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House of Peranakan

2008-07-20T21:42:00.003+08:00

The original agenda was a boat trip to celebrate my parents' anniversary, but something happened to the the boat's propeller yesterday, so the trip was postponed. We went to House of Peranakan for dinner instead. Edmund and girlfriend joined us as well. The food was ok.. Not really a fan of Peranakan food actually. And my grandaunty's buah keluah is infinitely better than any restaurant's!

We weren't very happy when they gave us such a small table, even though my bro-in-law made a reservation early in the afternoon. There was only one table in the whole restaurant that could comfortably seat more than 10 people. I was rather pissed when they expected us (nine adults plus 2 baby chairs) to squeeze at a table which usually seats only about eight people, and they gave the big table to another family which had only six adults plus four children. I suspect that they were walk-in customers too.

We had a cake from Secret Recipe for dessert. It was wonderfully creamy, and had chocolate sprinkles on the outside. I don't usually eat sweet stuff, but this was really good. :)

Jumbo

2008-07-19T22:25:00.002+08:00

Had dinner at SAFRA Resort's Jumbo Seafood Restaurant with my dad's friend Uncle Dave and his family. Still think I like the East Coast Seafood Centre branch better! But it's probably because we've been going to that one ever since I can remember. The food was very good.. Especially the Cereal Prawns which Uncle Dave requested to come peeled for us! That was really great, 'coz I actually like the flavour of the dish, but I have a hard time separating the flesh from the shells.

The Age of Superheroes

2008-07-18T13:32:00.001+08:00

The two best movies of the year. (In my book, anyhow.)

Ironman

Incredibly awesome. The technology is so way cool. Many hilarious moments. Have seldom laughed so often or hard watching any movie, even so-called "comedies". Gwyneth Paltrow is simply perfect as Pepper Pots.

The Dark Knight

Wild. Dark. Crazy. A nod to the late Heath Ledger as the brilliant but deranged Joker. Sorry Jack, you've been outplayed. Christian Bale is oh so handsome. I wonder if they couldn't get a better looking chiobu to play Rachel though..

Wii party

2008-06-22T14:30:00.002+08:00

Invited the gang over for dinner and games! Adrian brought over a bottle of Absolut Mango and his Wii. I think Mario Kart, Mario Party 8 and Boom Blox were fun! Herby made a lovely dinner of bruschettas, spaghetti and butter mushrooms! Maw contributed some delicious sausages too. Mixed some drinks with the mango vodka after dinner, tried a few recipes and decided that the Mango Breeze tasted the best!

Herby's Birthday!

2008-06-20T01:58:00.000+08:00

Herby initially wanted to eat at Pasta de Waraku at Central, but it was fully booked. After pleading with the receptionist, she said that the most she could do for me is give me a que number. So we went there to try our luck and waited. After 45 minutes, we were told that the table we were waiting for would take another 20 minutes because their friend had just walked in and ordered another round of food. Hungry and restless by this time, we gave up and walked over to the Manhattan Fish Market instead. Ordered a Fishermen's Giant Fried Platter and Giant Flaming Whole Lobster Platter to share.. Check out pics on Inkdot's Blog! There was fish, prawns, mushrooms, mussels and garlic rice.. Food was pretty yummy! After dinner we went down to Brewerkz and shared a Golden Ale tower.

Happy Birthday Herby! ^^

Mom's Birthday

2008-06-08T23:16:00.000+08:00

Dinner at Peach Garden was great! I felt stuck in the middle when they wanted to order Sharks' Fin Soup, 'coz my mom loves it, but then it was Earth Day.. In the end, we didn't order it. Phew!

Happy Mothers' Day!

2008-05-12T22:06:00.003+08:00

Had a yummy brunch at Mimolette to celebrate Mothers' Day! The ambiance was lovely, but the service could have been better. The Crepes with Banana and Nutella was divine.

Prawn fishing

2008-03-24T23:42:00.007+08:00

Thanks Maw and Esther for introducing us to this relaxing yet exciting pastime.. And also for the pics! :) Maw the expert was a great teacher, us noobs managed to catch about 4 or 5 each on our virgin prawn fishing expedition! I must admit that it was a little cruel to barbecue them though... > <;

My first prawn!
Herby's first prawn.. Mine is bigger!! Muhahaha..
The aftermath.

Belated CNY pics..

2008-02-27T02:38:00.006+08:00

Because I don't have a camera so I wait for someone else to post them first. :P

How white your teeth are!

2008-02-12T01:53:00.000+08:00

My sis and bro-in-law on the cover of Prestige Feb '08! ^^

Earth Hour

2008-02-05T00:23:00.000+08:00

I have registered my name for Earth Hour. Basically, it's a worldwide event on March 29th when we will turn off all our lights for one hour. This event aims to raise awareness about energy consumption and inspire people to take action against global warming. I hope you will participate too. :)

Website: http://www.earthhour.org/
On facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8240986531

District Celebration!

2008-02-05T00:15:00.000+08:00

Had our district's celebration at Warren Golf and Country Club.. Fun and games with a bowling competition (in which Herby's team won), then dinner and karaoke. Was Herby's 1st time bowling. %*$& beginner's luck. He won the 1st prize for the lucky draw too. 200 bucks! 2 weeks of petrol!! :P

Baby!

2008-01-05T16:10:00.000+08:00

No lah, not my turn yet. Daphne and Gavin's 2nd baby was born on Thursday, healthy and cute! Congratulations!

