M y S i m p l e L i f e

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Be right back~

8th of July, Ian's passing out

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Random photo.. how do I look with straight hair? Heehee.

My weekends

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Bangkok 2011 - Kanchanaburi

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(Day 6 and 7)

(Also the best day of my life)

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Omg, I can't believe I'm done with the blogging for the whole of my BKK trip. Normally I'd stop halfway
due to the complete lack of motivation (and some laziness :p). I think I deserve a pat on my back. :p

Anyway, for the second last day of our trip, we went to Kanchanaburi, which was an approximate 2 hrs drive
from Bangkok. I love going on roadtrips because there are just so much to see along the way.

First, we stopped at the kanchanaburi War Cemetry where the remains of the Prisoners of
War during the WW2 were rested.

As I took a walk around, I was surprised to see that many of the prisoner of wars who perished were of very young ages.
Most were only 20+ years old.

With the holy cross above my head.

Moved on to the Jeath War Museum after a brief moment at the cemetry.

Jeath is the acronym for - Japan, England, Australia, Thailand and Holland (The primary countries involved)

Scenes of Singapore

Statue of Mr. Takashi Nagase (Fujiwara)

From the statue's plaque

Mr Takashi Nagase (Fujiwara) born in Okayama city, Japan, in 1918. He was a universty student before he joined the Japanese army. Later the army sent him to work on the Death Railway construction from Thailand to Burma (1941~1943) as an interpreter for the Japanese military police.

After World War II finished, he was one of a grave searching party, searching for graves of POW's who passed away.

Because of this, he had a change of heart about the Japanese actions. He devoted himself to society. He became ordained as a Buddist monk to dedicate merits to the departed ones. He established The River Kwae Peace Foundation that has given thousands of scholarship to the poor students in Kanchanaburi for many years.

Death Railway / Burma Railway / The Thailand–Burma Railway / Bridge Over River Kwai

This railway was built by the Japanese during WW2. Many labourers and POWs died in the process.

Mae Klong river

I swear the fan was my "saviour" in the deadly weather that day.

In the van, the driver drove us to this secluded place for lunch!

Loved the tranquility of the place~

Arhhh check out the lil puppies!!

1 ... 2 ... 3 ...

Awwwwwwwwwww~~~

Aren't they the sweetest thing? I could feel my heart melting everytime I look at this photo!

This boy just loves small animals.

Our next destination of the day.

Check out the wild boar

The tiger temple / Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua

I was super super super super super happy to see a real life tiger!!! I'm talking about the orange tigers and not the
white tigers you can see in the S'pore zoo.

Tiger cubsss!! Arhh!! I nearly went crazy when I saw them!

We must be the luckiest people in the place that day!! Because we got to feed one of the cubs!! I was like 'omg omg omg' was it for real???

Couldn't resist giving the cub a peck! *Died and gone to heaven*

THE MOST GORGEOUS, SWEETEST, CUTEST THING EVER!!!!!!!!!

Major AWWW~~~

With the monk who gave us the "privilege" to feed the cub. I guess that we have an affinity with him. I've never dreamt of being able to get upclose and personal with a tiger cub. I can die with no regrets now. :x

The other animals in the sanctuary.

(Ian disturbing the poor deer)

The last day of our trip :(

Rushed like mad to the departure gate. We were almost late!
Final call!

Byeee BKK..

Arhh, the sea beneath us was in beautiful shade of greenish bluee! (I need an Island Getaway soon!)

Airplane food..

Home sweet Home!

Phew, with that amount of peektures, I shall end this blog post!
I'd love to drop by kanchanaburi again if I happen to go to BKK.
Do make a day trip to Kanachaburi should you go to BKK. We had a good experience. :D

Falling - Tyler Ward Feat. Alex G

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Sucha beautiful song...

Dinner date with the girls

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Met up with the girls last friday at Raffles City's Brotzeit german bier bar & restaurant! Was uber late that night. For 40 mins. That was the first time I was soooo late! :p Sorry girls!

Peektures below!!

Have a nice week ahead everybardeeeeee!!

Bangkok 2011 - Day 5 - Pattaya

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(Day 5)

Spent our Day 5 on a one day tour in Pattaya as we were bored from all the shoppings in BKK.

The word which look like "LB" actually means "water" in thai. Before I took off (Parasailing) the guy asked "water??" I said "yes".

Descending into the water :p

Up high in the sky~

Bird's eye view

Continued with our journey to the Coral island (Koh Lan)

Jet Ski
(Never gonna jet ski with this boy again!!!)

Worst snorkeling experience ever! Don't waste your money on this!

Back into the town of Pattaya

Everyone's in a Songkran mood!

And lastly, a short video I've put together!

Bands for Braces

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K i l l e r B a n d s

Am on the bands now. And it hurts everytime the bands' on! :(

I hope it can make some spaces for my teeth. If not I won't be able escape the extractions. :(

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You lift my feet off the ground, you spin me around.. you make me crazier.

P.S. Pardon the out of tune guitar, I'm a newbie ;o)

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Am currently hooked on this tvb drama:

巾幗梟雄之義海豪情 - No Regrets

This is one of the best dramas I've ever watched so far.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Regrets_(TV_series)

Highly recommended!!!

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And also... my ipad2 arrived on sunday!

Gorgeous in white. :D

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Updating on the last part of Bangkok! Should be up soon!

Bangkok 2011 (Day 4) Songkran Festival

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(Day 4)

A few weeks before our trip to Bangkok we discovered that the Songkran festival actually falls on the 13th-15th of april.
The Songkran festival is the traditional new year of the Thais and we've heard that it is hard to escape without being wet.
So we were like "ok, we're so gonna be dead".

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Day 4 of our BKK trip!

Paying respect to the Buddha statue that was at Budacco's lobby.

Making a little wish.....

before sprinkling some water for good luck. (I'm a buddhist btw)

Love the fried chicken here. You can find it at many streetside stalls.

Bags going for only 200 baht. (About SGD8.40)

Sawadeeeeee from Ronald Macdonald!

A local (who posed for a picture) all prepped for the songkran festival.

Look at the cute Doraemon Backpack squirt gun!

Ian became a "victim" of the water-war not long after.

Had lunch at MBK.

Ventured out into the streets to find the locals engaging in a water fight once again.

The super nice Thai milk tea!

Naraya at central world~

Apparently there was a big water fight right infront of central world and it was quite a scene!

People on this big truck with buckets of water.

Even a car was not spared either!

The reason why I remained dry even though Ian got "sprayed" a few times was because of the dslr that was hung on
my neck. The locals were playful but not to the extent of spraying us with water when we have our cameras with us .

I swear right after I kept my camera into the bag, I got attacked! -_-

Check out our "flour-ed" faces.

A kiddo spraying water at me :(

We were drenched!

Check out a short video I took!

Settled our dinner at the roadside foodstall near our hotel.

They serve really nice noodle soup! Had it for 3 nights in a row!

Tabao-ed egg with rice from another stall. This might look a little plain but it was surprisingly good!

Bought mango sticky rice up to the room as our "supper".

The mangoes were all very sweet! Really nice. And cheaper than the ones sold in Chatuchak!

We never failed to get these yoghurt drinks when we visit Thailand! It was thick and rich unlike the ones
sold in SG which are so diluted.

Love the bedroom slippers which I got them for bout SGD3.30 each. So comfy! ^_^

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Before our trip We were really skeptical about visiting Thailand during the Songkran festival.
Like how the shops will be closed and how our shoppings will be ruined by getting soaked and all.
Well anyway most of the shops were open during these period so not to worry.
On the whole it was really quite an experience for us. No regrets at all! :D

1 Day Road Trip to Malacca

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M A L A C C A - 21st May 11

A'Famosa Water World - Conquered the 7th storey high speed slide
Elephant ride x Feeding
Savouring of Perenakan Delicacies

7 storey high speed ride..

♥ the elephants..

The restaurant where we had our Peranakan food.

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Sentosa - Photolog

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The weather was beautiful yesterday. An almost cloudless day. A perfect day for photo-taking!Love the photos we took here!

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Skyride up for the LUGE!

