currently hooked on Dior.

2010-12-26T19:31:00.000+08:00

was blind, but now I see.

2010-12-12T12:12:00.000+08:00

it hurts so much cause you must have killed all my hope.

2010-12-11T19:52:00.001+08:00

the end.

2010-12-10T01:32:00.000+08:00

真的一切都结束了吗？

do what your heart tells you

2010-12-09T00:09:00.000+08:00

someone told me this, 'Do what your heart tells you'.

It tells me to wait.
But I really dunno if I have the patience and tolerance to wait this out.

It's not gonna be easy.
sighs. And the main thing here is that there's no guarantee

2010-12-05T09:09:00.000+08:00

From Dream Moods

'falling is an indication of insecurities and anxieties. You are feeling overwhelmed and out of control in some situation in your waking life. This may reflect the way you feel in your relationship. You have lost your foothold. When you fall, there is nothing that you can do. You more or less are forced towards this downward motion without any control. This may parallel a waking situation in your life'

2010-12-05T01:19:00.000+08:00

'he looks like a promising young man, that boyfriend of yours.. Why don't you ever bring him along?'

'nothing's confirmed yet uncle. Everything's still susceptible to change'

2010-12-01T18:21:00.000+08:00

I know your heart's gone already.
But you know what? I really wish that I could do something to help make it stay.

一個人生活

2010-11-29T14:01:00.004+08:00

一個人生活

你的影子在每一個角落
好像是在提醒著我
少了你的陪伴我現在有多寂寞

我想我可以習慣一個人生活
我想我可以假裝不曾愛過
冰涼的夜裡讓眼淚溫熱我
感覺如果要走誰能說 no

我想我可以習慣一個人生活
在記憶裡面擦去你的承諾
愛情怎麼會是這個結果
愛情是個夢而我睡過頭

Maybe the other day, you were trying to hint and prepare me already. But I was just oblivious to the world, as usual.

I just want to fly away right now. Spend a month in Macau and maybe 7 years in Japan. Just thinking that way makes me feel almost positive already.

Though it's not cast in stone yet, but strangely, I feel this weird calm. There's no need to expect, hope and nothing to hold on so strongly for.

Right now, till my finances allow me, I'll just take a day at a time.

Hopefully time would soon fastforward to the 15th of December. I can't wait to leave this place.

2010-10-29T02:37:00.000+08:00

you treat me best when you're in a good mood.

Otherwise, I'll always be second place.. Maybe third.

2010-10-16T02:12:00.000+08:00

sometimes I just wonder,

Do you know what I really like?
and,
How much I mean to you.

妥協

2010-10-15T02:48:00.002+08:00

妥協

你　總愛編織謊言
我　負責配合表演
所有改變　只為了進入你的世界
這情節　重複了一百遍
才發現　是你的心太野

你　劃定楚河漢界
我　不能輕易犯規
所有時間　都是先給了你優先權
不自覺　愛到不敢冒險
成了你的傀儡一年兩年
才看見我有多狼狽

愛到妥協　到頭來還是無解
綁著你不讓你飛
歷史不斷重演　我好累
愛到妥協　也無法將故事再重寫
你已下最後通牒
我躲在我的世界

我不想再為你掉淚 - 堅持妥協,是對吗?

8 sep

2010-09-13T01:11:00.000+08:00

To Do List:

1. ~~Individual Capsim~~
2. ~~Group Capsim~~
3. ~~Mission & Strategy (Capstone)~~
4. ~~Rough research for Nikon~~
5. ~~Indiv poster for Strategic~~
6. ~~Fill up outstanding 2 surveys~~ Follow up with C when back
7. ~~Book travel insurance~~
8. ~~Go to the bank~~
9. ~~Book insurance for 6 pax~~
10. ~~Get confirmation for insurance for A's and mine~~
11. ~~Journal entry for Strategic~~
12. ~~Disco. invoice~~
13. Peer evaluation
14. Journal Capsim
15. Disco. descriptions
16. Pack luggage and Handbag
17. Passport!

2010-09-02T01:31:00.002+08:00

So where do we go on from here?
I thought things were just getting a wee bit better, then we had to have another tussle..

Don't like the way you question me, don't like the way you get abusive with your words. Don't like how you react to such situations, even though I apologized as it was really wrong of me to snap.

Don't like how I get so affected easily as well. Don't like how such quarrels affect my mood and my ability to work. Don't like how disagreements cause me sleepless nights.

Urrgh.

I can't even bear to look at my rants here. They remind me of some whimpy secondary school girl having some BGR crisis.

That's all for today.

2010-09-01T01:25:00.000+08:00

squeezed in time for a quick supper today. :) drove him back even though my shoulder hurts like hell.

2010-08-29T01:44:00.002+08:00

Haven't blogged in ages. Thank god blogs aren't human - they won't judge and blame you for neglect and abandon.

I've returned only cause I realised I need a place to rant, vent and probably just write out all sorts of pent up feelings and frustrations. Gibberish or not - my blog won't judge me..

So yeah. I pretty much had one of the shittiest weekends ever. Dragging myself up to work was pretty tough when I didn't sleep much. I look like a wreck and there's loads to do but I can't seem to bring myself up to task.

The only silver lining here I guess is that my sales record seems to be pretty smooth sailing whenever I hit a moody period - so thank god for that.

Sighs.

It isn't easy maintaining a 6 year relationship. Sure we joke about it and all, and (I hope) appear to be quite stable in the eyes of many others but it's hard hard work.

We came across situations like this for many times already - when we felt that our relationship was turning stagnant. feelings turning stale. getting bored.. But we worked hard to overcome these shizz together.

This time, however, just feels different. Feels like its gonna be tougher to get through. It's this stupid thing called instinct nagging at me, telling me that it's not gonna be as easy this time. I know I should probably just ignore it, lest it affects my daily thoughts and actions but it's hard to do so cause the truth is, I'm scared.

I'm scared to lose someone whose been with me for so long, someone who has been playing the leading role in my life. What am I to do when I lose my leading man?

We've been through so much together - our O levels, his A levels, my Poly education, his NS stint and now this is just another phase we have to go through and hopefully we will conquer, Uni life.

But it ain't gonna be that simple. Why? Cause we've both admitted that something has changed between us. It just doesn't feel right anymore.

You know when you have that nagging feeling, you feel shitty but you put up with it cause you know it'll soon pass.. BUT when you actually verbalise your thoughts and admit something - it sucks to the max - just because it sounds so final.

It's like - I hereby pronounce you husband and wife or the doctor pronouncing someone dead.
Makes it feel like it's irreversible..

Anyway we promised to work through this together but we're both just so so busy.. but do wish us luck anyway!

Happy 2010!

2010-01-03T00:50:00.004+08:00

Hope everyone had a blast over the Christmas and New Year holidays!
i know i did :)

May the year 2010 bring us all more luck, love and money! ;)

Note to self:-
Here's my list of to-dos to kick start the year...
1) ~~MR Assignment~~
2) Tohoku photos
3) Update lovetreats with recipes of chocolate chip cookies, brownies and if mood permits, cake truffles
4) Update blog with tohoku trip, shing's birthday, boxing day lunch
5) ~~Finish up questionnaire for MR~~
6) Collect mom's watch on Tuesday
7) Organise closet
8) Tidy up notes
9) ~~Chope work slots for Feb~~
10) ~~Search for article for Econs assignment~~

Hopefully i'll be updating this space soon! Looking forward to it!

2009-11-17T01:53:00.003+08:00

today we finally got to trying these machines out! we always walked by, laughing at those goons who would spend so much money just to kiap toys... but today was a different story, we saw this guy catch a stitch! in like just 3 attempts!

i think that kinda inspired cm, so he decided to try too! and voila! in just 4 tries, i've got a new stitch stuffed toy!!
the whole process was so fun! haha. and i must say, quite addictive! now i understand why those people would rather catch their stuffed toys rather than buying from the store. there's this added sense of satisfaction and you really have to try it to understand!

thanks for the stitch, hun! i love it so! :)

life's been kinda dull recently, hopefully the trip to japan will help make up for the lack of entries!

oh and also i started a new blog, to help keep track of all my lil messes in the kitchen. do support lovetreats !