David's Wedding

2007-12-30T15:55:00.000+08:00

My other uncle made this really cute short animation for David and Wendy which was really well done and funny! Nice and simple affair with not much hoohaa, thus was finished early enough to drop by Cafe del Mar after to say hi to Marcus at his birthday party part 2..

Mom and dad..

Herby and me..

Me and Desiree..

Wedding favours.

Drunk birthday boy found in toilet

2007-12-29T15:15:00.000+08:00

Well the birthday party was supposed to be at the Home club.. But I suppose the toilet was more cozy to Marcus. After a couple of rounds of birthday toasts, he retired to the restroom and was not seen again for almost 2 hours. Luckily, we bumped into another bunch of friends who were also out partying. ^^

Birthday bishie bashie

2007-12-24T23:22:00.000+08:00

Thank you all so much for coming, and for your lovely presents!! The presents this year were awesome, I love each and every single one of them! In addition to those pictured are the tailored clothes my agency sponsored! Plus the Wii game Boogie that I accidentally missed out 'coz it was already very well played during the party.. Sorry! :P

Specially pictured simply 'coz it didn't show up properly in the pic above, not that I'm biased towards it hor! Hahah.. :)

And the earrings that Herby gave me.. Many Perlini's boxes this year!

Very slack again, just ordered some catered food and invited some people, gao tim liao. Unfortunately, I don't have any pics to show 'coz they were all on Herby's phone.. Which got lost that night. :( Dunno if it was accidentally thrown away with the trash or what.. If anyone has any info please let me know ok!!

Had lots of fun with Uno Stacko, Wii games and Mario Kart. It's a whole new game when there is alcohol at stake. :P In actuality, we didn't even drink very much this year. Prolly 'coz it was only one of a string of parties this season for some of them! Invited my colleagues this year as well. They sure enjoyed the Wii! Especially my boss.. Haha!

Birthday cake was Swensen's cookies n cream ice cream cake again! Sorry for the repetitiveness, but I do so love it! And I bought my own birthday card this year for people to sign in.. Like wedding reception!

All in all, I enjoyed myself tremendously! Thank you again everyone for making my birthday party a happy one. Could have never have done it without you guys!

Santarinas!

2007-12-20T15:47:00.000+08:00

My two nieces wearing the Santarina costumes I got from Hong Kong.. So cute..

People for people

2007-12-18T01:53:00.000+08:00

I have this habit of reading whatever I pick up. I've just finished reading this book called "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie. Unsubtle title aside, this book is phenomenal (as described on the cover :P). Dale Carnegie was a lecturer in the early 1900's who taught a course on effective speaking and how to get along with other people. This book is actually a adaptation of the course material that he used. It's a freaking old book - the first publication was in 1936, and this particular copy was published in 1964. But this only makes it all the more amazing how the simple truths within its yellowing pages are still relevant in today's world. I can safely conclude that human nature has not changed much in the past 90 odd years.

Reading through this book, I couldn't help the thought that kept popping up in my mind. "Boss must have read this book!!" Time and time again, I could readily remember the times that my manager seemed to apply the exact same techniques described in this book. He could have easily fit onto the numerous examples given by the author! Let me share with you just some of the key principles that I have learnt from this book, and a few examples about how I have personally felt their power.

1. Smile
To quote from the book..

It costs nothing, but creates much
It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give
It happens in a flash, and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever

2. The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it
Even if you win the argument by forcing your opponent to agree with you, you would still lose - his good will. You will have hurt his pride and made him feel inferior. He will resent your triumph.

A man convinced against his will
Is of the same opinion still

3. Be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise
Following a recent roadshow, my manager asked us how many leads each of us got. When I told him the number that I obtained, which was only a modest amount, he was quick to shower praise, saying that it was a good start for a 1st timer. In the weeks that followed, he would praise me again and again, and not just in private but in front of my colleagues as well. Even Herby, who only got less than a third of the number of leads as I did, received only words of praise and encouragement from our boss. In contrast, when I encountered another person who inquired after my performance at the roadshow, the response was along the lines of, "Try harder at the next roadshow". Which approach do you think motivated me more?

Another example is how a simple compliment can affect the way you feel about something. I have a shirt that I already liked very much, and one day when I wore it to the office, my colleagues mentioned that it was a very nice shirt. From that day on, that shirt became my very best favourite! Simply because someone endorsed my opinion that it was a very nice shirt.

4. Show respect for the other man's opinions. Never tell a man he is wrong
This example is not exactly about opinions, but along a similar vein of acknowledging what someone has said without directly disagreeing with him. Many a time, when my boss posed a question to me, I would be stumped for an answer, or even give a wrong and silly answer. However, never once has he laughed (maybe internally :P) or ridiculed me for what I had said. He would simply ignore the wrong (or dumb) answer, or acknowledge it as being a plausible option, and go on to prompt the desired response, without making anyone feel awkward. This is such a refreshing change from the usual belittling when you get a wrong answer. Even in school, a wrong answer gets you a big red ugly cross. Though I heard somewhere that they're trying to get teachers to stop using red ink because it's too aggressive! Don't know whether that's in place yet or not.

There are tons more that I have learnt from this book, but it's 3am and I'm so sleepy.. So I guess we're going to stop here for now. :P

Dad's Birthday!

2007-12-17T23:43:00.000+08:00

Had a big dinner at the Chinese restaurant in Orchard Hotel. We had so many people that they had to give us their biggest table in a private room! The food was great and the service was beyond excellent. Gave my dad a polo tee.