Didn't take any photos while we were whizzing our way down. It was an exciting ride! :p

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Random photo of a flower shaped like a star

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And I really love this pair of Shark Attack Shorts by Billabong! But the store does not have the colour I was looking for :(

**END OF PHOTOLOG***

Bangkok 2011 (Day 2 & 3)

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(Day 2 & 3)

Didn't take many pictures on day 2 itself! So I'll post some pictures that I took at night. Dinner at chinatown!

Took a tuktuk there and it cost us 100 baht.

Dinner at T&K Seafood which was so-so only.

The morning glory or kangkong which was the nicest dish!

Went for a 1 hr massage after dinner. 500 baht for 3 person!

Just take a look at the masseur. lol.

The tuk tuk ride back to our hotel cost us 100 baht too.

In search for more food after dinner at chinatown.

Day 3! After sending Ian's mom to the airport raillink!

Tried on the sandals which cost only 100 baht (around $4).
Super cheap!

Booked our tour.............

Randam stuff at platinum mall.

Love this apparel shop! Some of the local blogshops got their supplies from here!

Checked out the new extension of platinum mall as well.

5 Levels worth of goodies! Shopping heaven man!

Bags and more bags ...

Shoes and more shoes......

Free candy floss! yums!

Had our dinner at Shabushi!

Steamboat + Cooked food

580 baht for 2 person. Quite worth it!

Earrings....

Bangkok is all about shopping and more shopping man! Everywhere you go you will see clothes, accessories, shoes and what nots. As we walked further down the streets we discovered more alleys of shopping.

Trying on shorts!

The super nice milk tea from Polar Ice in Siam Square! Love it

Last picture of the entry! :p

Bangkok 2011 (Day 1)

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(D A Y 1)

This blog of mine has been left "abandoned" for so long!
No matter how rarely I update this blog, I guess I'll never close it down.
Too many precious memories (be it good or bad) can be found here.

Well anyway! For our 7 days of bangkok adventure, we stayed at Budacco Hotel (Budacco The Living Place) (http://www.budacco.com/) which is recommended by many Singaporeans.
It is located just behind Baiyoke Sky Hotel and is of close proximity to the shoppin' areas like for e.g. Platinum Fashion Mall.
One thing I like about Budacco is that there are many roadside foodstalls/shopping just right outside it.
You don't even have to call for rooms services as there many food to choose from right smack outside.
It is very crowded even until at night (we always walk back from shopping at around 9 plus) so it is rather safe!
The staff are all friendly. And also, rooms are really cozy and nice plus they are painted in vibrant colours.
We got the pink room! (though would prefer violet :p)
If you're intending to stay in Budacco, please do remember to prepare an additional 1000 baht or if not, 50 SG dollars for the deposit.
They will return it to you upon check out.
And finally, piccas time!!

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Flew with Thai Airways this time round.

Me and my army boy

Read about the SongKran festival in Bangkok!

The infamous "Ah Nan Ge" was on the same flight as us. :p

Inflight breakfast.

Landed! :D

Took the relatively new bangkok airport train to the city which is highly recommended.
Cheaper and definitely faster than taking a cab!
A one way train ticket via the city line to Rachaprarop station (nearest station to Budacco) cost 40 baht.

Me with my bright orange luggage (won it in a contest :p).

The train was quite empty in the early morning.

The train ride to Rachaprarop station was about 20 mins and we had to walk another 10mins to Budacco.
For our case, we didn't find it difficult to locate the hotel.
Just have to follow the sign which tells you the way to Baiyoke hotel.
Budacco is just located somewhere behind it.

Our room in PINK!

After dropping our luggages at the hotel and freshening up a litte, we headed to chatuchak weekend market!

We paid 90 baht for the cab fare and it shouldn't cost more than 100 baht!

Familiar sight of chatuchak

Managed to find the sausages that we had during our trip here in 2009. Delish!

Shopping..

And more shopping!

Zero degree lens for sale! It was 200 baht per pair. And I got one!

Fruits to quench your thirst!

Mango sticky rice!

Definitely can't miss out the pets section when you're in Chatuchak!

The pair of contact lens that I bought.

Which was a useless buy. Ian put it on for me and I swear it was so uncomfortable that I couldn't stand having them on for a min. Should have gotten the smaller diameter ones. Pfffft!

After a long day at Chatuchak, we proceeded to have our dinner at COCA!

Steamboat buffet!

The awesome sauce!

Went to SIAM Night Market after dinner!

Came across Boots! Kind of like Watsons but some of the products in Boots are exclusive to them! They have a pharmacy inside too. Love Boots for it's cheap and good products!

Love the street shopping in Bkk!

And that's all for Day 1!

April's Travel Extravaganza

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B a n g k o k x T h a i l a n d

10 Apr - 16 Apr

T a i p e i x T a i w a n

27 Apr - 2 May

Too many to update but too little time!

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Haven't been blogging on this little space of mine!! Havin' too much fun recently. :x

Will be back to blog more!!

Uni Applications / Peckyee's Bday!!

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Soooo... I've finally applied for my uni education!

SIM-UOL Bachelor in Business

Went down to SIM last friday with jiaqi to submit my application. Sotong me actually forgotten to bring along my IC and passport photo!! Argh.. so I went back to SIM on sat morning with my momsie.. and to make payment. Heh heh. ^_^

Am currently awaiting for the outcome of my application! Hope to hear some good news soon!

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Kbox with jiaqi on fri! 6 bucks only for 2 and a half hours. Super cheap!

Peckyee's birthday at Marche

Peckyee making a super long wish....

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Finally gonna be setting our feet into the month of April!! Less than 2 weeks to Ian's POP, and then we will be heading for our getaway! *yayness*

It's all about food

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Came across this recipes blog which features pretty much on the asian and western cuisine:http://www.noobcook.com/

After browsing through the website I have this feeling of wanting to try out all the fab recipes!

1) Braised Chicken with Carrots and Mushrooms

http://www.noobcook.com/braised-chicken-with-carrots-and-mushrooms/

2) Steamed Prawns with Garlic

http://www.noobcook.com/steamed-prawns-with-garlic-step-by-step-photos/

3) Steamed Egg with Minced Pork

http://www.noobcook.com/steamed-egg-with-minced-pork/

4) Steamed Egg Tofu with Minced Meat and Wolfberry

http://www.noobcook.com/steamed-egg-tofu-with-minced-meat-and-wolfberry/

5) Tom Yum Seafood Soup

http://www.noobcook.com/tom-yum-seafood/

6) Japanese Curry

http://www.noobcook.com/japanese-curry/

7) Scallops Aglio Olio

http://www.noobcook.com/scallops-aglio-olio/

8) Mushroom Delight Risotto

http://www.noobcook.com/mushroom-delight-risotto/

Beverages

9) Strawberry and Banana Smoothie (I fell in love with this combo after drinking it for the very first time on phi phi island!)

http://www.noobcook.com/strawberry-banana-smoothie/

10) Blueberry Milkshake

http://www.noobcook.com/blueberry-milkshake/

This recipes sharing website is definitely gonna stay in my "favourites"!

Realise how most of the dishes that I've listed above are asian cuisines? I love chinese food!! I can't wait to try out these recipes!

(Pictures credited to: http://www.noobcook.com)

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Am currently waiting for all my pre-order items to reach me..

1) F21 loots
2) Cardigan from Korean spree
3) Hood for my canon baby from http://www.dealextreme.com/

Waiting for these items can be such a toorrrtuuuuttttrrreee. I mean torture.
I just cannot wait to receive them!

And on a completely unrelated matter...

A peekture of me in Gili T, Indonesia. Looking at the above photo made me realise how much I miss being in a stress free place where all troubles and worries were the last thing you would get into contact with.

Gonna stop being lazy and update on my Bali trip last year!!

SOON!!

Affairs of head and the.. heart

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Between the head and the heart, the heart wins every time ☠

In life you have to take chances

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A man once said these words to us..... "In life you have to take chances" , while we were holidaying in Tioman.