2009-10-03T21:02:00.001+08:00

baby bought cooking mama for my ipod touch! Hee! More reasons to take d bus :) thanks hon!!

cedele

2009-10-03T12:16:00.004+08:00

Treats from Cedele!

I walked past the window where they displayed all these lovely pies and beautifully decorated cupcakes and i knew that i just had to get some!!

I had a tough time deciding.. but i ended up with.....
Lemon Meringue Pie + Banana Lemon Burst Cupcake!
delish and oh-so-pretty!

Loved the cupcake -it was very moist with bits of banana in it! Can't say much for the icing though, would prefer it if the lemon flavor was stronger.

:p i'm still goin through a phase for all things citrusy.

The Lemon Meringue Pie on the other hand was gooood. I loved that the meringue top was sweeter so it really complements the tart-ness of the lemon curd! Really adore the texture of meringue against the soft lemon curd.

Check out their offerings at their latest outlet! Great option for a casual tea.

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Tel: (65) 6235 2380 Fax: (65) 6235 9650

Opening hours
Mon - Fri: 8am to 10pm
Sat - Sun, PH: 10am to 10pm

2009-10-01T16:23:00.001+08:00

i can't find the much-needed momentum, i'm not happy with my work.

not happy with myself.

pfft.

Lemon Cupcakes

2009-09-28T16:29:00.003+08:00

Made a batch of Lemon Cupcakes this weekend! First attempt and can safely say it went quite okay..Simple icing made with just some lemon juice and zest..
i just love the colours.
don't you find the process of cooking/baking/looking at good pictures of food extremely therapeutic? when i'm done messing about - i actually feel motivated to start on work!

how does designerwhorecooks.blogspot sound? ;p

2009-09-15T12:48:00.001+08:00

i dunno about you, but i love the feeling of clean, fresh skin..

in the morning after i wake up, before i head to bed at night.

without a speck of make up...

feels soo, comfy and free.

what say you?

meet-ups.. grilled fish and cupcakes..

2009-09-13T18:11:00.007+08:00

2 meet-ups = loads of good food.

met up Manda and Gen, together with Laura for dinner at Crystal Jade the other day.
I can never ever get enough of their porridge!
Good food, good company but horrid neighbours we had at the next table.

i hate people who have no concept of hygiene whatsoever. or maybe in this case, common sense. i mean like: hello woman, who in the world changes their kid's diapers in the restaurant, AT THE TABLE?

sheesh.

moving on to the next meet-up.. with Habez, Kelvin, Leonard, Eoin together with Cindy! (in the middle of mid-term exam week!)

chilled at our usual starbucks, with our Caramel Macchiato-s, waiting for the later people to stream in..

Dinner was at Manhattan Fish Market - loved the prompt service and the grilled fish!

and then went on to Coffee Club for sweets!it was mainly army talk the whole way through - 2 proud boys who just POP-ed, 1 heading in 2 days later and the other in Oct. I found it extremely amusing, being able to compare their experiences with those of cm's..and to see how much they've changed after NS

i love all things citrus-y (on-going phase), so i got the lemon tart! it came with edible gold!loved the crust, it wasnt too dry and hard. quite like the tangy custard too.

all girls love their desserts!Habez left earlier on, but we still included him in all our pics!note to self: meet-up with shing

anyhow, mid terms were crap. MCQ paper, so what. and for Retail we just had to answer 3 questions out of 4? bleah. i've never been much of a mugger and going back to the books just makes it so much more clear.

i screwed up an assignment too. double yayness.

if this isnt a sign to buck up and work harder for the projects, i dunno what is. there's still the final exams! @#%&&*& sighs.

Cupcakes from cm! A sweet surprise.
i cant remember if i thanked you for this, but you made my week. thanks hun!it also made me realise how much i want a nice cam for my food photog!

an attempt at baked rice with my sis yesterday. it looks alot better in real life. my camera sucks. boo hoo.

2009-09-07T14:19:00.002+08:00

i love fall collections!

be it Zara, Mango or even G2000.

i love tweed jackets, trench coats, faux fur and boots!!

it's such a pity we don't get to experience winter and the whole wonderful world of being able to dress for it.

sighs.

i so need to go shopping. i want that jacket and that cardi. so much.

but there's so many other things to spend on! RAH

okay. back to the books~

p.s. i really hope it takes off.

2009-09-06T00:44:00.002+08:00

okay. Time check. the mid term exams are all here n I've barely started revising.

To make things worse, each time I see samples of questions tt could come out in the exams, I barely know how to work them out .

I've screwed up a personal assignment of mine that's worth 20% of my module grade already and I cannot afford to lose anymore.

Sighs.. I really need to start feeling motivated and work harder on my books. No point being so negative all the time I guess..

My money's at stake here. Mug hard sara yeoh.

2009-08-29T13:35:00.000+08:00

let's just see how much more we each can take.

2009-08-27T15:25:00.002+08:00

the weather is making crave herbal chicken! i love rainy days.
paired with a few food blogs, plus a nice cup of tea = perfect lazy afternoon

then i remember the mountain load of readings i have to do for Consumer Behaviour.

sighs. major spoiler. Mos Study Session again today!

2009-08-25T18:56:00.002+08:00

flip flops - my new love!
Love d many meetups recently and am happy that there's more to come! See U really soon gen!

2009-08-22T01:38:00.001+08:00

hello study dates - I see that you're here to stay....

2009-08-20T01:03:00.002+08:00

i'm just in an utterly crap mood these days, and nothing seems to be able to break this awful spell.

long baths, done.
self-pampering, done.
sleep, over-done.
comfort food - warm noodles in soup, done.
chocolate? seems like i need to get myself some more. my stash ran out..

and i really wonder why godiva/sins dont do 24hr delivery.

a girl can really do with some good chocolate lovin' at 1am in the morning sometimes.

sighs. just feel absolutely rotten.

bah. bah. bah. bah. bah.

knowing that i have tonnes of reading to do doesnt seem to help things either.

sighs. really wonder how long will it take for things to settle in proper.

2009-08-20T00:47:00.002+08:00

"Everyone wants to be loved, every once in awhile...."

2009-08-18T22:56:00.001+08:00

what do you do when you're unhappy?

2009-08-16T12:04:00.003+08:00

I'm feeling really unsettled now. Time tables nv seem to be the same each week. So much details to work into the month - freelance work, sit down revision time, me-time, time with cm... Dun even get me started on that. I find it an absolute pain having to coordinate our scheds each week. N I have no idea when did I start getting so anal abt plans for the week / day. I miss my routines so. Sighs.

2009-08-12T15:46:00.002+08:00

I want to eat sugar peanuts!!! =)

shall not give in to twitter... Must not give in to twitter.

Back to international marketing management class. Eeee.

Lola says hi, n tt she's tempting me wif salted peanuts. Eee. Cmi.

2009-08-12T05:38:00.003+08:00

hello world, it's 550am..
I love my new data plan. I can blog while waiting for my toner to get absorbed! Hee
been working quite late nights recently, n it's showing on my face!
Sighs. I guess that's what age does to you..

plenty of decisions to make recently, one of the more pressing ones - to get or not to get a printer.. Printing notes in sch is just so exp. I rather spend d money elsewhere,..
*note to self: to start preparing notes by fri

Nights and have a great wednesday!

2009-08-07T20:32:00.001+08:00

whee! Just had a great nasi lemak dinner n m slacking ard in tiong bahru plaza with my phone while cm checks his NUS module thingy.

Presentation went quite okay yesterday. Just glad to get it over n done with.. =) nw it's just exams for the rest of the retail marketing module.

2 weeks of school down, another 2 weeks to a one week break. =D

2009-08-05T22:24:00.002+08:00

Worked till 3+am today on the slides for my team's retail marketing presentation tomorrow evening.. and i really enjoyed the process.suay suay kena first group to present. i hope all goes well tomorrow.
tuesday discuss, thursday present. haha

prays.