Clifford's Wedding

2007-12-03T15:29:00.000+08:00

A light hearted and enjoyable affair, with a sprinkling of little performances like the bride and groom doing a little side step walk in to the music, then singing a duet to the song "Grow Old With You", which was just so sweet. We couldn't figure out what the wedding favours actually were though. Our best guess is that they're supposed to be ashtrays.

Birthday Wish List

2007-11-28T12:00:00.000+08:00

Note: Date changed to 22nd December! NOT 29th Dec! 'Coz my colleagues told me that celebrating after the date is unlucky!

I'm having my birthday party on Saturday, 22nd Dec. If you know where I live, you're invited. If you're reading this you probably do. If you don't know where I live, just ask. :P

I guess some may feel it's narcissistic to have a wish list, but I'm a big fan. It saves your time looking for a present, as well as your money if you happen to get something I'll never use. So here goes, roughly in increasing order of budget.

Ang paos (ie. red packets, preferably not empty :P) are always a winner.

Earrings. Bracelets and anklets work too.

09/12 Edit: Don't really need name card holders anymore, found exactly the one I was looking for in Hong Kong.. :)

Books and book vouchers. I read pretty much anything, but trend towards fantasy, sci-fi and thrillers.

FFXI gil. I'm not above virtual gifts. :P

Food vouchers. I love to eat. Feed me!

Bags. Big or small, any colour but preferably not boring black.

Laptop bag. For 15" notebook.

Hair Mechanics vouchers. Don't know if they have vouchers, but would be nice.

Wii games. Super Mario Galaxy, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2.

Camera. Sony DSC-W80, in pink of course.

A kitten. But my mom would kill you.

Honda Jazz. Yes please.

Please DO NOT give me stuffed toys. My mom makes me throw them away every year.

Thanks in advance, see you at the party!

Baby day

2007-11-24T23:56:00.000+08:00

Morning: Niece's Christmas Paegent
As anything with a swarm of kids goes, noisy. But quite entertaining nevertheless. My niece is in the youngest cohort, and they were supposed to be singing along with the older children in the choir. But you know kids la. She mostly just around looking cute. :P I really commend those teachers and organizers who had the patience to work with such a large number of children. I could never have the patience!

Afternoon: Lousia and Family
Time really flies by.. I can still remember attending her wedding, it seems like only awhile ago. But turns out she has a baby already, 4 months old! He's so cute.. Such chubby cheeks!

Evening: Don Don's Birthday Party
Don Don is 1 year old.. And already has another brother due in January! Busy busy mommy and daddy.. :P Don Don is pretty big for a 1 year old, almost as big as my 2 year old niece! Looks a lot like his dad. The BBQ was atypical in the sense that we actually had a chef and separate courses! Unlike the usual where we just toss everything onto the grill and hope it doesn't become too chao tar to eat. He made a BBQ'd capsicum salad, salt baked prawns with butter and lemon sauce, fish, squid and steak! Plus there was yummy mee siam, curry puffs and of course.. The famous roast pork! Went home early 'coz I was so so exhausted..

Class gathering

2007-11-10T23:44:00.000+08:00

Had a primary school class gathering at Marina Square's Kenny Rogers.. It's so strange seeing everyone all grown up. Has it really been 11 whole years already?!

Little Mermaid

2007-10-22T18:05:00.000+08:00

My niece's birthday party was held in Kid's Kampong. The theme was obviously "Abuse the Fish". You'll understand later.

It's this little place down Farmway 1 in Pasir Ris. Pretty cute, but for kids only. Big kids not allowed, sorry. :P They have this little "longkang fishing" thing. You're given a bucket and a net, and 1 hour to fish as many little longkang fish you can catch. There were about 20 kids trying to scoop them up so the poor things had to swim here swim there like mad. I don't blame them, 'coz if they get caught they get dumped into the bucket with all their other doomed buddies. That is, if they don't go splat on the floor. I had to rescue more than 1 squirming little fishie 'coz the kids either can't pick it up or squish them accidentally in the process. You get to keep the bucket and net plus the fishies you've caught at the end of it.

There's another pool of koi that you can feed. Well conditioned already, they. When you go near the pool, they all swim to you. If you walk along the side, they follow. They'll eat out of your hand if you put it in. Don't worry, they don't have teeth. :P They also have chickens, ducks, geese, terrapins and rabbits that you can feed. The birthday package also included a 20 minute pet show, where the uncle brought out several little furballs (mice, rabbits, gerbils, hamsters) to show the kids, and let them pet a bit.

Then there was the piñata in the shape of Nemo. Poor thing got bished and bashed before finally bursting open to shower the clambering children with confetti and candy. Someone wondered aloud what we were teaching the kids by telling them that if you beat the fish up hard enough, it will give you sweets.

The cake was a 3D affair, with a sugar mountain topped with seaweed, (more!) fishies and The Little Mermaid at its apex. Strawberry shortcake, it was. I'm not a fan but I suppose it was good. I also happen know that it cost a bomb.

Ya. All in all, a wonderful "Abuse the Fish" Day. ^^

Facebook

2007-10-22T17:56:00.000+08:00

Made a Facebook profile. Seems to be the in thing nowadays.

Linky

Hmmm..

2007-10-22T17:50:00.001+08:00

Ok. I'm going to say this out loud now.

I'm a -------- -------- ---------- with ---.

As mentioned before, it may or may not be temporary, 'coz I've invested alot of time and money into getting a trading license as well.