I remembered that day we were at the beach and was comtemplating if we should leave our valuables on the beach so we can snorkel off-shore. You know being the typical singaporeans who are forever so "kia-si', we were worried of getting our things stolen by leaving it unattended.

So that guy who was also a tourist told us, "In life you have to take chances". (Do not underestimate the power of this statement) So we left our valuables on the beach and went ahead with our snorkelling (and had the time of our lives, of cuz ;>).

Have you ever look back and ponder, how many wonderful things in life have you missed out just because of that moment of hestitation?
And how many things have you thought of wanting to accomplish, only to leave it at a later part in life?

Remember, Life is short and unpredictable, opportunities come and go.

04/03/2011 & 05/03/2011

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Ian's grandmother's birthday celebration at Prima Revolving Restaurant.

A picture with his cousins! ((:

Me and Bernice!

Together with his Grandmother!

My dearest boy lost so much weight in army.

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On a beautiful saturday morning, while on my way to work.

Thanks to my dearest for fetching me there! :D

Heading to TCC's keppel bay for lunch after work!

Yummeh! :D~

TGIF!

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TGIF!

What's so great about being you?

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Many a time, we find ourselves being obsessed with a certain personality. We wanted so much to be like them and we forget about being ourselves. It is always "omg she is so pretty, omg look at her lifestyle.. omg I wish I could be her".

The good of others have overpower and outshine the qualities we have in us.

So what is great about being ourselves?
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I am of no exception.

Short Update

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I've got so much to say, but don't know how to put my thoughts into words.

Anyway............

We will be going to B.K.K in April!! I'm super happy! Super love thailand! :D

The shopping frenzy in Year 2009 in B.K.K wasn't enough so this time round we will be going there for a week. Crazy I know. :p

I should totally be on a shopping ban till April.
Easier said than done!

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Piccas time!

Shopping on weekends!

Dinner at Modesto's

Snippets of Bali and Gili Islands

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A video I've made out of the videos that we took in Bali. Enjoy! :D

Chinese New Year 2011 - Fav time of the year

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So.. Chinese New Year went by as fast as it came.

I love CNY for its endless flow of yummy goodies!

It surprises me how time flies. Last year this time I was still struggling with the reports and presentation that came with my attachment.

The reason why I think time flies might be probably due to the many exciting events which took off last year. My Phuket/Krabi/Phiphi, Tioman, Bali/Gili T, Genting, Penang/Ipoh trip... Universal studios.. attending several 21st birthday parties... and etc.
You know, time flies when you enjoy what you're doing. :)

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How we spent CNY this year were of not much difference to how we spent it every other years.

As usual, our family will gather at my uncle's place for the reunion dinner.

One of the kid's favourite part of CNY.

Lou Hei!

The poor little plate was too small and my auntie just shifted everything onto the big plastic sheet. That was a really good idea! Hahaaa~

And not forgetting, Angpows :p

The first day of CNY is usually the busiest. With many places to visit within a day.

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The second day of CNY at my uncle's place again.

Will never leave gambling out of the picture during CNY!

Ian came and fetch me together with Bernice and we went to buy KOI.

Yummeh ice-cream milk tea! Thanks Ber for the treat! Heehee.

And more gambling at Ian's grandmother place.

Me and Bernice :D

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This more or less summarized how my CNY was spent this year!

Be yourself

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Just be who you want to be, not what others want to see

Roadtrip - Ipoh / Penang - 2010

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No words can explain how much I love travelling with the family!

When I say "the family" , I meant my entire family. Heh heh.

I love roadtrips especially.

We used to have plenty of roadtrips when we were young. And it was fun.

I was stoked when my father told me about this roadtrip last december!

Some of the pictures below.

All edited to have that vintagey feel (I'm so into vintage photos nowadays)!

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Stopped at Ipoh for chicken rice.

This plate of beansprout was to die for. Big, fat and juicy. Major yums.

Love the vivid colours of the chapteh/chaptek

We have a total of 8 cars travelling together!

The bungalows we rented for our stay there!

Went for a eco boat ride! Observing the gorgeous mangrove.

Cockles freshly digged from the muddy waters!

Fresh fishes for sale.

Had an awesome dinner afterwhich. Everyone was sooo full. Too many dishes!

The next morning I took a walk by myself. I love how clear and blue the sky was.

Look at what I found along the way! A monitor lizard having breakfast. Hahaaa. It was nicely camouflaged, wasn't it?

The firecrackers which you can't find in SG.

A video of it of which I've recorded!

And this is another kind of Firecrackers which we call it 鞭炮 (bian pao) in chinese.

On the way to Penang~

This was the place where we did the water sports. Did parasailing and jetski! Super fun!

I regretted not bring my camera up with me when I did parasailing. :(

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Last day of our roadtrip!

Have to drive through this cramped and narrow road in order to get to my xiao shen's house.

Front yard of my xiao shen's home. They grow fruits and vege!!

My brother took their bike and we went for a "spin".

Took a video too!

The cousins blew off the remaining firecrackers all at once. haha.

Me and my dearest ah ma.

Headed back to SG after our lunch!

And finally.. some other videos which I've recorded on the last night of our trip.

We put our own Fireworks!

Another one!

I really enjoyed the trip! Hope there are more to come! :D

Grandpapa's Birthday / Steamboat / New acoustic guitar

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It was grandpa's 88th birthday and the family decided to make it an "elaborated" event and invited many relatives and friends....

and also the "infamous" getai.

3 of the famous getai personalities.

"600" with her indian dance

Invited on stage~

Happy ah gong and ah ma!

And lastly a family photo! Heehee.

It was reported in the chinese newspaper!

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Satisfied my craving for steamboat on saturday night.

Ian was really sweet to accompany me.

You have no idea how much he hated it. :p

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On sunday, we went to beauty world with the intention of getting a new capo.

And ended up with Ian buying a new acoustic guitar! It was really a steal.

Look this beauty!! Can't wait to record new songs with it.

And finally it was book in time for him. :(

His bag was so heavy!!!

Putting on his boots.

Thanks dear for the island creamery icecream!!!!!!!!!!!!

Attack of the bees

2011-01-20T10:22:00.004+08:00

Looking through some old photos and was reminded by the incident on the 24th of September last year.

Our house (my room actually) was invaded by a swarm of bees!!

Picture speaks a thousand words ☛

(picture taken from inside my room)

Super horrifying right?????? Zomigod. *Shudders*

My brother was the one who discovered something amiss when a couple of bees started flying outside our window.

And gradually as the time goes by, the amount bees multiplied!

That was one hell of a night that I'll never ever forget.

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Met up with the Jiaqi and the boys last week.
Simon and Dan POP-ed on the 8th and have already got their postings on the 14th.

Congrats to Dan who got posted into OCS!!

Time flies man... to think we were still fooling around in the Poly Days

and the boys are now on the route to becoming a MAN.

Heehee.

Anyway, look at how much they have slimmed down.

Can't wait for Ian's turn to POP. So looking forward to the day! :>

And a video of us recorded 3 weeks ago!
Count on me by Bruno Mars!

It was really hard for us to make a perfect video..

When Ian was perfect with his guitar, I sang certain parts of the song incorrectly. And vice versa.

Had to do lotsa "NG" and in the end, we got really sick of it.

So that kinda explains why we always stop at the middle of the song! :x

Rantings

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BE WARNED OF http://www.theheartaffair.com/

Totally bad experience with them. Not once but twice.
For the first time they took really long to mail out my item and when I emailed them, they did not even bother to reply!!

For the second time, they mailed me a defective item. I got so pissed off!!
Emailed them about it and expectedly, there were no replies from them at ALL.

ARGH!

Whatever happened to the lightning speed service when it comes to INVOICING? Shit them.

OK I am done ranting. -___-

Over the weekends

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Over the weekends~

Had Sho Teppan for lunch tgt with Ian's parents.

Some China exhibit over at Orchard Ion, with a Mao Tze Tung's statue.

Visited roger rabbit when we got home~~

He just simply loves to lick our hands.

Lil roger rabbit is active when it comes to playing with us.

When we walk towards a certain direction, he will run towards there too!

So cute! Heehee.

Later that evening, we went prawning.