2009-07-24T00:23:00.003+08:00

say hello to my precious baby!

cm bought her from bangkok, for me, and she's the cutest ever!

now:- if only the above statement is 100% true... =(

i wish i had the time and patience for a puppy.

Emma Watson - Face of Burberry Autumn/Winter 2009

2009-07-18T22:44:00.009+08:00

i was walking from takashimaya to lucky plaza for my lunch (current love: fish soup at l2) today when i went past the Burberry boutique and saw Emma Watson's Autumn / Winter campaign for Burberry!

I like!

and when i got home i decided to google for more images from Burberry 2009 Autumn / Winter..

and i can so conclude, I LOVE!

It's so chic..

and thank god... there's no resemblance in any way to her Hermione Granger character in Harry Potter.

Now, who wants to shop with me in Burberry?

Credits: galmourvanity, glamourvanity, cdnbuzznet, stylefrizz, telegraph, reelmovienews

2009-07-17T15:26:00.004+08:00

These days...

Whenever we go out...

it's either for golf at the driving range with my mom and sis...

or to pig out at cafes / restaurants..Our new love: this very yummy cake from Bakerzin called 'Sweet Pleasures'. How very apt indeed - we had it twice in a row, in a single week and each encounter with it was nothing beneath its name. Layers of chocolate ganache.. yummy hazelnut praline-ish cream... it's just lovely.

and laden full with tonnes of calories.

pfft. bummer.

Thank god there's golf to help balance things out!

Anyhow, weekdays are such a bore now every since Mocha went back home...

She's the sweetest thing ever. sighs.
The weather's making me damn cranky. It's such a chore to stay home. Thank god school starts Monday..

and stupid Cm gets to go to Bangkok for the weekend.

No fair.

2009-07-16T01:54:00.004+08:00

hello world.

it's 2am, thursday morning.

been bumming around for quite abit - and i don't really like it. would rather be out there working and making some moo-lah!

eating too much. sleeping too much. spending too much - on thefaceshop products, cab rides and good food.

pfft.

i want another holiday. or maybe it's just time to do something with my hair again.

yes i'm this bored.

something exciting i've done recently - managed to train mocha to shake her paw. i'm such a proud mama! (waitaminute, she's not even my dog! - sighs)

ooo. another mind-less ranting entry. shut up sara. it's time to tone, moisturise and sleep.

2009-07-07T14:10:00.005+08:00

hello.

it's been ~~awhile~~.ages.

i like doing quarterly updates. it's like doing up the quarterly promotable deck at work! (which i miss so much - i mean work. i miss work, not just the task of doing up the deck)

Anyhow, it's been a good and fulfilling 5months.

In Feb:

Finished up my internship.
Marked it with drinks @ Balaclava

and as a treat...

went off to taiwan with cm for a good 8days and had lots of fun taking in the sights and smells.

oh yes, Fun Taiwan!Shan't blog in detail... just bits and pieces of what i thought was the best!

Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall during Cherry Blossom Season..where the sakuras were in full bloom. Taipei 101
Shihlin Night Market with their xxl fried chicken cutlet Took the train up to Taroko Gorge

Took photos of cm while waiting for the train.

hehehe. i still think he's sooo cute! ahahaha! **blushblush!**after quite a long train ride... finally we see Taroko Gorge and witnessed the amazing landscape along 九曲洞
Stayed at 2 lovely resorts..

Promised Land Resort, complete with its own river, mini boats and all and the Royal Chihben Spa Hotel! complete with your own personal hot spring bath as the water that flows through the tap is spring water. Had ice cream from Cold Stone at Dream Mall in Kaoshiung, and also the first of my many other 1 litres of yakult. Visited the humongous Fo Guang Shan Monastery and then to Liuhe Night Market! where it was food food and more food. our tar-pau~at one of the shops, they were selling exotic pets!

snakes and lizards are soo yesterday..

how would you like a pet pig or your own raccoon replacing that chihuahua in your handbag?

Went to Wenwu Temple, that overlooks the magnificent Sun Moon Lake.. love the colors...observation deck!a lazy afternoon river cruise.. and then to Jiuzu for more cherry blossoms and lavender!! the calming scent of lavender was in the air! it was amazing. and to wrap up yet another day - it was another night market session but this time at Fengjia Night Market

Cm chanced upon a money-making idea (time-check: back in taiwan in feb) then, we talked about executing it maybe at some bazaars and what not and now, forgot about it for awhile and then we see the Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks (the people who brought you the first xxl chicken cutlet store) in Singapore selling it in June - sweet potato fritters topped with a light dusting of sour plum powder. It's a limited edition kinda offering on its menu now, and if it does well to make it a permanent item on the menu, i will stab myself with a pen. My fave braised eggs! Also visited the Leofoo Village (theme park+zoo) conquered all the rides..
and Shihlin Park for their Rose Garden exhibit.There's also Wu Fen Pu where i got ripped off. 3 tops for $120. not TWD, SGD hor! it was o.u.c.h lo. so expensive and still no paper bag! lol

In March:

Had our very first potluck session.. which could very well be the last as the boys cant cook for nuts)

*collage courtesy of shing, i had to rip as she didn't see the need to *ahem* send us pictures*We (together with cm) celebrated our birthdays at Pan Pac Orchard.. and had a birthday dinner with my loves at Pearl River!
Of course i must take this opportunity to thank Shing Fangyi and Ernest for the lovely gifts. however late this entry is..
March also marked my quest to become a domestic goddess.. (my official quest)
In April:

Went prawning for the first time with Fangyi and all! with my sis and Shing's sis in tow.. that makes a grand total of 7. all in 1 car. Was it fun? Err, alright. Did I contribute to the catch? Errr, no!
but it helps that i drove them there! i don catch the prawns, i drive them home! contribute indirectly!

Attended 2 World Gourmet Summit Dinners (David Rocco and Bob Blumer's) thanks to work. Had loads of fun and it was a great eye-opener!
Loved the soup at David Rocco's Dinner and the presentation of the dishes at Bob Blumer's dinner!
The oh-so-cute Flower Pot Salad, served in real flowerpots! with a sprinkling of "dirt" by the side and salad dressing served in a mini watering can!Beef cup-cakes - Beef cheek cup cakes with beet-dyed mash potatoes!and my favourite! the sweets! Looks like something served out of breakfast right? the usual bacon and eggs served with ketchup at the side...
but no, this is the Eggestential Egg - a white chocolate mousse with frozen passion fruit center! when you cut off the top of the egg....
*tadaa~*sheer bliss. I'm so going to attempt this recipe one day.

So with that as the last event, i finished up with work at D... which was one of my best experiences, ever......had drinks @ Mimolette! Last time i'll be seeing these people, until the next one that is..

and then it's back to good ol Lancome..for May and June!

In May:

Malaka + Kota Tinggi trip with the coolest bunch of colleagues ever!

Very over-decorated trishaws.. Our ride... Push-cart Sushi, anyone?Malaka, though a tad over-commercialised, was still a very quaint little town. with loads of good sights and very good food.Yep, Peranakan influence is very strong in this town. even more so after the filming of Singapore's very own drama serial 'The Little Nyonya' Went to check out Gempak Astro! and caught sight of a beauuuutiful sunset. It was makan makan and makan all day and night.

famous chicken rice balls. nyonya kueh kueh. Chendol.. just lovely.

Cm and i finally bought a dslr camera, and tested it on cute Mocha! and then it's Lancome Lancome Lancome for the rest of the month.

23 days at taka for May. bless my poor tiredandsmelly feet.

and then there was Graduation. then June went by just like that..

nothing much in June really. Just more lancome (22days!) and had another at home dinner with shing, fangyi and cm to celebrate Ernie's POP!

and now it's officially July!

School's starting on the 20th.. 2 weeks to go.

it's time to have a bit of fun, catch up with friends, nuah around, read more books and spend more time with cm before we both get swamped with uni life.

Here's to a good July and maybe more frequent updates!

xoxo

path

2009-04-16T21:13:00.003+08:00

as we walked together on the same path,
the path that we've both walked on,
countless of times -
i can't help but notice,
how different it feels now.

we were walking closely,
side by side..

and yet, it feels like we're both,
worlds apart.

as we walk on, i can't help but wonder..
for how much longer will we walk along like this?