It's the media's fault that I have this slightly skewed perception of people who work for insurance companies, but I hope that you guys don't. :P

Please don't run away. And please do answer the phone if I call you. Also, please don't hang up on me after you do answer. Thank you so much, I love you all. ^^

Edit: I had to edit away what was previously in the blanks 'coz I found out that was misconduct to post such a thing without prior authorization! :O

Cornered rabbit

2007-10-22T17:36:00.000+08:00

I think the guy who approached me works at Raffles City Tower or somewhere nearby. Seen him again a couple of times around there. He saw me once but I pretended to be staring hard at the shop window display while walking briskly in the other direction. :P

To clarify: No, I'm not an anti-social bitch. It's just that.. In the context, it was so wrong. And the line he fed me was such a cliche. But say.. If I was sitting alone at a bar, wearing a slinky little dress and drinking a martini.. And he comes up to me and played the scene through as before.. I would be more inclined to give him my number and prolly do some flirting of my own. BUT, as it was, I was wearing fairly frumpy everyday clothes, was sort of in a hurry to get to my class, and not in the mindset to get hit on (besides the fact that I have a bf :P). So I guess it was simply a case of wrong time, wrong place.

Get this in your head right now. Not an anti-social bitch. Thank you.

Toilet stalkers

2007-10-13T03:34:00.000+08:00

I got ambushed by some guy outside the toilets at Raffles City today. Jadyte's mysterious SMS stalker kept flashing into my mind.. Well so this guy gave me the cliché opener, "Excuse me, you look very familiar.." I was already screaming internally "omg shit omgomgomg why meeeeee!!!" Because no, I'm not from NTU and it was obvious from his next question, "So where did you study?" that he was trying to extract info. Well I got tricked (sort of) into giving him my name 'coz he stuck out his hand and said, "I'm Vincent" and me being the polite girl I am shook his hand and said "I'm Vanessa".. *slaps forehead* But of course I did draw the line at giving him my number (thank you Jadyte!), after which he promptly asked for my email, msn etc etc. After saying "No no no nonononono" a few times he finally got the hint and apologised for scaring me and bid me goodbye. Phew.

Death to all carpark attendents

2007-09-21T21:22:00.000+08:00

$70 worth of parking tickets in 1 week. What. The. Bleep. 1st one was'coz I was late for an important appointment, spent 1/2 hour trying to find a lot with no luck.. Bo pian parked in a season parking lot. Come back to see a $50 ticket under the windscreen wiper.. 2nd one was 'coz I parked at my boyfriend's place, only put 1/2 hr coupon 'coz the plan was just to eat dinner and get home in time for an 8pm FFXI appointment. Ended up that one of our members was going to be late, so watched a DVD and conveniently forgot about the car. Another $20 fly away. And another reason to hate carparks. Sigh..

DVD mania

2007-09-19T09:06:00.000+08:00

Borrowed a whole stack of DVDs from Herby's auntie and uncle. Slowly going through them. So far, most of the shows we've watched are only so-so. But hey, that's what DVDs are for, aren't they. :P

I only watched the first half of Flash Point, but gave up 'coz the subtitles were incredibly scary. For example, Inspector Ma became Inspector Horse, and the phrase "ni zhou xian" (meaning "you leave first"), became the directly literal "you walk first". I do understand Mandarin, so it wouldn't have been so bad if the movie itself wasn't so confusing. My boyfriend tells me the action scenes later in the movie were quite good, but I simply couldn't follow the story.

Wild Hogs had some funny points here and there, but overall it was a pretty lame story. Four middle-aged guys on a road trip doing silly immature things. What can I say? The only saving grace was Marissa Tomei.

The Condemned struck me as a Battle Royale ripoff. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin probably has fewer facial expressions than Orlando Bloom. :P Same goes for the freaky chick in the white dress whomever she is.

The only one that I've watched so far that I would recommend is Hot Fuzz. Love the dry humor style. It degenerates a little in the end but all in the name of fun.

Carparks and me

2007-09-19T09:01:00.000+08:00

I hate carparks now. The narrow ones especially. But most of them are. To date, I've put 1 batch of scratches on my mom's car. Passenger side, above the back wheel. Thanks to a pillar in the carpark of J8. There's another scratch that I told her was my fault, but it was actually Herby who did it. :P Mom says she's gonna wait till I'm an expert in handling the car, then she'll do all the patching up at one time.

Cutie toes

2007-09-14T21:09:00.000+08:00

Cutietoes was the last name of my ranger in DAoC. ;P (This is one of the most inane posts I have ever written, so unless you're incredibly bored, do not read on.. Fair warning!) Anyway.. So I was on the toilet last night.. (I don't need to get any more graphic, do I?) Usually, I have something to read, but I didn't then. So I ended up looking at my toes..

I counted them. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10! From left to right, then from right to left. That triggered a thought that somehow led to myself wondering, "how many ways can you divide 10 into 3 groups?" I supposed I settled on the number 3 because 2 was pretty obvious to me at that point, it would be 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 3 and 7 etc. But for 3 groups.. So I started grouping my toes. Little left pinky started out in group 1 alone, and going from left to right, the next toe was in group 2, and the other 8 toes in group 3. That was 1 combination. Next was little left pinky in group 1 again, with the next 2 toes in group 2, then the remaining 7 toes in group 3. And I had 2 combinations! And so on for each possible combination. After I eliminated the repetitions, I came to the conclusion that there were 8 possible ways to divide 10 toes into 3 groups. \(^ ^)/

After that I thought.. There must be a formula to calculate such a simple thing. So I tried turning it around in my mind. There was only 1 way to divide 10 into 1 group (1 group of 10), and only 1 way to divide 10 into 10 groups (10 groups of 1). There is also only 1 way to divide 10 into 9 groups (8 groups of 1 and 1 group of 2). There are 5 ways for 2 groups. The complication really starts when you want to split 10 into 3 groups or, coming from the other direction, 8 groups (I didn't try this one :P). Unfortunately, as I am no mathematician, my brain balked at churning up a proper formula. :P

And THEN something else popped into my head. So far, I'd assumed that all the 10 toes I was dividing into groups were interchangeable. Like it didn't matter if little left pinky was in group 1, 2 or 3. But what if it DID matter? What if each little toe was an individual, and it made a difference which groups they were in? My mind just shut down then. The implications were enormous. The combinations were endless.