(Fast forward to bbq-ing the live prawns we caught)

It was our first prawning experience at Jurong hill...

and will probably be the last x_x

Sunday afternoon......

Lunch at Soup restaurant with their famous Samsui Ginger Chicken~

Yummilicious :9

Ended our day with the Ice-Cream milk tea from Wowo Bubble Tea @ West Coast

Happy New Year!!

2011-01-05T12:13:00.012+08:00

Hellooooo .. Happy New Year Everyone!

Many people are looking forward to a New Year whereas I am not,

because it just simply means getting another year older ;x

2010 has been great with plenty of overseas trip and meet ups with my dearest people.

We are getting nearer to year 2012 and

I really can't wait to know if our world will be coming to an end , or not. :p

Had Sho Teppan on New Year's Day and it was awesome!

Shabu Shabu with my favourite vermicelli!

I hope 2011 will be an awesome year for me. :))

xx

Formspring

2010-12-31T09:01:00.002+08:00

A lil bit embarrassing..
but I've just created formspring :P

So... just ask me anything on http://www.formspring.me/askxinyi !

Parasailing at Batu Ferringhi Beach, Penang

2010-12-29T09:49:00.006+08:00

Parasailing was soooo awesome!

Damn why didn't I do this in Bali and Phuket. Crap.
It was an awesome feeling up in the sky enjoying what seems like the bird's view of the scenery.

Every second was filled with adrenaline andI wish it could go on like this forever.

Updates on Penang soon!!

xx

Blessed Christmas

2010-12-25T02:21:00.008+08:00

Ian booked out yesterday afternoon and I get to spend 1 and a half day with him! :P
I'll be leaving for Penang in the next 1 and a half hrs time (4.am.) and I don't think I will be sleeping already.

Shall crash in the car later on! Father will be driving there!

Yayness! Can't wait to see Ian on New Year's Eve already!!

Some of the piccas taken just now!

Heehee..

Merry Xmas everyone!! :D

Polaroid Fun

2010-12-19T11:51:00.001+08:00

***

My braces journey - 1

2010-12-14T22:13:00.011+08:00

1 month into braces and I'm amazed by how my teeth have shifted..
The movement might be a teeny weeny subtle for the naked eyes
but I can FEEL the difference with my tongue!!
Kinda hard to explain though! :p

Changed to thicker wires today... complete with a new set of bands!
My friend suggested green and red for christmas(on twitter) but it was too late because I didn't see her reply.

And I changed to orange. :(

Well anyway I'm looking forward to straight teeth!! Yay!!

(And hoping for no extractions! *_*)

And oh, while I was on my way to the dental clinic,
I got stopped by a sales lady from Adeline Spa.

She started her conversation by tempting me with a free sample
product without having to purchase any of her spa/facial package.
Since I still had some time to spare while waiting for my appointment,

I obliged and began listening to her lectures.
She told me how dark my skin was and yada yada.... Zzzz.

She introduced to me their first trial treatment at 39 bucks.
(after a super massive discount from the original price of 119 bucks)
At one point of time I was quite tempted by this offer because she was so damn good with her persuasion.
I told her I do not have spare cash on hand and she said oh it's alright base

on mutual trust you can pay me a deposit first.

On the whole, they just kept force selling their product la. Super hate that.
From that moment I could sense their desperation in trying to get customers.

Well thank god I didn't purchase their package.
Read: http://www.yebber.com/review/adeline-face-and-body-jurong-east/

xx

Night Out

2010-12-12T20:13:00.005+08:00

(Image credited to: http://www.natashayong.com/2010/06/marina-at-keppel-bay.html)

2 nights before he enlisted, he brought me to the TCC located by the keppel Bay. Smart choice as we really had a nice dining experience as it was quiet with beautiful sceneries!

The yachts all parked neatly

While waiting for our food!

Deluxe choc frappe & mushroom soup

Potato skins with chicken filling, cheese and sour cream. Super nice!!

Seafood aglio olio!! Our fav!!!

Many fishes!!

Highlight of the night....... we saw a turtle!!! It came up to take a breath!

I'm guessing that it should be a hawksbill turtle!
I got super excited over because it is considered quite uncommon to spot a sea turtle in Singapore! Even when we were in Malaysia (tioman) or Thailand (Phi Phi Island) or Bali (Gili Trawangan), we were always so excited and happy to see one!

It totally made our night. We were at the right place at the right time. It was such a special night for us! :D

Last but not least.. a photo of us to end the entry :>

I am looking forward to christmas!! ♥♥

Randoms

2010-12-10T11:03:00.006+08:00

I am a glutton

I keep forgetting to zip my pants

I wish I could travel to all the places that I've always dreamt of

I love swimming in the seas

I hate my bunny teeth

I dance like a granny

I sing at home infront of my laptop all of the time, it is my hobby

I really can't walk in heels

I think happy moments should have a pause button

I need to plan for my future

I should be packing my room over the weekends

I can eat a lot

I like hugs

I enjoy the feeling of doing nothing with him, just sitting by the beach

I miss having him by my side

I make nothing but spaghettis

I always have my hair ties with me

Over the weekends

2010-12-06T13:15:00.007+08:00

Seafood platter for 2 hungry souls

Super nice spaghetti/pastas at anchorpoint

Me trying out Ian's new cap (for his upcoming botak head) and my sweet little vintage kitty necklace

Came back from Genting last tuesday! It was so cold over there. Partly cuz' i was down with fever ✗ flu ✗ cough ! It was still fun nevertheless. Anywhere out of SG is fun fun fun! ;P

Check out the short video we did before leaving for Genting. We were bored. :p

My bff ✗ bf will be enlisting on the 9th of Dec. I'll be oh so lonely by then. Le sigh~ :(

xx

Bali -x- Kuta Beach 2010

2010-11-27T17:29:00.004+08:00

Tanaya Bed & Breakfast, White Water Rafting at Melangit River, Kintamani overlooking Mt Batur, Rice Terrace at Tegalalang, Sunset BBQ Seafood Dinner at Jimbaran Bay, Boozing at SkyGarden

Bali 2010 (Part 1)

Going to Bali could have been by far the most expensive trip ever for both Ian and me.

Trust me when i say almost everything is expensive!
Hotels, Tours, Food.

I guess places which are partly dominated by the US currency usually
have their products priced slightly higher. Places like Bintan? And yeah, Bali.

The hotels alone already cost us 400 plus bucks each. Our money has already gone out of our
pockets even before we set our foot into the foreign land. Tsk. A pair of round trip ferry tickets cost us 184 bucks each.
*faints*

Ok money matters aside :P

For our stay in Kuta, we decided to stay in small little hotel.

Tanaya Bed & Breakfast.
As it's name suggest, Bed & Breakfast. It provided us with a fuss-free and clean stay!

We decided to book our tour package before the trip so that it can save us the hassle, time and money, through:

www.jmbali.com

From there you can pick the places of interest you wanna visit or the activities you wanna do and he will come up with the itinerary for you. And the price is cheaper than what you will get in Bali.

The owner of the tour agency is a Singaporean. His name is Joseph and he is a super nice person!!!

As usual, we travelled via Jetstar and we have figured out that you can only get the best deal at Jetstar. Our tickets cost only $28 per pax.

All PICCAS below!! Enjoy! :D

Comes with complimentary muffin!

Elephant's poo poo

Went white water rafting. It was super duper fun! :D

Me with our guide. He like to disturb us! He kept pushing Ian down the water.

I like the smell of burnt wood.

Enjoying the complimentary coffee. They were all free, except for luwak coffee.

Seafood dinner at Jimbaran Bay.

Went shopping at Billabong and I got the black one on the right.

Prices of Ripcurl, Billabong, Quiksilver are somewhat similar to the ones in SG. I thought it would be so much cheaper here in Bali. :(

Ended the night by checking out one of the hippiest club in Bali

Bintang Bali!

Passed by the 2002 Bali bombing memorial

Life is too short to have regrets

2010-11-26T17:14:00.008+08:00

There are so much to do, but so little time.
Many places to visit, many things to do...

before i turn old ..