2009-01-17T13:40:00.000+08:00

gen... u hungry??

sweetheart!

2009-01-16T01:24:00.003+08:00

cm was such a sweetheart yesterday night.. for helping my mom bring over the queen-size bed for my grandparents... and i think my mom felt obliged to intro him to my grandparents.. so she asked him to go and greet people....

cm: (to my grandmother) "aunty", (to my grandpa) "uncle"
grandparents: " converses in a whole string of hokkien which i just cant seem to understand"

then suddenly my grandpa went...
"sara..几时轮到你?（when's your turn?)"

[in reference to my cousin's recent wedding on the 3rd of Jan which i will blog about soon.. i hope...]

me: "没有那么快啦！我还要读书的"！(not so soon! i still wanna study..)
grandpa: "那还要几你年？"(how many more years to go?)
me: "多十年啦！" (10yrs la)

(totally unexpected)
grandapa: "不要放屁啦。。。"(that's bullshit!)

LOL.

anyhow,
cny shopping today after work! starting to stock up the fridge for war already.. thank god for new jp2's 24-hr ntuc supermarket!

oh! on an even more random side note, (or more like a self note to myself..)
da alison.. if u're reading this..
i found something similar to the long lost tom yum noodle at the jp halal foodcourt!
the one that we used to go to with evelyn and sihui after choir practice on saturdays!
remind me to bring you go try ok. heh.

2009-01-15T08:26:00.001+08:00

you know.. usually at this point of time, i'd been wanting to move on.. and go try something new..
however this time.. i wish everything can just stay this way.

i like this "routine" of mine.. it's a good one. and i'm really gonna miss it, once it's all over.

all this time...

2008-12-27T19:36:00.016+08:00

the last few months/days of 2008, were spent well..

(besides the satisfaction i get out of work..)

got the chance to catch up with friends...

CM and i celebrated our fourth...

decided that a change of location for dinner was much needed.. so goodbye pearl river and hello...

lovely.

spent the weeks of december doing loads of christmas/dress shopping.. bought gifts.. received some...

and of course.. shing's birthday dinner before she left for chiang rai amongst all the chaos in bkk then.. all in all. 2008 was a great year.

i earned myself my driving license. and learnt of the privileges that driving brings...

being able to hang out till late.. going to katong for a midnight snack (at 2am!)..... and the bliss of being able to have the car to myself for a few days.. being able to reach home from work within 45mins.. sheer bliss.

i've also learnt life lessons, both painful and sweet that i know i will remember for the years to come.

finally- finished up with lessons in school.. and headed out for internship in a great company that i never ever dreamt that i would be part of. getting the chance to meet great colleagues and being able to learn so much about the different media platforms through them..

2008 has given me lots of new opportunities.. and i'm hoping that 2009 will go as well!

be it job opportunities, university decisions.. money matters..

blah blah blah... =)

Tis' Holiday Season

2008-12-22T09:49:00.003+08:00

okay. so i lied. no pictures next entry. lol.

been too busy getting fat with all the cakes and chocolates that my colleagues have been sharing with me. they're the nicest people ever! (and that's not because they share their calories..)

cakes loaded with fresh whipped cream...or topped with fat-laden icing!royce chocolates.. HERSHEY'S KISSES.. yummy bits from Canelé Pâtisserie...

plus the christmas dinner with mom. the family gathering on christmas day...

i can so hear the scales go tick tick tick tick tick...

boo.

Hope everyone had a great christmas. that the peeps doing ipp like me managed to get a good break from work! TGIF!

So with Christmas done.. it's the new year coming soon, time for the yearly resolution making.. but this year seems more..i don't really know how to put it. not as straight forward as the past three years i guess...

Cos ta-daa. Once again, it's decision making time. and it aint fun standing at the cross roads, being forced to make decisions. esp when there's quite a bit of money at stake.

So which path to take? To work or to school. To school where? Where's the money gonna come from? Are you sure this course is what you wanna do? Where can you go with this? How long will you take before you can pay off your study loan? Are you sure you wanna go for an overseas education?

questions and decisions!! arrgh!!

so first things first.

future career path? what do i wanna do.. there's no way i'm gonna be a lawyer if i go take up some engineering course... right?

but i'm so muddled up right now. so yea. last time i wanted to work so badly in the magazine industry. then i wanted to try out in an agency.. see what the suits get up to.. then now i'm in marketing and i'm so loving it.

hmm.. browsing around on the university websites going through all the courses they offer just seems to make everything more mind-boggling.

management and marketing? marketing and advertising?

hmmmm..

$45,000 for 6 semesters?

hmmmmmmmmmm.....

i'm getting a headache already. and it's jan soon!!

A quick update

2008-12-01T08:37:00.002+08:00

A quick update?

I love my life right now!

Pictures soon!

boy crazy

2008-11-02T22:19:00.008+08:00

You know.. i just can't make up my mind on who's cuter..

Zac Efron...
OR 阮經天!!
HAHAHAHA.

Who would you choose?? I'd take both!!!

Whee~~~

2008-09-30T08:13:00.002+08:00

just keep swimming. just keep swimming...

hong kong trip 2008!

2008-09-14T10:14:00.015+08:00

Hello Hong Kong!

First time to hk. first time going around on our own. was kinda excited, as it was also the first time that i'm going somewhere with a sole mission... to shop!

also the first time on afternoon flight out. lovely clear blue skies... and no airplane wing at the window seat this time!! hurhur! so now i can almost conclude, that all the wing seats get allocated to the travel agencies. and people who book their own tickets get lovely views!

in my mind at first, HK didn't really appeal to me. i imagined it to be all dirty, messy with heavily polluted air, rude people.. but i'm glad to say that i'm wrong. HK was pretty good actually! really clean (except for the night streetmarkets where standards are almost the same as those at joo chiat) malls, streets, trains!

i remember cabbing to the hotel from the airport on the first night..and felt as though all the buildings were closing in on us! Their buildings (ridiculously tall some of them) seem to be everywhere, and there isnt even breathing spaces allocated in between. it's all tightly packed together. people were walking along the sidewalks so fast as though they were rushing to somewhere, even at 8pm, and there were neon signboards everywhere! here's some super tall residential buildings to prove my point.

headed out to mong kok to shop on our first night after we landed. LOADS of oversized sunnies to buy. cheap cheap.

the train stations in HK all have different color themes, so yeah, we pretty much started taking pictures of every single train station that we went to. super touristy i know.

I've heard so much about HK being mai dong xi chi dong xi (eating and shopping) and i'm sure they have no problems at all when it comes to food. but shopping.... hmmmm... (imagines shops choked full with free-sized clothes)

which was half true, as all the small shops only carried free sized clothes. but the malls....

were faaab.

Landmark Centre, IFC... rows and rows of boutiques. one after another, and each getting bigger and bigger. standalone boutiques on the streetfront. nicely designed. lovely stuff.

and the size of the malls there kinda make vivocity look / feel (or maybe it's just me being overwhelmed) like jurong point.

and of course, when you're travelling with my mom, we have to visit some of the touristy sites as well. so we popped by the wong tai sin temple, nan lian garden, took the star ferry....

i told you their buildings are everywhere.

took the tram up to the peak in the evening. stayed to catch the sunset and also the night view..(no pictures to show, all lousy. boo) kinda amazed at how steep the tram was going. the view was almost like a backdrop... the avenue of stars at night.

i've never wanted a good camera / tripod / camera manual guide book so badly! i was determined to get at least a passable night shot along the avenue of stars. and after 33 tries along the entire avenue, i got one!

it was sooo annoying, taking photos with the night mode function... taking pictures in normal mode, at night, with flash, results in..pui.

so beside shopping and going around like a tourist, HK is all about FOOD. they have great restaurants! me love the one at the Western Market, and the very everyday dim sum restaurant near the hotel along nathan.

morning wake up, dim sum, go shopping, lunch dim sum, back to shopping/sight-seeing, dinner? more dim sum.

hurhur!

i think i have more photographs of food than scenery!

everyday dimsum breakfast..and my must have new love! - custard steamed buns! i had them everywhere. and none tasted the same but they were all gooood.choked full with warm delish custard! my mom and i are such fans, we bought 18 home. in a box, to steam and cook when we're back in Singapore!

in our quest for food, we went to The Peninsula, for my custard mooncakes where i learnt that they were all sold out and i had to make an order in advance for them! boo. and there we were thinking that we could get em fresh.The Western Market place i was talking about...and the food!
dined at the peak, with bad service but a lovely sunset.

mum finally understanding why i love my huge ass shades.restaurant by the avenue of stars...super nice setting...great food at roadside stalls! finally found noodle soup!Krispy Kreme!!

