates.

The last weekend was NWKC. Surely I was really nervous for the K4 1000m, the 1st race that we're racing in. Other than that, I can't really remember how I felt throughout the events. I want to thank everyone who came down to support, those who made the boat so gorgeously polished (which also includes the 4 of us hahah) and those who pasted our names on it. Also thanks to those who still remembered and send encouraging smses, fb comments, etc.

Not forgetting coach who is ever so fatherly! Always there to calm us down before races and at the end, no matter what the result is, assure us that we did a great job already.

Through this race, I'm pretty satisfied with the results. It's the other 3 of them who gave these 3 medals to me. Truly, without them, its impossible for me to achieve so much.

Next up will be PA paddles. For the first time that I'm going for a race for consecutive weekends. Time to get back to K2. With such limited trainings days we have, I still really hope partner and I can do well *cross fingers*
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Had a whole day at work and went for Yigloo trial. The trial went great I guess :/ just that I really need to be more lively :/
All the best to partner today ;D
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Today's off day! Went for morning training and B pampered me to movie before he went off for his afternoon training. "How to train your dragon" was out for weeks already and finally we watched it!! I like this show! It's cartoon and cartoons are still the best! (:

till next time>>

complicated

2010-04-17T18:23:00.000+08:00

same applies to me, the least i want to do is to listen to what you have to say.

Fair and square.

FULLSTOP

2010-04-16T20:12:00.003+08:00

Tomorrow's NWKC.
Here we go girls
RAWR!

eruption

2010-04-14T23:19:00.001+08:00

i suggested but somehow.. there's just every reason to say tt my suggestion is unneccessary.
I was never the apple in your eye. I'm always the eyesore.

I know very well that he is trying to make me happy but sometimes, all i need is a shoulder to lean on.

hopefully i get into yigloo and keep myself busy all day, go home to sleep, go to work again the next day.
I'm just too tired of having free time.

how true

2010-04-14T00:13:00.000+08:00

it's only until you lose it, then will you start to treasure.

sometimes i just wish...

2010-04-13T16:07:00.002+08:00

that I am busier than you,

that you are less amicable,

that you're less ambitious,

that you'll be less talkative.

but without these, you'll be pretty much a horrible person.
cos somehow, it's these that attracted me.

oh wells....

we eat, eat and eat :D

2010-04-10T23:45:00.005+08:00

After a good long training, went to 925 for chicken rice..
had half a chicken and some wanton.
Next, we went to Northpoint to walk around and suddenly we felt like eating cheesecake so we went over to Bakerzin for cheesecake/strawberry shortcake while the guys had pasta!
seriously, when the 4 of us come together, we cannot stop thinking of food!!
eat and eat and eat :9
The cheesecake definitely made us happy (:
foamy cream rocks :D

Chuan Qin taught us the new way of eating bread. Dipping bread into olive oil and vinegar. Quite special but not very use to it though :/

Oh, I had my first try of pumpkin soup too :D
SLURP!

Eying at those cakes already :9

With all the food prepared on the table..
BURP!

it's the 11th again!!
HAPPY 22th month B!
22month sound like such a short time.. how about 1.8333333 years?
okay.. don't L.

kays, gonna sleep now before everyone says that my pimples are overcrowding my face and B can't stop eying at my pimple. TSK!

till next time>>

2010-04-09T23:19:00.000+08:00

i have a sudden urge to say this..

I LOVE YOU B! <3

2010-04-07T15:32:00.021+08:00

Last Sunday...

I must say, this is my most adventurous trip to M'sia so far.
Not really adventurous as in like exploring adventurous. It's more of like 4 careless kids getting lost :x
hahah.

First, partner and CQ got the tix and we waited for the train from 1.30pm and it only came at 2.30pm ):

got some food to occupy our empty stomachs (:
Rushed all the way off after training and home then to the train station, thinking that we might be late -___-

eating away while we continue waiting for the 1 hour late train...

rights, after the long wait, here comes the train!!!
EXTREMELY S L O W moving

we were suppose to alight at Danga City Mall (DCM) which is the 2nd station; the station after city square. we actually reached DCM but were not notified at all so we were like, "look! it's here!" and happily taking pictures of the outside of the mall. We know that we are suppose to alight but as the station doesn't look very much like a station, we thought that they are going to move slightly further for us to alight as we're at the last cabin. So we waited while the train paused there for about 10 minutes or so and suddenly the train started moving again. That's when Chuan Qin suddenly said, "I think the train is not stopping for us. We've missed our stop."