We have to do things while we're still young with the time and energy.
Grab every opportunities to do something crazy once in awhile.

Realise the fact that Life's simply too short to have regrets.

20th November - Crystal Jade

2010-11-21T07:25:00.005+08:00

Looking at the food and I'm drooling away.. :)~~~

Ian is now on the flight to Hong Kong .. alone.
Miss him :(

Braces - It's on!

2010-11-18T09:25:00.015+08:00

After 2 weeks of having separators/spacers in my mouth.. I'm finally on braces!
I did scaling and polishing with the dentist before putting on braces.

The whole braces process took about 45 mins to an hour.

I was given:

V shape toothbrush

Interdental brushes

To reach the tiny gaps and areas that the big toothbrush can't reach.

You can get it at Daiso for only 2 bucks!

Dental wax.

To cover areas which causes discomfort due to abrasion

I'm learning how to eat with these metals in my mouth. Super uncomfortable. I couldn't bite at all. Argh. What to do?

The price to pay for being vain.

And to think I'm still thinking of eating buffet...

I think I can demolish the whole idea!

Pictures credited to :
http://www.bracesinfo.com/glossary.html
http://www.levensortho.com/life.htm

*****

And some pictures taken on my cousin's wedding last night.
She'll be shifting to Hong Kong with her husband at the end of the month.

So cool.

Wedding banquet at Four Seasons Hotel

Mama, me, bros

Bro and Papa

Mama with Bride and Groom

Bro with Bride and Groom

*****

Post on Bali up next!

2 years ago.....

2010-11-15T19:14:00.002+08:00

Lazy Bugs

2010-11-12T20:21:00.009+08:00

Went swimming today.....

And played with little roger baby. He's always so hyper when playing with us!!

Intending to do a blog post on my Bali trip.. but i'm super lazy! :p
Shall do it up soon.

Braces - Solution to Bunny teeth

2010-11-04T09:04:00.020+08:00

After close to 10 years of living with my front protruding teeth a.k.a bunny teeth...

I've decided to go for BRACES!! Yeaahhh! Been contemplating for the longest time and there was this time i got really depressed when i smiled to myself in the mirror.

I'm someone who strongly believe that the most important part of one's face is actually the teeth. I want a beautiful smile!! And that was the pulling factor which led me to making this decision!

I had my first dental consultation a week ago
and the DR told me i had to extract 2 of my
First Premolar teeth from each side. :(

Went for my second consultation yesterday and took 2 x-rays.
I was rather horrified when i knew i actually have 2 wisdom teeth on my right!!
And thank god these 2 wisdom teeth I've got are standing vertically and not horizontally so i guess they won't give me problems for the time being.

Here i have are some images i grabbed from the net.

I can relate my teeth to the forth picture (bottom right)

Another image to show the upper and lower wisdom teeth.
I can relate mine to the one on the bottom right.

Wisdom teeth aside.

I thought i could handle the extraction part but i freaked out yesterday.
Dr Ng (my braces Dr) said that i can have my braces put on first for 6 months
and from there he will assess the results.
Which means I may or may not have to extract my teeth!!
arrhh.. I certainly hope I do not have to :\

Dr Ng put separators/spacers for me yesterday and so far so good.
Separators are actually some latex rubber thingy which are used
to create spaces in between the teeth in order
to fit in the orthodontic bands.

Experiencing some slight discomfort (particularly aching) now.
Sour-ish kind of feeling. But still manageable!

Alrighty that's the end of my naggy post.
I shall be back again to update ..
prolly when my braces are up!!

Wish me luck!

Images credited to :
http://www.storoe.com/procedures/wisdom_teeth/index.shtml
http://teekaywhy.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html
http://mytoothcaretips.com
http://starlovemelody.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/braces-thingy-the-band-and-the-annoying-ulcer/

Updates 08/11/10 - I'm writing with a sore gums right now and it's irritating max! I had a hard time sleeping yesterday as one of my teeth was in pain!! :(
I can't wait for the separators to be out... 4 more days!

Pretty Things

2010-11-01T09:03:00.003+08:00

My pretty Things ♥

2010-10-21T13:31:00.000+08:00

Bali - Gili Trawangan 2010

2010-10-13T20:34:00.007+08:00

Awesome Bali!!!

White Water Rafting - Melangit River

Kintamani – overlooking Batur Volcano

Surfing paradise at Blue Point

Snorkeling - Gili Trawangan

I'll be back to do a detail update!!! :D

2010-09-27T09:46:00.001+08:00

Once in awhile, everybody will have their fair share of down moments.

Especially for us girls, the period before Menses, especially.

It's not like i've something really huge bothering me but just that i'll tend to
feel down and depressed at the smallest and most insignificant matters.

And i'm experiencing now. Damn those mood swings.

Sakae Sushi With the ♥s

2010-09-21T20:35:00.004+08:00

It was my off day yesterday! Took it specially to make a trip to the polyclinic to take my hormone pills. Auntie M always choose to come at the wrong time! :(

Met up with the girls in the afternoon for lunch! :D

Yeah! Sakae Sushi!!

Stefy refused to take photos with me :(

Went home after that. I was so dead tired. No idea why.

As long as it is with you

2010-09-21T19:49:00.001+08:00

2010-09-15T13:15:00.002+08:00

Losing a friend

2010-09-11T23:04:00.010+08:00

2 days back, i lost a friend to a sudden death.
The main cause of it is still not known yet and it will take some time to know.

We're both 21.. and we're still young.
I went to his wake and saw him lying down there, motionless. That is not the way things should be.
At this age he should be out enjoying the start of adulthood. Not lying motionless in that wooden box.

I met him 2 weeks ago. He called my name. And i regretted so badly. Why didn't i speak to him more? I merely muttered a "hello" and smiled and off i went. Why didn't i stopped to chat with him? Was it fated for us to meet? For me to see him alive for the very last time?

He was the only child in the family and i can't believe how god can be so cruel to take his life away.

Sometimes i wonder what more can we expect in this journey called life.

Rest In Peace my dear friend, for we will meet again in another world some day.

The 4th Year - Remembering An Idol - Steve Irwin

2010-09-04T10:23:00.008+08:00

The 4th Year

Remembering An Idol

I wonder if god take away lives of good hearted people as he lacked of such personalities up in heaven.

I wish i could be like him, living each day with full of goals and motivation and doing what I love the most. How many people can actually do that?

If i can choose, i would choose a life like his even if each day of my life will be filled with risk and danger.

Picture Credits: http://veggy101.deviantart.com/art/R-I-P-Steve-Irwin-39480489?q=boost%3Apopular+steve+irwin&qo=80

Sophie Kinsella - Mini Shopaholic

2010-09-02T13:44:00.016+08:00

Absolutely can't wait to get my hands on Sophie Kinsella's new book!!!

Without even reading the synopsis i bet one already has the slightest clue about the content of her new book.

Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) thought motherhood would be a breeze – but it’s trickier than she thought. Two-year-old Minnie is a little tearaway who has created havoc everywhere from Harrods to Harvey Nicks to her own christening.
She hires taxis at random, her favourite word is ‘Mine’, and she already has a penchant for Balenciaga bags. Becky is at her wits’ end.

On top of this, she and Luke are still living with her Mum and
Dad, there’s a big financial crisis so everyone’s having to Cut Back – including all her personal shopping clients – and her husband Luke is
feeling low after the death of his beloved stepmother. To cheer Luke up,
Becky decides to throw him a surprise birthday party – on a budget – and
that’s when things become really complicated. As Becky tries to keep the
arrangements secret, misunderstandings and excuses sprout everywhere, and soon she’s told so many fibs she can’t keep track of them. Will
Becky pull off the surprise? Will Minnie give everything away? Will Minnie’s godparents ever stop arguing? Who will end up on the naughty step and who will get a gold star? And what will happen when Becky discovers Luke is keeping a big secret too?

Source:
http://chicklitreviews.com/2010/01/08/book-news-mini-shopaholic-by-sophie-kinsella/

Excited for her new book!!! Keeping my fingers crossed that i can get it by end of September!!