Bye Singapore doughnuts, doughnut factory, J-co whatever. nothing willl taste as good as the original glazed from KK.

and the best of all.....**cues drumroll....**

Dessert from this place! Hui Lau Shan!

okay, i know the half empty cups don't look good at all. But that's what we buy back to the hotel to drink every night while we were there. every single night. heh.

yummy! mango's the best. it's their trademark!they even have a shop at the airport so you can get your last serving before you leave for home! which is what we did.I have no idea why such a great shop couldn't survive in our food loving Singapore. apparently we had two branches here but they both closed down... maybe it was the location...

hmmm...

but i know for sure that food and shopping surely makes me a happy happy girl.

even though we 3 had to squeeze on a king size bed every night!

and that HK has made me realise how much i love food photography!

i love my mooncakes

2008-08-27T20:04:00.005+08:00

so i'm in school. sitting at my usual seat in tep area. reading all the many many blog entries about tep.

and am feeling all emotional again.

but before my emotional entry i shall rant about how much i love mooncakes!!

followed by my super late HK entry

and then maybe an emotional entry to mark the start (official start) of IPP!

okay. so back to why i love mooncakes.

cause they're sweet savory. and just really yummy.

and pretty. and come in nice boxes and packaging!

(Sheraton's doing good this year!)

and of course, Raffles Hotel as usual! Tried their baked ones this year. delish! double yolk and sweet lotus paste.....

and of course my all-time favourite..

me love these champagne truffle & ganache ones from raffles hotel! a must have every year! and also the custard one from The Peninsula! Went to HK to get them from their hotel boutique but they were out of stock!!! thank god Singapore still has some for me. heh.

so at the end of each mooncake season i pile on like another 300kilos. which is totally cool with me this year cause judging by the food conditions at my new place, i can soo afford those extra 300 kilos.

so that's all. bottom line. i love my mooncakes.
Photo credits: mehmeh, keropok.com

bye.

oh and i need a new blogskin. too bad. too lazy. too busy.

2008-08-27T20:04:00.002+08:00

GAH!

i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy.
i'm excited. i'm excited. i'm excited.
i'm motivated. i'm motivated. i'm motivated.
i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy.
i have loads of energy. i have loads of energy. i have loads of energy.
i'm motivated. i'm motivated. i'm motivated.

bah.
i know i don't really deserve a break but i do hope the long weekend will help perk me up ~~a lil~~ enough to make it through the next week, finishing what needs to be finished.

i'm motivated. i'm motivated. i'm motivated.

yipee.

2008-08-20T19:30:00.002+08:00

arrghh.. i hate my random mac cravings. everytime after i satisfy it, i just simple feel like puking everything out.

bleahhh.

i am motivated. i am motivated. i am motivated. i am motivated. i am motivated.

2008-08-07T18:16:00.002+08:00

i feel very cheated. So very cheated.

it's upsetting.

i thought you're always tired? doesn't seem so.

pfft. why do i even bother.

2008-08-06T10:25:00.001+08:00

what if one day i lose you, you and you.

i wouldn't be surprised.

sighs. a few more weeks to the end of tep. mixed feelings indeed sara. mixed feelings indeed.

Singapore Garden Festival 2008

2008-07-27T20:12:00.005+08:00

this weekend, we decided to pop by the Singapore Garden Festival at Suntec. loads of flowers flowers and more flowers. don go if flowers bore you.
i love my weekends. i wish they would never end. i feel like quitting lancome.

2008-07-24T23:53:00.002+08:00

i'll give anything to go to japan again. anything.

pfft. i hate you.

boo!!

9 words women use

2008-07-24T21:27:00.002+08:00

was blog-hopping and i saw this on wanting's page. so true and so cute!

9 WORDS WOMEN USE

1. Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

2. Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house. (for shing five minutes mean she's gonna lie in bed for another 10 before getting up)

3. Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.

4. Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don’t Do It!

5. Loud Sigh: This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of nothing.)

6. That’s Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That’s okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

7. Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you’re welcome.

8. Whatever: Is a woman’s way of saying FUCK YOU!

9. Don’t worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking “What’s wrong?” For the woman’s response, refer to #3.

haha! guilty.

2008-07-23T22:06:00.000+08:00

oh, napfa was cool. i wanna do a 2.4 retake please. pfft.

hi leg/thigh muscles, i forgot about your existence quite some time ago. welcome back..

2008-07-21T16:31:00.002+08:00

it's been three years baby. urrgh.

brainy rainy day

2008-07-21T14:06:00.008+08:00

So this is what khai (taemin's noona) does during lunch to amuse the 'korean-influenced' corner, besides the shinee 'replay' and 'in my room'. hurhur. and the taemin posters.

Draw brains!!

Legend:
F.F = Family and Friends
T = Taitai-ness

M.C/CM = Boyfriends

i'll miss khai when she crosses over to print. very very much. boo. She's so funny!

oh, and shinee rocks. jonghyun!
i can't believe i said that,

2008-07-17T08:11:00.000+08:00

pfft. more time and money please..

2008-07-16T08:34:00.000+08:00

"not much"

i wonder if they all feel the same.

2008-07-10T08:23:00.002+08:00

things are so complicated now. i hope all the procedures and related proceedings get cleared so things can go well...

i so hope that everything can go as planned.

boo..

i want a new hp! =(

2008-07-09T08:21:00.001+08:00

i love my long sleeves. =)

2008-06-30T09:19:00.000+08:00

oh. and here's a typical day in school.

(C for Cherylene, S for Sara)

On the topic of library books..

S: Take the book back to read over the weekend ah. It's good!

C: When are you due??

S: @#$#$%%&#^*&&($

haha. silly and funny groupmates i have.

Laguna getaway + museum trip

2008-06-30T01:58:00.000+08:00

so i promised pictures of the mini Laguna getaway sometime back eh? then i realised actually i don't have much pictures to begin with.. Just loads of silly pictures of my sis goofing around with cm. haha.

Shing passed me my belated birthday present before i left that day. I insist on posting a picture. It's pretty and i'm touched that she spent so much time and effort, even wrapping them up! Thanks babe! I love love love!
Mummy got a room for one night.. very cool. the place was huge (pool view) and the air con, super cool. We had it on full blast the whole night through. it was shiok-ness to the max... and it puts the air conditioning at home to shame. very value for money. nice bed. nice pillow.
MY SPA SESSION! LOVE LOVE LOVE MUMMY FOR IT. i would live in a spa if i could. so so pretty! i think Lagunita Spa is one of the prettiest in Singapore! Love the outdoorsy concept.

so that's abt it. actually, i think i have more pictures with cm's camera.. but i cant really be bothered.

Cm and i also brought our sisters to the National Museum. last weekend.very pretty place. love the architecture.it is an unwritten rule for cm. Got camera, act goofy.Group picture! so ya. it feels so weird to blog with pictures. rather not have any.

oh, and mum got bitten by the guppy bug too. she went out and bought some of her own. and we drove all the way to ps last night at 8pm just to get somemore tetras for the tank, upon deciding that the sole surviving tetra looks lonely. the mixture of colors is just so very pretty and the tank looks quite good now, so i guess pictures will be up soon!

boo. i wanna spend money.