I got off the toilet. ^^

Ratatouille

2007-09-14T21:06:00.001+08:00

Loved it. Awesome animation plus a really fresh, interesting storyline. The amount of work put in to make the food look realistically delectable must have been phenomenal. Likewise for animating the rats themselves. Maybe they could have dragged the opening to next year, the year of the rat! :P

Warhammer

2007-09-10T12:34:00.002+08:00

Got a sneak peek of Warhammer at the games convention in Suntec. I groaned in disappointment when I saw it looked exactly like WoW. Indeed, passing by the booth I glanced at the screens and thought "Oh, WoW" (no pun intended). But a second glance made me realise that it was Warhammer! Unfortunately, it looked like they simply copy and pasted the WoW interface. Well, hope the gameplay will make up for that. RvR, I haven't used that term for a hell long time! It's a DAoC concept, and stands for Realm vs Realm. In other words, PvP (player vs player). Gosh I think I'm freaking the non gamers out. :P

Surprise!

2007-09-09T12:03:00.000+08:00

A friend proposed to his girlfriend on his birthday in Sentosa.. Was highly amusing as she was led to believe that we were planning a surprise for him, but in actuality the whole thing was set up to surprise her! We told her we'd gotten a room in Rasa Sentosa so she'd have to get him there. The worst happened and it rained heavily on that day. Can you imagine trying to persuade someone to go to Sentosa in a thunderstorm? My friend had to make it more realistic also and asked her if they shouldn't watch a movie instead. Would have been hilarious to watch them play it out, one trying to deceive the other who knows he is being deceived and trying not to look suspicious.. Their afternoon was also filled with toilet visits to receive an sms on the sly, on both sides! My friend even had to "take a call from work" privately to work out a detail or two.

Well, when they finally arrived and the lucky girl opened the door to the room.. She was probably thinking, "Did I get the wrong room..?" The room was darkened and lit by candlelight, with a romantic Chinese song playing softly. The floor was strewn with red rose petals in a path leading to the bed, upon which there was a large heart outlined by candles and filled with rose petals. A bouquet of flowers rested on the side, and in the middle of the heart there lay a box..

The stunned look on her face was a surprise.. I'd have thought she would have been at least slightly suspicious. So with a little speech about making up for not being romantic, my friend handed her the flowers, dropped down to one knee and presented her with the ring. "Will you marry me?" The big question. She was so touched and stunned, she could only nod. Hugs and kisses (on their part), applause and photo taking (on our part) ensued.

The next day we had dessert at Ben & Jerry's in Vivocity. If you take a look at the pillar plastered with napkins, you might spot the one that we put up congratulating them on their engagement! (plus a "PS: Happy Birthday" on small print :P)

Life goes on..

2007-09-01T04:07:00.000+08:00

So maybe I've been lazy in updating my blog. Truth is, I'm actually embarrassed about how little there is to update. That I've done nothing in the past few months may even be an understatement. Well, I guess I attended my graduation ceremony so now I'm officially a graduate.. ^^ Also, I've passed my driving test.. First try! :) (Auto lah, ah but then?) But it's depressing how I can't say anything much else has happened. Yes, ok! I'm looking for a job.. Stop nagging already. :P

The Phantom of the Opera

2007-05-03T12:15:00.000+08:00

How I wish it was still Sarah Brightman in the role of Christine.. But alas! We of the latter generation have to settle for less. :P Still, it was gorgeous.. From the backdrops to the costumes to the music.. I loved the masquerade especially! Only letdown was the chandelier scene.. Instead of falling and scaring the hell out of the audience, it made a rather pathetic slow-mo glide down..

Spiderman 3

2007-05-02T00:16:00.000+08:00

Yes.. Geek alert! :P James Franco (who plays Harry Osborn) is soooo goddamn cute, especially when he turns on that mega-watt smile.. *sigh!* Was spectacular on the CGI as Spidey films go. My favourite is still that scene when Peter Parker is falling through the air and the ring goes by his face, and he gasps and sticks out his hand to grab it... And POW! Gets slammed into a wall. (No spoiler okay, it was in the trailer.. ;P) Bryce Dallas Howard (as Gwen Stacy) is really pretty too. Did you know she was pregnant during the filming?! Love that scene where Peter dances with her in the Jazz club to make MJ jealous.. Though it was really nasty of him! (Oops.. Spoiler!) I found the last few scenes really touching too.. Almost started bawling out loud. ; ;

Sims 2: Seasons

2007-04-24T13:41:00.000+08:00

Got ambushed by a middle aged lady on the MRT trying to sell me profit sharing nonsense. Had to listen to her crap all the way from Punggol to Little India! Was laughing internally all the way.. Well, at least it wasn't another boring ride. :P

Anyway, went to SLS to buy the latest Sims 2 expansion.. Seasons! Now the Sims can experience changes in the weather, feel hot or cold, and have to dress according to the temperature outside.. They can also grow gardens! Six new jobs too.. :)

Final Theory

2007-04-09T21:50:00.000+08:00

Passed my FTT! (^ ^)v Now to book my practical test..