CRAP!

we really missed our stop. There goes DCM )':
The next station was quite a distance away. we alighted, hoping that we'll get a return train.
They were like panicking in the train 'cos the train just doesn't seem like it's gonna stop anywhere nearby. We were so afraid that the train will bring us to KL.
Thank God it stopped at the super random station.

While everyone else was panicking, I just couldn't stop laughing inside :/
It's way to dramatic la. Imagine if you were to sleep throughout, you'll probably reach thailand by the time you wake up. hahah!

The next return train is at 6+ pm while it's only 3+ at that time.
We are smart Singaporean kids (: Definitely we'll go for a cab. The price is pretty reasonable.. RM16.40 for a return trip which is of a certain distance (:

YAY! we still made it to DCM.

Starving by the time we reach DCM. Got into this restaurant and the food there is great. Not 'cos we're hungry but really, the food is good.

SPOT THE MISTAKE!

next, we went for some bowling (:

shopped around..

standing in position on the podium

then off we cabbed to city square (:
the cab price is really so different from Singapore's. The fare from DCM to city square is only like RM5? it's not even enough for us to step into a S'pore cab! hahah.

more shopping, NEOPRINTS! (and I know B totally enjoyed decorating the pictures 'cos it's his first time. hahah!), became the last customer at sushi king.

trying to use up all the RM1 notes. hahah.

now here comes another challenge. Where's the custom?
goodness.. the custom changed so much.. we couldn't find it and went to the train station instead. It's just impossible for us to take the train again. It's slower than MRT and the next train is at 11+
Thank God again, the train ticket lady told us where the custom was and we had to walk so much around now. Much effort placed into creating a cozier and nicer environment but took us so much effort to walk ):

Back to Singapore. HOME SWEET HOME (:
Indeed a very long day from morning's training at 7.45am and a whole day of walking around.
Exhausted.. but a good day out (:

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Just accompanied B to RP to get his grad gown.
vain people + gown = some pre-grad moments (0:

700th post

2010-04-03T23:48:00.002+08:00

morning training with my sunblock on (:
Lunch with team,
had my hair layered and fringe cut, then home to wash up.
Accompanied B to work.. (oh gosh.. Days without concessions make my heart ache everytime i tap my ezlink ): )

The morning training left me half dead while i took the train back to yishun.
Aston dinner with yee herng and had a lot of catching up done (:
So next, ya kun session! :D
And i'm so happy for him that he's getting baptised tmr with such enthusiasm (:

Tomorrow's gonna be training and finally my half day double date get away (:

Till next time>>

the weekends

2010-03-28T22:33:00.002+08:00

Saturday was spent on training and down to Bedok reservoir with B to support his teammates.

Today i overslept for service so decided to go to bedok again to support them again (:
And rainie and junwei came down and guess what? RAINIE is fairer than me ): my oh my.. Her snow white wish is ALMOST fulfilled. Not yet cos her legs are still as dark as mine!! :D

Okay.. So for the past few trainings, it was just mad scorching and i was burnt ): Saturday was the worse! I was burnt from morning's training and sun tan at bedok reservoir )':

-
i look forward to every water training but everytime when i have to go through the process, i just feel horrible. I'm just very upset with my performance; my strength.
When will i ever be up to standard? When will i stop feeling fatigue through the cycle of training? When will i feel that i have enough power to contribute to the boat?
time is limited, i just need to be up to standard.

finally, it's not just a CCA. It's abt my passion, my love.

precious friends brought pleasant surprise (:

2010-03-26T22:08:00.004+08:00

Partner, her friend and Joanna gave me a pleasant surprise today (:
I can't even describe my exact feelings at that moment.
It may seem like a small thing, but it certainly did make the rest of my day brighten by SO MUCH! that I couldn't stop smiling to myself :D

what happened was, i was doing work in the shop when suddenly this girl (partner's friend) came to tap on my shoulder.