7 days of pure relaxation (Tioman Paya Beach)

2010-08-28T09:48:00.003+08:00

7 days might be too long a holiday for a place like Tioman, because there's basically nothing much to do there!
Unless you're going there for a diving course!
However we felt that 7 days were just too short! ;P

We are lazy people and we all we wanna do is to laze around outside the little hut
all day long, just doing nothing at all.

With the nice and beautiful scenery and a book as companion.

Nothing beats having to wake up every morning to the sound of the waves crashing
against the shore.

All random photos below!

We snorkelled to the big rocks and found many beautiful underwater living things.

Enquiring about the diving lesson! (:

Traces of salt inside my nostril

The fish bit me right after this photo. -___-

We went snorkeling everyday

The portugese peeps we met during our discovery dive gave us this!
They picked the coconut from the coconut tree! And they gave us some peanuts too. :p

With Alex, our diving instructor.

New friends we met!
Guohui and Xiaojing. Both are nice and friendly people! Nice knowing them!:)

At the super mini waterfall.

Going home, and i wonder when we will be back again.

Sometimes..

2010-08-28T00:52:00.002+08:00

Sometimes i wish i wasn't so timid.
Sometimes I wish i can be a little bit braver.

Sometimes..

Dearest Que Que

2010-08-23T20:14:00.004+08:00

Dearest Que Que,

Although you were tiny, you were braver than any other big dogs.

Goodbye Que Que.

You will forever be in our hearts.

Rest in Peace.

Simple Love

2010-08-17T10:34:00.001+08:00

5Th August 2010

2010-08-11T15:08:00.003+08:00

2010-08-09T16:39:00.005+08:00

Can't wait to bring it down into Bali's waters

;]

Twins

2010-08-01T14:17:00.002+08:00

Twins

Meeting up with the good old people

2010-07-28T22:00:00.003+08:00

Spent my day meeting up with the good old poly mates!

Met up in town and went to have lunch!

Dan (the new fashionista) and qi!

Set meal for only $8.80. Worth giving a try!

Dan and his spinning wheel.

July Buys

2010-07-25T15:08:00.008+08:00

Ho Ho Ho..

presenting to you my July Buys!! (including the pink ikea laptop table!)

Cup from Daiso. Love the design.

This pair of heart-shaped rice scoop is just awefully cute!!

And lastly.. finally decided to splurge on one waterproof digital camera!!

Fujifilm FinePix XP10

Couldn't decide to get the one in pink or silver initially but eventually.. settled for the silver one!

Have yet to bring this baby along with me to hit the waters!! Can't wait!! :D

Those were the days..

2010-07-16T23:20:00.008+08:00

I miss...

Sitting on the ledge outside that little hut,
Hearing the most beautiful sound of waves crashing against the shore,
With the perfect book in my hands (tgt with a perfect weather).

I call this L.I.F.E

LiLi's 21st Birthday Celebration

2010-07-14T00:27:00.003+08:00

LiLi's 21st Birthday Celebration

Royal Plaza on Scotts (Carousel Restaurant)

And lastly...
My present and Lili's Present.

Black and Gold.

People with same birthday have same tastes as well. hahaha!

So gonna do it some day

2010-07-10T23:44:00.003+08:00

Oh gawd just how cool is this, feeding the stingrays??!!!

I am so gonna make it to Orlando someday !!

You raise me up

2010-06-28T20:52:00.003+08:00

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up: To more than I can be.

June buys

2010-06-17T20:53:00.003+08:00

Underwater Toy Cammie

And da gorgeous floral print dress.

=

Happy!!

My favourite classic

2010-06-05T20:11:00.004+08:00

My favourite classic

人之初 (rén zhī chū) People at birth,
性本善 (xìng běn shàn) Are naturally good (kind-hearted).
性相近 (xìng xiāng jìn) Their natures are similar,
習相遠 (xí xiāng yuǎn) (But) their habits make them different (from each other).

Phuket - Krabi - Phi Phi Island Trip 2010 (Day 5)

2010-06-01T19:09:00.005+08:00

Phuket - Krabi - Phi Phi Island

2010

Travel Log

Day Five

On our forth night at phi phi, we took a walk around the island to look for a good deal for the boat trip. Prices were pretty much the same at every places so we settled for one that was near our resort.

For just 500 baht they actually brought us to so many places.

Breakfast, lunch, fruits and drinks were provided! As well as the snorkeling gears.

All the Islands are pretty close to each other and we spent a reasonable amount of time on each destination!

Paid for our trip and fast forward to the next morning where we met the "agent" and he brought us to the meeting point to collect our snorkeling gears..

And off we go!!(:

What a perfect weather. Best period to travel to phuket! (Dec to Aug) Sunny weather guaranteed. hahahaa.

Greenish blue sea

And we reached Shark Point (again).
Came here one day earlier specially for the "Shark Watch" tour with our guide.

Surprisingly, we didn't spot any shark at all on our own.

Next snorkeling point (which i cannot remember where it was!!)

Plenty of parrot fishies. heehee.

Next destination: Bamboo Island

This was probably the place we took the most photographs of! It was so dead gorgeous. I couldn't resist and began snapping away once we got off the boat!!

Jungle boy wannabe!

Can you spot the tiny crabbie?

Close Up

This place has everything we need. Crystal clear waters, Baby Blue Sky, Soft white sand.. what more can i ask for in life?

Next up: Monkey Bay

As its name suggests.

All the peeps crowding around the monkey.

And all the random places we went below..

Love this picture....

Next Destination:

Maya Bay! Made famous by the movie "The Beach"

Found this on the shore.. Had no idea what it was..

Maya bay was too over-crowded with tourists. Like us.

But it is really beautiful......

And last 2 pictures of the sunset to conclude the entry!!

Pure Bliss

2010-05-31T23:01:00.006+08:00

Pure Bliss

P.s. - I did not carry the little kitty up on to my lap. Instead it leaped over from the wooden ledge. Ain't that sweet? ♥

If Only..

2010-05-18T21:44:00.002+08:00

Juzi's 21st Birthday

2010-05-07T19:07:00.000+08:00

Happy 21st Birthday to our dearest J u z i!

That day, when i was about to go out to meet my girls, my mother asked where i was going. I told her i'm going out with my secondary school friends. And she was like, "wow, so nice to still keep in touch for so many years".

And it made me realise one fact, it doesn't matter where you celebrate your birthday, the most important thing is the people who celebrated it with you.

Peck Yee's friend

The deformed cake -__-

Make a wish, darling!

Fav pic of the day (;

Sinful addiction

2010-05-05T13:57:00.002+08:00

Sinful addiction

@Al Ameen Prata.. Always this good!

Diving at Tioman Island

2010-04-29T14:00:00.021+08:00

The mail which made my day

Yesterday, we received a sweet surprise in the mail box from our portugese friend we met in Tioman.

He sent us our diving photos! Not really fantastic but still, at least the memories of our first dive was captured! (;

The turtle which Ian managed to touch.

He seems to be thinking " ok, now that you've got me.. what are you gonna do with me? "

HeeHee.

Black Tip Reef Shark

Us.

I appeared to be pinching my nose cuz i was trying to equalize the irritating ear pressure -__-

Our diving mates from portugal.
And they are all nice people who took great care of me while diving.
I was desperately trying to swim but the strong tidal waves kept pushing me back in an opposed direction while we were up on the surface. And they offered their help by giving me a pull. hahaaa.
And when we submerged to the seabeds, Ian told me that one of them even kept a look out for me. Haha. So sweet of them, right? (:

Nemo baby!

2010-04-27T00:05:00.005+08:00

Was at Vivo today, spotted the cutest thing when we passed by a mini aquarium..

Yes.... Nemo!!

I can stand around all day just to look at them swim.

On the go

2010-04-25T17:28:00.004+08:00

"Where's yer next destination mate"?

And they both replied in unison ,"Bali" (;

Phuket - Krabi - Phi Phi Island Trip 2010 (Day 3 & 4)

2010-04-19T00:04:00.003+08:00

Phuket - Krabi - Phi Phi Island

2010

Travel Log

Day Three & Four

Rise and Shine!!