2008-06-15T23:54:00.002+08:00

the past two weekends were simply f.a.b.

i finally got the chance to meet up with shing darling.
got a chance at a mini getaway.
took a sunday break from work.
had fun with cm..

and.

i'm a pet owner now. got a tank of guppies!

hurhurhur. why fish right?

honestly i duno. i guess i just needed something to share my love with on weekdays.

so the next few weeks will be filled with shopping trips to make the tank really really pretty. maybe then, i'll post pictures.

pictures of the laguna trip soon if i'm hardworking enough to get to it.

also, am gonna try gyming one of these days during lunch.

keyword: try

whee~!

feels like its gonna be a great week.

2008-06-06T10:58:00.002+08:00

so i had another great dream (again) the other night.

dreamt that my dad flew my whole family to Japan for sushi (must be campus cooking) and ramen. it felt damn real. cause i clearly remembered packing up my leather boots and handbag.

and listening to my ipod on the flight. Mariah Carey's Bye Bye.

then somewhere in between filming chocolate cornflake clusters and Kelvin's friend Charlie, i got sick.

and got awarded two days worth of mc. which i would gladly die for back in secondary school.

ya. so the point is i feel guilty for taking mc.

yipee.

back to script.

sushi!

2008-05-30T08:14:00.002+08:00

i fell in love with a stranger.

in my dreams, which my stupid cramps woke me up from. but nevertheless, still feels very sweet, even though it was a tad short.

i met him at night though, which was plain weird. he was with a mountain bike and he had a drink it his hand while he was cycling out of the carpark.

doesnt make sense but ya, that was how it went.

so he almost knocked me over (i dont know why i was walking around alone at night though) and then we started talking and he put his bike away and we went for a drink.

He had really big eyes, a very nice smile, a great personality and a very very nice voice.

I couldn't remember when was the last time i had so much fun. even though the guy's name had to be Ivan. (shing. it's all your fault. you got me worried and my dream man has to share that dumb name)

He brought me around, on his bike. cycling on the quiet roads... telling me about his interests and passion for sports.

and i never felt happier.

then i got jolted up by my cramps and when i woke up i felt so guilty.

almost like i cheated on cm.

pfft.

2008-05-23T15:18:00.000+08:00

do you think i could die stuffing myself with calbee chips?

2008-05-23T11:50:00.002+08:00

if i could, i would burn you down with electric current, so that i'll never have to deal with you again for the rest of my life.

if only that could ever happen man.

if only.

2008-05-09T00:38:00.002+08:00

before i start on work again, a short blog post to help me take my mind off a certain few things.

did closing for taka just now, and my mind was so preoccupied with school that i cant remember if i did anything wrong/ =/

paranoid paranoid.

things with cm are getting from bad to worse. oh well. we'll just let things flow along and take their course i guess. i'm too tired to meddle or kick up a fuss.

you know sometimes you get one of those songs stuck in your head and no matter how hard you try you can't get it out?

Mariah Carey's Bye Bye is the song of the moment. for me that is.

"I never knew I could hurt like this
And everyday life goes on I wish
I could talk to you for a while
Miss you but I try not to cry
As time goes by"

ouch. done emo-ing. work time. whee.

p.s. fangyi dear are you free this saturday? you owe me a birthday treat! if this goes on, we'll really only meet on YOUR birthday. bah.

2008-05-07T00:20:00.004+08:00

you know what would be really good to have?

a feedback box. i bet it'd be bursting with entries. constructive ones.

honestly. i'd rather struggle with 6 modules, at least there's a variety.

i'll learn to love Catch more, really (don't want to 'be the one to catch no ball'). hahaha.
[People doing the print stopover would understand]

Anyhow, Ila. thanks for all the effort and hard work so far. i really really appreciate it. love love! <3

2008-05-05T00:02:00.000+08:00

i'm a Chloé girl now.

my new new love.

2008-05-02T02:16:00.001+08:00

i haven't stayed up till this late since school started. sighs.

the mind just isnt fired up to work. something's missing.

i wonder what it is.

boo...

2008-04-27T00:51:00.004+08:00

so i bummed aound the whole day at home today. cause cm had stuff to settle in camp and plans for the flea market visit was postponed.

it just feels so weird to spend a sat without cm.

anyhw! i realised i had pictures from tep! there's more in ila's phone though but i doubt i'll get the chance to get them from her.

tep has indeed transformed me! lol.

here's a pic with my wonderful donna partner. it's a pity we dun take much pictures cuz i simply love her to bits. have i ever told you how much i love you gen? haha!! and dont be late for school anymore next week kae?

and a nice pic with amanda who owns all the faab-est cameras i know. thanks for the pics doll! =)

anyhow. if you look closely in the pic with gen you might notice my very very cool tanlines which i got filming the sbm orientation. my tanlines are so hot and sexy, they disgust me to no end.

after filming my cooking production, i got even darker too. i don even know what made me suggest to lene and iqah that cooking by the fountain would be cool. and at noon. awesome.

i'm so dark now my colleagues think i look dirty. haha. and i'm darker than shing.

omfg. yes. darker than shing.

so whoever said exfoliating will help to lighten your tan, lied. cause i've been scrubbing myself everyday for the past one week and i don seem to get any fairer, if i continue i think my skin will just rot and die.

yipee.

and while i'm whining, i hate my nose too.

first entry in tep

2008-04-25T10:35:00.003+08:00

neglect neglect. yes i know.

school's has been so busy with tep and all. everyday it's emails, editing minutes and then staring into space as i hope content for my articles will drift to me.

it's been so draining, and i just dont understand why. and how. it's like, we work for only half a day? but come 530 each day, and there's just this pained and exhausted look on everyone's face.

i go home every night, drained. and i go to bed earlier and earlier with each passing night.

whee. it's only the second week of tep. if this is going to be a permanent trend i think i'll be in bed by 8 next thursday!

so yeah my mum got me a mini cooper for my birthday, pictures pictures!

NOT.

and i can't believe some of you guys fell for the car thing. haha. the only car i would be getting this year would be a toy one i bet with you. but i guess i can take my mum's new car as a purchase made for me? haha. whatever. with the oil prices rising and all, i rather not have one!

'm just saying that to make myself feel better. pfft.

anyhow. blogging this from iffah's lappie which has super power batt strength. lots of love!! Thanks girl! =)

2008-04-13T12:43:00.001+08:00

i'm officially a driver now.

as of yesterday.

and mummy bought me a car!!!!!

haha.

pictures soon~

birthday part 1

2008-04-07T02:36:00.011+08:00

birthday this year was a very small affair. just several small dinners with the people i love..

though quiet.. it was very very sweet.

dad took us out, both sundays, 30th and 6th april, to celebrate mine and my sister's birthday.

it was a treat. being able to have a nice dinner with everyone happy, two sundays in a row. it made my year.

=)

so... on the 30th, dad took us out to dinner at this chinese restaurant, Villa Seafood Galleria, atop the Labrador Park! it was quite out of the way.. but,

surprise surpise! has an amazing seaview!

there's even a nice chill out area on top of the restaurant... with nice deck chairs.. so we hung around to catch the sunset.
for a moment, it didn't feel like i was still in singapore. the breeze and setting seemed so unlike singapore. all the lush greenery.. not a single building in sight..

after the sun set, we went down to get some foood....

the restaurant was quite packed that day as there was a small wedding dinner on (my dad says on weekdays it's practically empty, so it makes a very nice dinner spot) and i saw this by the pool side!!
super pretty right? i think they just had the solemnization ceremony there. super romantic! by the pool side, infront of the sea.. with a walkway strewn with rose petals... **swoons**

ahem. let me get back to the restaurant. haha.

very nice setting, can-to chinese style.. with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, proudly showcasing the sea view that sets them apart from everyone else..

because of the wedding dinner, we had dinner in one of the private dining rooms! which was really pretty. dinner was served by the portion per individual. it was nice to be spoilt like that. you didn even have to reach out to get your own food!

a nice family potrait. =)
they had this really cute dish which they used to serve the shrimp. it looked like a giant sized porcelain spoon.

so daddy tried eating with it. haha. my dad loves the camera more than anyone of us..the food there was alright, but the setting makes up for everything!

my new love, this pumpkin creation served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! i will so go back for this...after dinner we went back up to chill out before we leave..

and everywhere's alight with nice lighting and candles!