Niece's Birthday

2007-04-07T22:00:00.000+08:00

Had a party at the Pine Tree Club. If you wanna know what it was like, just imagine 25 little kids. Was a fancy dress party, so my niece was Snow White, then there was Batman, Pooh, Superman and a multitude of faeries. My niece is crazy over Snow White and the other Disney princesses, so you can guess what the deco theme was.. Balloons, plates, cups and party hats all pink and princess-y. The hired entertainer for the kids even dressed up as Cinderella. The cake was cheesecake with a princess picture too..

Goodnight Moon

2007-04-07T02:40:00.000+08:00

Goodnight Moon
Shivaree

There's a nail in the door
And there's glass on the lawn
Tacks on the floor
And the TV is on
And I always sleep with my guns
When you're gone

There's a blade by the bed
And a phone in my hand
A dog on the floor
And some cash on the nightstand
When I'm all alone the dreaming stops
And I just can't stand

What should I do I'm just a little baby
What if the lights go out and maybe
And then the wind just starts to moan
Outside the door he followed me home

Well goodnight moon
I want the sun
If it's not here soon
I might be done
No it won't be too soon 'til I say
Goodnight moon

There's a shark in the pool
And a witch in the tree
A crazy old neighbour and he's been watching me
And there's footsteps loud and strong coming down the hall
Something's under the bed
Now it's out in the hedge
There's a big black crow sitting on my window ledge
And I hear something scratching through the wall

Oh what should I do I'm just a little baby
What if the lights go out and maybe
I just hate to be all alone
Outside the door he followed me home
Now goodnight moon
I want the sun
If it's not here soon
I might be done
No it won't be too soon 'til I say
Goodnight moon

Well you're up so high
How can you save me
When the dark comes here
Tonight to take me up
To my front walk
And into bed where it kisses my face
And eats my head

Oh what should I do I'm just a little baby
What if the lights go out and maybe
And then the wind just starts to moan
Outside the door he followed me home
Now goodnight moon
I want the sun
If it's not here soon
I might be done
No it won't be too soon 'til I say
Goodnight moon
No it won't be too soon 'til I say
Goodnight moon

Hard Rock Cafe

2007-04-07T02:29:00.000+08:00

I think this was my first time eating there.. At least Singapore's. If I have before I don't remember. :P Food was okay, though the portions were HUGE. Had the twisted mac and cheese. Music and ambiance was awesome.

The Reaping

2007-04-06T00:09:00.000+08:00

Watched at J8 with Gavin, Daphne and Sam after dinner at Secret Recipe.. Yes I know it's a dessert place but their food is actually pretty good too! Had a beef lasagna and some apple cheese slice, I can't remember what it was actually called, but it tasted just like pineapple tarts. :P

I'm intrigued with the whole "end of the world" / "antichrist" kinda genre, so this wasn't a show I could miss. Needless to say, I'm biased. :P So I really liked the show, and the plot twist was pretty interesting, though maybe a little predictable.

Cafe Cartel again!

2007-04-04T00:21:00.000+08:00

Addicted to the mushroom and chicken macaroni.. Cafe Cartel is becoming a fortnightly thing, competing with the Japanese buffets! This time at the one at PS. Neek wanted to meet up, so went back to the old practice of Tuesday night dinner. WoW's attempt at no Tuesday downtime failed, apparently. :P Went down to CD for a couple of rounds of the new C&C, unfortunately I have 0 experience in that series, so I decided to sit back and exercise my backseat driver powers instead. ^^

TMNT

2007-03-31T02:18:00.000+08:00

COWABANGA! Lol yes, I was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fan when I was little. My favourite has always been Donatello. Watched their latest movie at TM after dinner. It was okay. Nostalgic! :)

The Dreaded Dentist

2007-03-31T02:13:00.000+08:00

Okay so it wasn't that bad. :P Makes me wonder why I avoided it for so long and ended up with this FILLING. Yes, omg my tooth decayed and I had to get a filling. I never thought it would happen to me!! Sigh.

Park Lane

2007-03-24T21:35:00.000+08:00

Met up with Taupok and co. at Park Lane. They had dinner at some Japanese steamboat place, but there's no way I'd eat anything else but the yummy wanton mee if I'm anywhere near Park Lane. I upsized today. Fried wanton, springy noodles and delicious sauce.. Heaven. Played a couple of games of DotA after dinner, lost 1 won 1. The lanshop was dark, noisy and stuffy. Ugh. And the screen was so bright, made my eyes hurt. :( But fun, I suppose!

Little vegetables

2007-03-16T23:28:00.000+08:00

Quite some time ago I noticed a bunch of people in FFXI, all same level and named Little-something, with the something being vegetables, Littletaupok, Littlepotato, Littlecarrot etc. So the other day my bf was feeling bored, so when he saw Littletaupok run past he asked where he was from. Well, "taupok" is pretty predictably mostly a Singaporean/Malaysian thing, so no surprise the whole bunch of them turned out to be from Singapore. Met up with them + some of the usual people for dinner at Cineleisure. Ate at the Chicago Steakhouse, I had the tenderloin. Not too bad. After dinner went to Mezebar to sit down chit chat. Was supposed to watch a show, but we concluded that there were none worth watching.. :P The little vege people went on to watch Primeval though.

Driving lesson

2007-03-16T00:38:00.000+08:00

Had my first driving lesson today. I was a little nervous, but the driving instructor was friendly and nice. Had some problems with left turns, kept going up the curb! And kept forgetting to brake when the instructor braked. :P Otherwise, was okay, had fun!