she said: "someone ask me to hand this to you"

then she handed the yum cha bag to me.
I was quite stunned and just stared at the bag for a few seconds and I recalled partner telling me about going to yum cha with Joa.
But somehow, it still didn't get through to my brain until i looked around and saw joa's hair. hahahah! they were like hiding behind the shelves la!

awww.. how sweet (: really, I appreciate it a lot a lot!! (,:
thanks girls! to think that you both still thought of me while having dim sum. hahah. really made my day (:

♥

p.s. the egg tarts are savory! seriously! It tastes so different from other egg tarts! totally melts in the mouth and the crust is so crunchy :9

till next time>>

training under the hot sun means..

2010-03-24T23:40:00.001+08:00

instant darkening of my skin.

ran and rowed double sessions.
My oh my..
Easier said than done.
It was bad bad bad for me.
I'm still not up to standard yet ):

Bonus for the day:
1. Partner and i found the super nice pineapple biscuit (:
2. B drove today :D just when i really needed it after such a long day at seletar.

So lazy to wake up early for work tmr ):

2010-03-24T01:26:00.000+08:00

Every year since year 1, I'll witness the Exxon mobil (EM) dragon boat race held at lower seletar reservoir as we'll be having trainings as usual (although they always specifically tell use that we cannot have trainings). Anw, coach will bring us further back to row so as not interfere with the race. The event always seem like such a fun family carnival and I always hope I'll be part of the people on land, enjoying the games and food (but no need to row :P)

It's the 6th EM race this year and I'm honoured to be part of the crowd! All thanks to Michelle who invited me to row.

In fact, I didn't really row much. Just for 1 heat and the rest was all about ice cream, popcorn, stage entertainment (the MC was excellent!), rain, poncho, RP shed... LOL
It's not that my team didn't make it to semi just that Michelle took over the rowing so I just slacked throughout the rest of the event. Btw, my team's name is BUNKER TROOPERS! hahahah.. sounds quite cute la!

B was invited too however he didn't row. I still think he enjoyed himself as much as I do especially with his toy car which is still in the rp shed (:

and all ready to play with that car (:

Popcorns, milo, games, bento...

I know I'm a total noob but I just realise that red bull's tab is a bull!

come, open your mouth and eat.. ahhhh!

I didn't regret dragging B along to play with the poncho 'cos it's my first time using a poncho other than those kiddy raincoats when I was much younger. We can run in the rain so freely without getting drenched and forget the hassle about carrying an umbrella everywhere we go (:

uses of a multi-purpose poncho!
1. hide a bag to keep it dry
2. cover your entire head from the rain
3. carry your keys with the sleeve

Similar to the Nike race, there are young ladies taking polaroids (:
so this time, i was sooooo determined to get a shot! :D

when the race kind of ended, I went over to rp shed to slack till training at 4pm. B tried to irritate me with his funny faces..
and I got really irritated so I used the ball to hit him..

): and he is bleeding ):

ya, like I will bear to do that! hahahahah. He went to pluck his pimple and it bled. tsk tsk. the pose with the ball is obviously just a picture.

I did something worse though. I dropped his Oakley by accident and it's scratched :/
Felt really really guilty la.. was still hesitating to tell him the truth when i saw the scratch :/

guess B and I played too much in the rain and caught a cold or something, plus the insufficient amount of rest every night that caused me to fall sick. Was down with a slight fever, sore throat, sharp headache yesterday. Managed to endure throughout work but really cannot make it for training so I went home to rest. B was sweet enough to come over and take care of me and irritated me as well. But somehow because of that, I recovered really fast! Still, very sweet of you la (:

and today, B fell sick while working too! hahah. seriously, what's with us?
Went over to meet him at work and he secretly slip a piece of note into my bag with me realising it only after I unpack my bag at home (:
He actually wrote it on a piece of empty receipt. hahah.