the stairway up..

there were tables planted around, candles lining the walkways.. a wooden swing. the whole atmosphere was just so comfortable and welcoming..

and the view at night, is almost as good as the day, with all the lighting. look at the private dining area in the middle of the pool! super luxe..

and just when i thought things couldn get any better, we went for the flyer on the 6th!

managed to score a super slot - we watched the sun set, looked at all the lights come on slowly.. and saw how pretty singapore can be at night!

just brillant.

as we were approaching the top of the wheel, the movement of the capsule was quite, errm, disturbing.

especially when we're this high. haha.
but then the 360degrees view pretty much distracted everyone.
the clouds turned a blushing pink.. as we watched the sun disappear behind the city skyline.

then all the lights came on, bit by bit...
and the esplanade only lighted up as we're about to alight!

oh well, by then i had more than enough pictures!

oh, and here's the reason why i don't have pictures with my mum and dad alone. my sister is a lousy photographer.

hopefully she'll grow up soon -.-" and know how to better work the camera so there'll be no more blurry shots!so after the flyer we went for dinner at another chinese restaurant. Pu Tien, located at kitchener.

simple comfort food.

a nice way to end the day.

oh and proof that my dad's a major goofball:

this pic was taken first...
and when it was our turn. lol.super cute, no?

if only every sunday would be like the past two.

then maybe,
just maybe, home would feel pretty much like a home again.

2008-04-07T01:21:00.002+08:00

whee. i hate to admit it. but shing makes my old prom dress look good.

it's almost couture.

haha.

so cool.

image heavy post soon!

school's starting. cant wait!!

2008-03-30T00:53:00.001+08:00

good news? i passed my ftt.

bad news?

i don't know where to begin.

sighs.

2008-03-25T01:15:00.004+08:00

i really wanted to blog. and when i logged in, everything that i wanted to write flew to japan.

work was super boring at paragon today. i stoned for 4 hours straight.

whee.

i'll be 19 this sunday.

ooooo.

i really hope 19 will be waaaay better than 18, but it's starting to prove that it'd be as sucky.

i really hate the #$@. hate them for ruining my plans with cm this weekend.

oh wells,

at least there's lunch to look forward to,

after i decide on the stupid venue.

sheesh.

let it be friday, like now!!

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eh, still tuesday.

dammit.

2008-03-20T16:52:00.003+08:00

##$^%^&^(*)(*(&^$#%&*())_!~#*()_)

ARGGGGHHHHHHH~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

fug it. why cant things ever go the way i want them to be.

i'm so angry / upset now i don't even know how to express myself.

thank god the results were okay. or i swear i might just turn ______.

saving grace: FTT 29/03, final test 12/04.

like that helps a big fat lot.
pui.

hopefully mummy would bring me out for some retail therapy tomorrow! like that's ever gonna happen when she just plonked 1k down for 10 of my driving lessons....

there goes my gucci bag... i had such high hopes of getting it tomorrow!!

=(

i'm so upset now, i should go drown myself in a teacup.

goodbye world.

mj shades!

2008-03-18T00:05:00.004+08:00

OMFG!

I THINK I SEE DAWNYANG WEARING THE PAIR OF SHADES THAT I WANTED! FROM MARC JACOBS!

reminds me of that pair which i forced myself so hard to walk away from....

*photo taken straight from her blog entry.

CHEE MUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ="(

boooo. i want my paycheque now.

2008-03-17T23:40:00.003+08:00

sinyee gave me this once i came online.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_theory_of_love

hmmmm.

do you wonder which cat do you fall into?

2008-03-15T17:19:00.001+08:00

omg, i think i might want the new cookbook by Nigella Lawson for my birthday.

the domestic goddess indeed. heh.

oh. and i passed btt~~ whee.

FTT on 29 april.

2008-03-13T02:59:00.003+08:00

boo cm.

i miss you.

anyhow,
project work from the office is no fun. it's extremely stressful albeit the good money. it's worse than school.

sighs.

rather not take the stress. high stress levels can cause new wrinkles and pimples who might want to attend party with a certain somebody i know. *winks*

btt friday.

pfft.

oh. and happy birthday ila. hope you enjoyed your day!

2008-03-11T00:34:00.003+08:00

it's times like this that makes my heart go cold.

so cold, it's close to unbearable.

i hate it. feeling so insecure / vulnerable and have things become so unstable.

sighs.

we're older now, and i know things arent as easy-going as how it was back then when we were in school. everything's changing. and it's kinda tough having to keep up with time.

but i guess this is just another hurdle that we'll have to go through together..

i promise i will hold on hun, and hopefully things would turn for the better. as it usually does.

i love you. =) and really appreciate all that you've done for me.

2008-03-03T18:47:00.001+08:00

driving was F.R.E.A.K.Y

high tea at carousel

2008-02-28T03:51:00.007+08:00

so cm had friday free and we went for shopping and high tea at Royal Plaza!
Heard loads of good comments about the high tea spread at Carousel so was expecting quite a bit..

errrm. in the end. it was okay la.

just that the bread pudding was not as faab as i expected it to be. the cakes selection was just alright and the food, just an average pass i would say...

but the ambience was great! with 'string curtains' and all. quite nice!
and they had really nice service. always ready to refill your coffee / tea.
i pretty much spent my time there drinking tea and iced water. boo!cm caught polishing off the cakes! super cute. heh.shopping at tangs after tea. and we spent the whole evening there! it was packed to the max, prolly due to the sale on.

loads of good deals and bargains.

it's no wonder i'm going back tomorrow with Sinyee for tai tai shopping and tea!! =D

Saturday was spent at home, watching rented VCDs again. This week it was 'The Day after Tomorrow"! i know i know! it's such an old movie(2004)!! but i kinda have this thing for natural disaster movies, don't ask me why cause i myself dun know.

i thought the movie was pretty cool. all about the global warming effect. cm couldnt help but start to explain to his sister, with his very vast geography knowledge -.-" all he knew about the formation of hurricanes, tropical storms, currents, hails..etc..etc.

it was very cute. BUT, i was pretty distracted by..

Jake Gyllenhaal!!

he's super hot okay (in the movie that is)! i wouldnt mind spending my last few minutes with him. woots!!

oh, and i spent my sunday at... the airshow.

of all places right. so bloody darn hot. no aircon.

the airshow. squeezing with the crazy crowd that amounted up to thousands.

it was sheer madness and it deserves a whole entry on it own.

till then!

cny 2008

2008-02-23T01:26:00.014+08:00

so the 15th day of cny's over.

and here are all my pictures!! muahahaha~

i've put on about 2kg over the new year, and seriously, it's not hard to see where did the weight come from.

pui. it's definitely the tarts.

reunion dinner as i said was a quiet affair this year, with the passing of my paternal grandfather. so we had a small dinner at home, just my mum, dad, sis and me. it was a little awkward but i was glad things turned out quite already.

so here's a picture of my super-hero mummy. with her bandaged arm, smiling away with the nian gao...

while my dad sis and i slave away in the kitchen.. over dinner!

Bought this pen cai from a chinese restaurant for the reunion dinner. apparently it's like the in thing to get for cny this year. went along with daddy to go collect it from the restaurant on chu xi and we saw the smashed up orange lamborghini along that stevens road bend, with the ambulance and all, on our way to isetan scotts.

it's kinda cool. they give you the whole claypot with everything inside and you just go home, heat it up and it's ready to eat!

i thought it would be quite awful to it as there's like mussels, fatty pork, duck's tongue and a lot of other weird stuff which i cant seem to identify, but it was suprisingly good.

so here's the "feast" the three of us prepared! There's scallops and abalone and that black moss thing in the pen cai. very nice stuff!

anyhow i bet things would go well for me this year cause i've did the lou-hei soooo many times!! =D

ya and you wonder why you don't see me in then pictures? cause i'm the official photographer!

anyhow, this year caught up quite abit with my cousins. it's kinda sad to see the family kinda drifting apart after not having the glue (the grandparents) to keep everything together but i'm glad we all made an effort!

the cousins. being goofy and dumb.

daddy being his funny-self. insisted on a picture. hehe. quite cute la my dad.