Koh Samui

2007-03-14T00:35:00.000+08:00

As expected. Sun, sand and sea. With an elephant thrown in for good measure on the 3rd day. :P Was pretty fun though, spent quality time with my family, especially my two little nieces. Sunburnt.

300

2007-03-08T22:48:00.000+08:00

I guess I'm not a typical girl, because I absolutely LOVED this show (I did mention this already didn't I). I adored Sin City, and I love 300, which is by the same director. Before we went in, someone said that a friend gave him review which went, "If you like boobies and blood, you'll like 300". Well ya, I suppose it did have those in excess, and I like 300, so I guess I like boobies and blood! Reverse logic at its best, eh? :P But blood and boobies aside, 300 did have a number of very touching scenes, like the part Leonidas bids his wife and son goodbye. Both he and the queen knew there was a very good chance he would not come back alive, but as Spartan royalty, they bravely kept emotions in check so there were no tears or wailing. Instead, they just looked into each other's eyes, and their gazes were so intense and charged, it was like electricity. I cried for them. Another breathtaking scene is the one where Leonidas consults the Oracle. I'll prolly botch a description, so I'll leave that one for you to find out for yourself.. ;)

Holidays are supposed to be relaxing

2007-03-08T22:24:00.000+08:00

But my mom usually seems to forget that. Last night when I was out watching 300 (which, incidentally, I LOVED), I received an SMS from her saying, "you need to pack". I'm like.. Whaaaa? We're leaving tomorrow night for Ko Samui. My dad, on the other hand, is far more relaxed about our weekend away. When I asked him, "So what are we gonna be doing there?", he tells me, "Relax on the beach." Okaaaaay. Well, my sis is bringing along my two nieces too, so I guess it won't be all THAT bad. :P

It's been a long time..

2007-03-06T16:04:00.000+08:00

I blame the new computer. Got a brand new com for my birthday, a really sweet setup too I must say.. I couldn't tell you shit about the specs, 'coz I have no idea. :P The CPU alone cost about $1.4k, assembled in SLS, so you can gauge from there. Everything is black, from the 19" LCD monitor to the CPU casing to the Razer Diamondback mouse and G15 keyboard to the EVO 5 speakers, that were also a birthday present from a bunch of friends (thank you!! <3). Anyway. As I was saying, I blame the new computer. As usual, was lazy, and didn't bother to set up all my bookmarks. So the blog sort got dumped at the bottom of a large pile and was largely forgotten. :P Another contributing offender was FFXI, which we went back to playing after selling our WoW accounts (for a miserly amount I must say). FFXI doesn't allow alt-tabbing, unless you use a external program called Windower, which I'm not a fan of, besides it being illegal-ish.

So I haven't blogged for a couple 'o months.. Sorry! Hope you didn't miss me TOO much. Quick updates.. My birthday party was a fairly understated affair, didn't really bother with extensive invites, just sent out the word and sat back, as it were. Catered food up this year, and yes it did rain, AGAIN. So I do learn my lesson. ;P I did end up quite wasted though. Prolly the worst I've ever gone. New Year's eve was spent in some karaoke lounge, but managed to escape relatively unscathed on that count. Chinese New Year was a blast, I'm such a homebody.. I LOVE getting together with my extended family. And all that bak kua! Angpaos are nice too. :P My uncles wrote a new book too, called SPI's Strange Tales. SPI stands for Singapore Paranormal Investigators by the way, linky for their forum! Chap Goh Mei was spent at Gavin and Daphne's place, had lor hei and spaghetti, lol! Their baby grows so fast, he's so big for only 3 months old! On the job front, I'm currently still unemployed.. Did abit of part-time work packing sales kits at Lock's office, but that doesn't really count. Don't tell ANYONE, but I haven't even written a resume. My parents would prolly murder me if they knew! However, we're looking into buying over a petshop.. Lots of hard work and time, but all those puppies.. ZOMG SO CUTE!!! I'm also on my way to a driver's license, just passed my BTT recently, now taking driving lessons. Mom says she'll pester my dad to buy me a car when I get my license!

I guess that more or less covers the major events, as you can see I've been very busy slacking and not much else. :P Hopefully I'll remember not to let my pretty little blog rot for so long again!

Daddy dearest

2006-12-17T19:09:00.000+08:00

Pa's birthday today.. Went to eat at Singapura Restaurant in Selegie, was so-so only la.. The service was pretty bad. :(

Red eggs!

2006-12-17T08:05:00.000+08:00

Gavin and Daphne's baby's 1 month yesterday.. Sooooo cute! He's very dark and reddish, maybe because of the sunning (for his jaundice). The food was so yummy! We sat right outside the kitchen and intercepted all the good food before it went out lol.. The fruit tarts were really nice too, brought a box back for my mom! :)

Home sweet home

2006-12-13T10:04:00.000+08:00

Back in Singapore kekeke! 1st day back already went for Bedok BCM last night lol.. :)

Borat and Saw

2006-11-29T09:50:00.000+08:00

Haha. Watched with Yang and Shan yesterday night. It was ok.. Don't know why it's #1! I'm not really a fan of stuff that just makes fun of people. Reading up on Wikipedia who wants to sue him and stuff was funny though! :P

I'd suggested Saw III, but Yang didn't want to watch. To people who haven't watched the Saw series and say you "don't do horror", you really doin't know what you're missing. It's scary, granted, but not in the cheap "jump out with loud noise to shock you" scary. It's not even particularly gory. Someone told me that it was 'coz their budget was very low, so they couldn't make the gory parts, they just show the person's face and rely on the actor to convey the pain/panic/scared shitless feelings. But the storyline is superb. It's a stroke of genious. I'm a fan of Saw because of the underlying message, which is something like, "value your life". Jigsaw doesn't just kill people for fun. There's always a way out. It just depends on how far you will go. And the twists in the plot are excellent. I never saw the last one coming in a million years. It was absolutey brilliant. It will make you go, "!!!". If you haven't watched Saw already, please do. I guarentee it will be worth your time!