Once again, we had to wake up early that day to catch the ferry ride to Phi Phi Island as we will be staying there for 5 days!! ^_^
Decided we had enough of staying in the busy and noisy streets of patong beach in Phuket and we desperately need a quiet getaway.

We booked the tickets beforehand and also arranged for us to get picked up at our hotel!

Through this webby: http://www.andamanwavemaster.com/

On board da ferry!!

And we reached Phi Phi Island after 2++ hrs of torturous ride. I think we were damn unlucky. The a/c of the ferry malfunctioned halfway throughout the trip and we lived without aircon for like 1 hr +. Not so bad if you're on land. But can you imagine being on a rocking and bumpy ferry without a/c for 1 hr +? Just a little bit more i swear i could have vomitted.

OK. Anyway!
The ferry terminal of phi phi island!

Carried our heavy bags and headed to P.P Casita.

Searching for a suitable place to stay in phi phi island wasn't easy as we were on a budget but yet we hoped to stay in a clean and relatively nice place.
And our tedious search wasn't in vain as we managed to find this place "P P Casita" at an affordable price.

Overall we were satisfied with this small little hut that offered us a shelter for 5 days and 4 nights. ^_^

Glad we made the choice of staying in Phi Phi island as it was just what we wanted for a holiday.
Quiet and peaceful (at least when compared to staying in Phuket!)

The nicely decorated reception.

Pretty flowers.

The little huts.

(even the caucasians staying opposite our huts had nothing but praises for the room.)

Our little hut. (crap i miss this little peaceful room)

Once we dropped our bags we went for lunch!

The not very impressive lunch.

Roam around the streets after that.

Till it was dinner time.

Interesting!

I thought Phi Phi Island is just an Island w/o shoppings, but i was wrong.

A whole lot more awesome than in Phuket.

We went to a bar which offered free booze for people who volunteered to come to the ring.. (Caption by Ian ;P)

Spotted the cutest things on earth.
Effortlessly gorgeous.

Mummy kitty.

Baby kitty.
Don't they look just exactly like each other? ;]

Meow ~~

Sleepy, just woke up face.

Jump!

Fast forward to the next morning!

What a beautiful morning.

Met a friend along the way.

What an absolute sweetheart!

Breakie!

Before we set out to the shark watch trip.

@ The Adventure Club.

2 caucasians who joined us.

And off we go!

And no we didn't dive. The guide just made us wear this
wet suit.

Our guide for the trip. His name is Iskandar and he's a Malaysian!
Apparently he was telling us the tips to seeing the sharks.

Things like staying quiet while in the water as black tip reef sharks are generally shy animals
and they DISLIKE loud noises and disruptions. They are not really a threat to humans because of its' small sizes.

Would love to show the photos of the lovely sharks we saw (there were many of em!!). But we were too lazy to bring the film to develop.. but only until yesterday then i remembered to bring it along to the photo shop!
Photos will be ready in 5 days and i can't wait to see those underwater pics we took. Might be horrendous but still..

Meanwhile, this is exactly how one looks like. :)

The 3 photos below were taken back in tioman.

Its quite common for fishes to be swept up on the shore during low tide. The harsh law of nature.

It was a privilege for us to observe a shark at such close proximity.

Plucked all the courage i had and carry the little baby. My first time..

Soft yet rough.....

My dream is to touch it alive someday.

Anywho, there were 2 baby sharks swimming so close to me and at that point of time i was like
"shit! the camera's with Ian!!".
So there, i had missed my chance of taking a close up pic. Oh crap. *Sulks*

After our shark watch, we went for lunch!

Apple ice blended.

Pizza.

Super Yums!

With my risotto! Super super yums!

"Risotto is a traditional Italian rice dish cooked with broth and flavored with parmesan cheese and other ingredients"

Took a walk around..

Thirst quenching coco.

Ian discovered an innovative idea of taking piccas...

Through the peephole of our room door! ahahaa!

How clever! *smirks*

Dinner at the same place again.

You can tell that we're actually getting quite sick of thai food by now.. and if the thais were to open one thai express branch over here i reckon we will thai express 24/7.

Amazing Video, Amazing Orcas!!

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Amazing

This video is just amazing.

I'm awed at how smart these orcas(killer whales) were.
In order to get the seal off the iceflow, the orcas lined themselves up
in an incredible formation. They swam towards the iceflow so as to create a massive
wave to push the seal of from it.

A Clearer version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3xmqbNsRSk

I've no idea why but seeing the above video makes me happy :D

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Anywho, i just came back from Tioman and boy was it fun. This time round i'm really
satisfied with the trip as we saw MANY sharks and fishes and we were glad to see them because it meant that there are still many of them alive!!(: We saw turtles, bluespotted ribbon tail rays, sea snake, nemos (clown fish), lotsa garfishes, lotsa parrot fishes and many many more.

On top of that, we did something really fun and it was none other than D.I.V.I.N.G!!

It was mine and Ian's first time. Frankly speaking, i didnt really like the feeling of diving but thats the only way to get upclose and personal with the marine lives. We were given a pool lesson and one dive trip at renggis island. And during the pool lesson we were taught how to use the equipments as well as how to clear our mask when it turns foggy underwater! Damn cool.

IAN is one lucky shit cuz he swam just fast enough to catch up with a sea turtle while at renggis island and he TOUCHED it. ARRHHH. ANd what was i doing? Desperately trying to catch up with the rest. lol.

As i'm writing this, i'm excited to think about when will our next dive be(:

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Attended Lin Yong's Wedding and what can i say? We felt old already! Should just find a partner and get married le la!

Couldnt take a decent photo..

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I'm gonna update on phuket part 2 soon! :)

Universal Studios Singapore 2010

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Universal Studios Singapore

Photo Blog

Woke up feeling happy as we thought that the weather was kind to us by not raining!

And then the most FML moment had to happen.

It was closed!!! And read the news on Yahoo today about its closure as well. Shucks.

While waiting for the starting of the show, (Lights, Camera, Action!) which is apparently hosted by this famous guy name Steven Spielberg.

Googled his pic!

He's the director of Jurassic Park too.

Was an awesome show, but be prepared to get wet it you choose the wet zone because the possibilities of getting soaked is high!! hahahaaa!

Description from http://www.rwsentosa.com/language/en-US/Attractions/UniversalStudiosSingapore/RidesShows/NewYork/LightsCameraAction:

Be blown away by incredible special effects as an empty soundstage becomes the setting for a Category 5 major hurricane about to hit New York City. As you stand in a boathouse by the harbor, watch how a calm day suddenly turns stormy. Brace yourself as hurricane-force winds sweep in from the sea and drive a cargo ship and debris towards the boathouse you’re in. Calm soon returns and the damaged boathouse restores itself, all thanks to movie magic.

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Being a typical Singaporean, i had to make my ticket worthwhile.

So i took truckloads of photos with me in them. Pardon. ;P

Felt liked we were literally in NY.

Peek-a-Boo!

Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure.
Fortunately, we didnt get wet !! :D

Featuring a white water raft system, thrill-seekers on circular rafts will be tossed on waterways within the Jurassic Park compound, where prehistoric creatures roam free.

$15 rebate given by USS. Only during this period of soft opening.

Dino says, "No Smoking!!"

Caught the WaterWorld show after lunch. Fantastic!

Based on the blockbuster film, WaterWorld™, witness a tidal wave of death-defying stunts, awesome explosions and thrills at this sensational live water show.

Revenge Of The Mummy.
It was totally fuN!! We took the rides for like 4 times. Addictive!

A high-speed psychological thrill ride through sharp turns, full rotation and fast reverse, you’ll be fighting against fiery fireballs, flesh-eating scarab beetles and an army of merciless warrior mummies — all in total darkness.

You can view the video of the ride here(not taken by me):

Second round of Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure ride.

This time round, we werent so lucky. Got completely wet!

"Hey kungfu panda dont run away!!"

"Oooh caught ya, now you have to take a photo with us :D"

Imma happy girl!! ^_^

Phuket - Krabi - Phi Phi Island 2010

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Phuket - Krabi - Phi Phi Island

2010

Travel Log

Day One & Two

So for 8 whole days after the end of my "attachment" (extended till 2nd mar 10), we went on an "adventure" trip to Phuket!! Second time there i know, but the first time there were ruined by the monsoon season.