Lastly, result is out today! How awesome. Those starbucks, burger kings, ice lemon tea, etc, etc are so worthwhile. Though my overall is still pretty pathetic if i want to go into uni, but I'm still very contented with it la.
Thank God; PTL (:

Training is on tmr! run, row, row!
K4 :D

till next time>>

'cos i had a bad day

2010-03-19T01:15:00.003+08:00

one, Acer was such a scam! Gave me a false hope that I have extended warranty. Rawr!
For that, i will not bother repairing my old lappy there anymore. Will not be their customer even to allow them to earn that bit for checking my lappy problem ):<

two, i'm having sunburns ):

three, my nail polish is slowly peeling off )):

four, i must endure another day before meeting B ):

five, i miss rowing already

wells, just for 1 thing that i'm happy about, i was productive at work today.

Okay, gotta sleep.
Nights all.

incorporating fun

2010-03-18T01:16:00.003+08:00

Back to those usual holiday routine which I went through for the past 3 years.
Holidays are specially meant for more training except that I have to commit to work now.
Yesterday, the Nelo K4 finally arrived and rowing in it is total coolness ;D no more traveling all the way down to Bedok for K4 trainings (:
Due to my weak stamina, I still felt totally drained after training and all I want to do is sleep.
Afternoon naps are the best (:

Procrastinated for a year and finally made up my mine to repair my laptop. Went down to jurong and got a good news that i'm still under warranty until May!!!! This is one thing NYP rock in. hahahah.

Time to head for my second round of sleep (:
GOOD NIGHT!

2010-03-15T22:58:00.005+08:00

Last year's NWCC just went pass like that.
Went through the whole album looking for a specific picture but couldn't find it. None the less, I found this (:
and a whole lot of other pictures that brought me through the NWCC'09 memory lane.

Since B is neglecting me for some HK drama, I'll be mean and post this up!!
:D
900000000 kg, smelly and 0.1 cents worth :D

with me who is worth way more :D
LOL.

Training totally killed me but it was quite shiok (xing and jing please nod vigorously)
and ax reminded me that this is just the beginning of hell. gosh ):
After training, B was nice to wait for me
followed by BIG Mac :9
Assuming that next week will be of higher intensity, I can't wait for partner to be back to enjoy the same land training as us :P
(don't kill me partner)

btw, when's our results coming out? I'm quite excited actually. LOL

till next time>>

2010-03-15T00:24:00.002+08:00

Trying to relive some childhood memories (:

Friday was our long awaited D&D and saturday,
had Steamboat dinner over at Michelle's place and I was fed with a lot of fishballs and a lot of chicken and a lot of fish :9

I totally couldn't wake up for trainings on saturday so I had to make it up on Sunday.
Training today was TOUGH for me ): It's back to the burning sun and fatigue body feeling ):
Sunburns, abrasions and body aches are inevitable but at least I've crossed the phase of blister pain (:

Met B after training and totally konked out over at his place. Extremely exhausted today la! But somehow the irritating burning feeling on my skin kept waking me up during intervals ):<
Woke up feeling a whole lot better and off we went to IMM for dinner with his mom and sis (:

Sometimes when training days get tough, I try to recall days that are worse. Especially the last marathon we did. Under such water conditions, the sun, exhaustion creeping in and the pressure we had with the few other K2 ladies so close to us. Every moment felt so intensed yet we wanted to cling on to our position so badly. At the end of the day when we get what we wanted, it just weighs over all the sufferings during the process.

(:

some new gym fashion

2010-03-10T23:41:00.004+08:00

my silly little partner forgot her sport shoes :D
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
most lady-like kayaker ever! Seriously, hands down to her for being so brave ;D

Gymed with partner and B at redhill today.
totally ♥ to gym with them (:
-congrats to partner who got her overseas attachment (:
-B pass me the food he got from Hokkaido (:
Melon kitkat, Royce chocolate potato chips, chocolates, some jap rice biscuit, and of course seaweeds (!!)
okay okay, I promise to run more (:

oh oh!
Happy 21st with B! (at 12am)
still ♥-ing you; more and more each day

till next time>>

2010-03-08T00:38:00.001+08:00

Old macdonald had a farm, ee ya ee ya oo..
And on this farm he had a "yang", ee ya ee ya oo..
And a meh meh here, and a meh meh there, here meh, there meh, everywhere meh meh..
Old macdonald had a farm, ee ya ee ya oo!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YANG WAN YI!!
I know very lame but still hope that you like this dedication. Not everyone gets this song okay. Hahah.
Enjoy yourself!

Till next time>>