Had lunch at my first aunty's place this year. Her house is pretty cool. She has this entire row tanks filled with guppies along the corridor, according to her, guppies breed like rabbits, so pretty soon she had a farm. some of my cousins and aunts spent the day with nets catching the guppies they like home. my first aunty should charge! it's like those kampung fishing thing in qian hu fish farm? the only thing is that the guppies are i bet are a lot better than the ones you would get there.

mentally construct the three pics together to get a rough idea on how long the corridor is!

and of course a picture with my nephew and niece! it's a tradition, every year also must take!

they're super cute la, and growing super fast too. can't help but feel old standing next to them.
so, we did the visiting at the usual stops, but not so much this year as we're not supposed to officially go around but still i went over to cm's as per normal on the night of the second day.

his whole family (mummy's side) would be there and we would play blackjack and talk. his uncles are all v cute. and this cousin of his! super cute girl, v shy initially but when she opens up to you she talks non-stop.

she's pretty much the same since the last cny, just taller.

i think cny's kinda cool eh, you get to observe how the little ones grow. no wonder all aunties always get such a kick doing that "eh, loooook at how muccchhhh you'veeee grownnn!!" thing.

oh oh! and gambling night, or to better put it, cny games night, at lenny's place. how could i forget! i went after work and all of the guys i swear ganged up to cheat all of my money. (i was the banker) utter rubbish. where got chances of getting the same cards as the person beside you, or across half the table, so many times d! I mean, what are the odds!!

somemore blackjack together! what rubbish! pui~ whole table twenty / twenty points? think the banker would have to deal with a heafty payout? haha. sorry. banker twenty one points!

everyone: WAH LAO!!! so big also cannot eat!

banker: hahaha. cause i lou-hei just now!! =PMatty tried desperately to eat my money also. scoring blackjack after blackjack and then a "ban-ban". urrgh.

the culprit. thank god i got money back when he was the banker. haha. tsk tsk. he mus be nv lou-hei properly! too bad eh? all the better for me!! kua kua kua~~~

anyhow, the idiot wrote down the lines for the lou-hei cause he couldnt remember them.
and for his effort, got himself a blackjack and won a grand total of.......

20cents!!!hehe. we made the malay 'drunk'. and turned lenny's house into a temporary gambling den!! woots!

now if only i could get that vid of us doing the lou-hei over at lenny's... **nudges matty**

it'd be perfect!

2008-02-17T20:44:00.003+08:00

the weekend's almost over!!

my black chanel eyeliner is finally here!! hurhur!!

working on Mon, Tues (full) and Wed. Mon's at Scotts, Tues and Wed at Takashimaya. Do pop by ya? =)

have to get started on my btt studying too. woots.

good sales good sales!!

2008-02-15T00:29:00.002+08:00

working on vday was super fun! watching all the girls walking around with bouquets of roses.. or holding hands/linking arms with their boyfriends or husbands. laughing at those who hold roses in their hands but are out shopping alone, and mentally rating all the diffrent kind of bouquets.

the final verdict: lillies look the prettiest in bouquets and roses look best with at least 6 stalks. bouquets with the bears and roses mixed, look a lil stupid for orchard road but i think would go down perfectly well with the students couples that flood jurong point everyday.

but anyhow. today is a grrreat day cuz i finally hit my sales target! it's been so long baby! woots! and it feels so damn good. hurhur!

shing came by to the counter today and i think she's my lucky charm caused i closed about $200 in sales when she was around. went around frangrance shopping for a very short while and i bought her a heart-shaped lolly for vday!! p.s. dun feel guilty la, i still love you as much! =D

went for lunch alone though so i went to mos burger. i really didn have the intentions of listening to the conversations that went around me but they were so interesting it was just hard not to listen. oh. and i people watched a lot today too..

there was this nerdy looking guy sitting in the corner, munching on fries and scribbling away... it was only when he started licking the envelope did i then realise that he was writing a vday card. and it's one of those ginormous ones. and he was licking the seal on the envelope. like really licking it. from the right to the top, left to the top and then a final lick on the top before sealing it. it was really disgusting. but i dunno wads more disgusting. the girl receiving the saliva-stained card or her being in the guy's mind while he was licking the card.

hmmm....

behind me there was this couple, i dont really know how they look like but the convo went like this...The girl sounded really annoying and whiny and if not for their interesting convo i would have turned around to shoot her my please-shut-up look.

Girl: Babbbby......it's our first valentine's day together.. arent you going to tell me something?
Guy: huh? i already said i love you just now what.
Girl: No la. not enough. say a bit more laaaaaa....
Guy: okok. (in a serious i'm-trying-to-act-cute-to-please-you voice) baby i love you so so much. i hope you liked my flowers, cause i chose them specially for you!
Girl: That's a lot better. so you really love me right?
Guy: Yaaaah...
Girl: Good. then you shall feed me all the fries today, okay. Then i will believe that you truly love me.
Guy: (Stunned voice) all the fries?? every single one?
Girl: ya. if not i will take it as you dont love me. today our first valentine's day mah! must do memorable stuff!
Guy: (i presume looking quite sian diao by now) okay okay.
Girl: (demands) what about my ketchup?!

LOL.

Quite dumb i know but i found it really amusing. anyhow. tomorrow is friday and i can finally see cm!

yeahness! =D

i hoped all of you out there enjoyed your vday yeah?

registered

2008-02-13T00:06:00.000+08:00

i finally did it.

yes it.

registered for my driving theory test at BBDC, which is going to be somewhere in May, but will be withdrawing it to go for this express course at Ubi. it's uber madness.

if all goes well, i might be able to take my basic theory test next week,

IF that is.

pui. it's scary.

i hope mummy's boss will give me a nice ang bao tomorrow! going by the office to visit before going off to Ubi to settle my driving lessons. =D

how are you going to spend your vday this year huh?

for me? i'm going to be working at Isetan Scotts till closing.. whilst cm play with bombs and all things dangerous in the jungle.

super exciting, no?

oh, and the best friend asked me what i wanted for my birthday. lol.

to you: i want to be able to pig out on the couch and talk to you for hours on the phone, like how we used to, again.

either that, or diamonds would be nice. lol.

i'm just kidding. about the diamonds that is.

cny post

2008-02-11T01:55:00.000+08:00

the exams were long over, and we're already in the mids of cny!

cny was a lil weird this year, i dunno why, but things felt quite different..almost foreign.

oh well, went visiting this year, but not as much cuz i'm "supposed to still be mourning". so i cant bring oranges out... which caused a bit of an inconvenience cuz i had to explain my situation quite a few times.

pictures up soon!

and one more thing, mummy "fractured" her arm, the day before chu xi (eve of chinese new year) she slipped while going down a ramp and was wearing flats! i dunno how she did it but yeah, she scored herself a crack so huge it could be seen on her xray so super clearly and now has to carry her arm around in a sling. woots.

a broken arm seems to be the best conversation starter ever. my mum got all the attention everywhere she went! haha. but she was sad though, cause she couldnt wear all the new clothes that she bought for the new year cause the bandages on her forearm were to thick!

mummy's a super woman though, she insists on doing quite a few things even though she only has one functional arm. eg. driving. it's kinda scary sitting in her car, watching her drive with only one hand on the wheel.

she going for a cast this wed, and will be in it for the next month! poor mummy! poor us! now we'll have to do everything ourselves! =X

so i worked at lancome today. it was too sweet a deal to miss. 12/hr. woots! and then went shopping with mummy at vivo!

vivo was empty, as compared to the crowd that thronged that place weeks back, or maybe days before cny. it was damn shiok, being able to shop around and not having to squeeze with anyone!

my new love, this tulip skirt i saw in river island. it is to die for.

oh, and i finally bought my pillow. it was on offer please.

now i can get a proper night's sleep. i havent been sleeping well since the exams!!

happy cny to all! =)

2008-01-31T00:57:00.000+08:00

so, when the exams are done,

who wants to book me for high tea huh?

do i hear my taitais calling? what about you funky, it's been awhile since i saw the last of your strawberry funk lips, do you have time for meeee???