So right after the first trip, we were determined to organise a second trip to Phuket. How can 1 not go to phi phi island on their visit to Phuket?

3rd Mar 10, at Terminal 1!

We were shocked when we saw on the board under the remarks column that our flight was re-timed. But after checkin with the counter, we understood the timing remains the same. We were actually informed by Jetstar that the flight departure time will be delayed a week before!

After an hour and 45 mins of plane ride, we reached! The driver was there to pick us up!

We paid 1100 baht ($48) per night for a decent stay at C&N Hotel which is near to patong beach and all the night life activities! On top of that, they offer free wifi services which loads pretty fast even from our room! ;]

Their website:

C&N Hotel

On da way to the hotel~

Upon reaching we headed straight for food as we were starving!

Had pad thai and green curry w rice, didn't bother to take a picture as food wasn't good. blah!

*****
Vintagey pepsi bottle

I wonder how many times has it been recycled?

Us us us! Feeling excited by the moment, couldnt wait to get our butts up and roam the streets!

Renting a bike in phuket makes travelling so much easier! And it's only sdg 8 for whole day!

Getting the bike pumped with gasoline! It cost only about sdg 7 for full tank. Heh.

Mobile fruit stall along the street.

And we reached patong beach after a 5 mins ride.

Comparing the waves now with last year, it was so much clamer.
The waves last year was good for a surf!

Taken last year

Taken this year, with sea much more peaceful

Our feets in the murky water.

The colourful sail which attracted my attention. Heh.

Headed to jungceylon in search for our travel adaptor (in which i forgot to bring home *cries*)

Me with Ronald. lol.

In my favourite colour!

Most of da locals ride bikes.

Me toO! Tryna act like i knew how!

Searched d entire night for this! We craved for the BBQ chicken right from the very day since we returned home from phuket last sept!

YOu have got to try this, and its only 10 baht! Around 50 cents.

Got this fried chicken and basil leaves thingy to try from 7-11.

And it tasted quite alright!

Random: My cute hello kitty tissue from watsons

Ian dragged me down to the hotel car park and made me learn how to ride a bike.
Where got bf like that one?!

and you can see 9 secs of my learning experience here:

Our room service in the middle of the night.

Got up as early as 6am and we prepared and got changed for breakfast!

Super nice yoggie!

Grumpy boy who is not used to waking up early since the start of holidays.

However i was sho happy because we are going on a one day trip to

KRABI!

Reached rasada pier!

The ferry that we took!

Interior...

US!

ME!

ZzZZZzZZzZZ for approx 2 hrs and we are transferred to a small speedboat!

Dropped off at "chicken island" in Krabi for snorkelling.
We were sooo disappointed becuz there were nothing to see at all.
Perhaps a school of small fishes, thats all.
No corals no parrot fishes nothing. We swam for half an hour and it was about time to hop to another island.
However the waters are still pretty!

The reason why it was named as "chicken island". Can you see the resemblance from the rock formation?

Next Stop: Koh Poda Island! (A small limestone island)

Soft white sandy beach with crystal clear water. However, the visibility under water was bad.

Corney

Doing what i'm best at..

Shopping!(:

Dead fish

All the long tail boats parked by the beach

Phra Ngan Cave

And then we returned to Patong Beach, Phuket after a long day.

The souvenir we got at 100 baht ( sgd 4)

Our sumptuous dinner at Patong Beach

Played around with the camera

before heading to the crazy nightlife at Bangla Rd

M18

Took photos with the trannies.

Costs us 8 sing dollars lor. They pulled my hand and made me take photos with them.
Afterwhich, they "extorted" 200 baht from us.

The one of the left looks like kay kay. hahaaa.
And the one of the right even made ian put the money into "her" bra. lol!

Ian smiling so happily. Take photo with me also not so happy. Tsk~

Ended the night with this:

Which flew at first...

and got stucked on the tree.

Muaahahaha.

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Happy 20th birthday to RAYSON SOLO!

Dinner at F&C with Birthday boy, Emily, Diana, Jing Yi, Justin and Danny!

PHUKET!

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On our way to Da Beach :D

I'll bring back lotsa piccas!!

Till then!! :D

Chingay Parade 2010

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Last Sat, Ian and I had a wonderful time at the Chingay! Thank you bernice, for the tickets :)

The tickets

Waiting for the event to get started

Our dinner

Good view of the SG Flyer

The hosts of the night

The lighting of fire crackers

The video i took!

Followed by the arrival of MR President

Thumbs up!

What a beautiful sight!

Fantastic shot! Credits to ian!

Cheerios!!

HEE..

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Prettiest Thing Ever

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Prettiest Thing Ever

I'm so gonna wear it everyday, baby(;

February Buys

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February Buys

Helloooo.. my blog is not dead

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Helloooo.. my blog is not dead ;P

Ive been extremely lazy and partly busy. sigh. so many things to complete but sooo little time.

How?

Can't wait for March. My whole body is breaking down nowww.. into little tiny pieces.

Needs more comfort food(;

Till then!

Fabulous Feb

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Fabulous Feb

you know, i really can't wait for Feb....
Chinese New Year, End of attachment (yay!!) and finally.. my phone contract will be 1 year old on 25th Feb. Time pass really slow when u're using sucky phone.

Will be graduating in a few months time and i've yet to decide what will the future path be.
I don't wanna grow up. :(

Emimi was telling me that she can't wait for her attachment to end cuz she's sick of the working life! But i told her that this will be the kind of life we will be leading after graduation, right?

But still we can't wait to get over with this 1 month worth of SIAN-NESS.

I just wanna enjoy as much as i can before stepping into the real working world.
(It's best to enjoy life while we are young. Trust me!)

Ever since i started on my attachment, i have to say working life sucks.

It certainly depends what kind of job sector you are in.. but working in the property line.. erm. Sucks.

I dread working in the service line, to be honest.
I prefer to be someone behind the stage, without having to work in the front line.

Why i say working in the service line sucks is because you can meet all sorts of people.
You'll get couple of nice people but you can also get a fair share of nasty people.

That also sets me thinking.. our parents are out working too. Sometimes they will also meet all sorts of nasty people be it customers or whosoever.
(so better treat them as nice as you can back at home)

****

On the 15th December, my old "reliable" bulky Acer laptop died on me. Like literally.
While i was surfing the net, it freezes suddenly.

I off and on my A/C adaptor and it started running, but it couldn't go past a blank screen. Frantically, i off and on, off and on for what seems like a trillion times but still, nothing progressive.

And that was the time i decided .....
my laptop's time was up.

Called Acer and arranged a date for the service man to come (thank god Ian helped me with all the shit things while i was slogging away at work).

He took my old laptop away and a week later...........

He came back with a completely new set!!(and equipped with windows 7!!)

For a moment i thought my files would be all gone but the Acer man left the HDD with me for a week to transfer the files from the old laptop to the new one. And i managed to get one cheap-ass $10 HDD casing from sim lim square and all my stuffs are saved!

Sometimes i don't know if im lucky or what.

****

Okie other things aside!!

Finally, we managed to go to Sentosa on sat!

Had to battle with the urge of sleeping till wee hours in the afternoon and also

had to battle with the unpredictable weather.

But all was well, we managed to wake up early and the weather was pleasant! :D

Piccas below!.

Met a friend along the way

Shopping!!

Meet the new shopaholic!! haha!

Phew~ finally done with a long entry after sooo long! ;P

Pretty flowers

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Took these photos back in tioman. Flower that opens in the morning and closes and night.. ian and i do not understand why.
so a quick search on the net and it leads me to..

"it is to protect valuable pollen and the nectar used to attract pollinators. By closing at night, it also prevents nocturnal feeders which do not necessarily carry out any cross pollination duties from getting a free meal."

Source: http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=18001

Just how amazing this world can get? Other than human beings and animals, even a flower knows how to protect itself.

Bring me back to the childhood days

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Bring me back to the childhood days