Exams over! But wait..

2006-11-28T10:02:00.000+08:00

There's still that darn essay.. :( Eight thousand words on Asian elephants in captivity, here I come!

Smile!

2006-11-22T13:35:00.000+08:00

My new favourite song.. ;P The video is Wicked with a capital W.

Lily Allen - Smile

I'm so hot!

2006-11-22T13:03:00.000+08:00

Yea baby. *muackz!* :P Ok no. But seriously, it's freaking hot today. 38 degrees!! And so DRY. That's the worst part. I'm wilting. :(

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

2006-11-17T21:22:00.000+08:00

Just watched this today.. Dirty Dancing (the original) is one of my absolute favourite movie of all time. Isn't it every girls'? It's such a fairy tale love story.. *sigh* Anyways! I borrowed the Havana Nights DVD mainly to compare the two.. I didn't really expect anything much from it. But it turns out I loved it too! The songs are very catchy, and I just love dance movies anyway! Here are a couple of vids with my two favourite songs and scenes from the show. ^^

Dance Like This

Do You Only Want to Dance

Woohoo!

2006-11-15T16:28:00.000+08:00

One down, one to go! :) Did okay I guess.. 4 short questions and 4 long, was writing all the way up to the last minute! Hand pain..

World of Warcrack

2006-11-13T21:56:00.000+08:00

I really think my brain is trying to tell me something.. Everytime I try to type "Warcraft" without really consciously thinking about it (you know how you just let your fingers flow over the keyboard?) I type out "Warcrack". I think I'm suffering from withdrawal symptoms from not raiding for so many days 'coz of exams. Hrmmm..

Azeroth Movie Top 3!

2006-11-13T21:38:00.000+08:00

A very cute WoW movie.. :)

Draenei shaman

2006-11-13T18:56:00.000+08:00

Made a draenei shaman on Herb's BC beta account today.. I loooove the hairstyle with the cute bangs! Will definately be making one on the live servers when BC comes out too, but prolly won't have the time to level her. Pfft, I'll be happy just having her on the character list! I already reserved the name that I want.. ;)

Bye bye bunnies..

2006-11-13T17:56:00.000+08:00

Was intending to bring them back to Singapore with me, but I didn't realise that it would be so expensive! So I'm trying to find them a good home now.. :(

The Breakfast Club

2006-11-09T17:58:00.000+08:00

Just watched The Breakfast Club.. Such an iconic cult film.. :P Not to mention the title song is awesomeness! The whole story basically unfolds in the library of the school where five kids, each from a different clique, are serving detention. They are told to each write an essay on who they really are. Eventually, they start talking to each other start opening up and sharing secrets. Some of the scenes are very intense and emotional. But they are afraid that once detention is over, they will each go back to their different worlds. In the end, Brian hands up an essay for all of them..

Brian Johnson: Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. And what we did was wrong. But we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. What do you care? You see us as you want to see us... In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain...
Andrew Clark: ...and an athlete...
Allison Reynolds: ...and a basket case...
Claire Standish: ...a princess...
John Bender: ...and a criminal...
Brian Johnson: Does that answer your question?... Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club.

A Montage from The Breakfast Club

WoW TCG

2006-11-09T17:50:00.000+08:00

Ah yes, the latest craze. :) My starter came with a tauren shaman deck, Grennan Stormspeaker. Might wanna make a Moonshadow deck, only 'coz she's chio! And maybe a Dizdemona, will all gnome allies! Herb's idea (he wanted to make all gnome deck with Timmo Shadestep) but I'm stealing it! ;) He bought 2 boxes already.. We're dead broke now. :P

Heroes

2006-11-09T16:48:00.000+08:00

You've prolly already heard lots of raves about this show.. So I'll spare you since it's already more than halfway into the 1st season. :P For those in the dark, Heroes is a TV series about normal people discovering their special powers. It sounds like X-men, but it's really not.. (absolutely nothing against X-men!) It's a complicated story with many little parts all coming together - everything is linked!

Anyway, I just wanted to say Ali Larter is incredible as her character Nikki Sanders! Her roles in previous movies were sadly rather shallow, being mostly in teen movies such as Final Destination 1 and 2, and Legally Blonde. Her character in Heroes has a sort of split personality, and when she switches, you can really see the transition. And she is so sexy too! :D

Sims 2 Pets

2006-11-03T12:27:00.000+08:00

It was almost a premonition.. Just last month I pointed out Sims Unleashed and commented, "Sims 2 needs pets!" And then the next time I stepped into EB Games.. There it was on the "Coming Soon" rack! I couldn't help squealing in delight. :P Herby got it for me when it came out and I've fallen in love with it since.

Gave all my sims pets! I even created a new family, just one girl and 3 dogs and 2 cats. She's supposed to be an animal lover, and her lifetime aspiration is to have 20 simultaneous pet best friends. It's really hard, nigh impossible, but not quite! The reason why it's hard is because unlike sim friends, you can't just call them up and invite them over. You have to invite their owners over, and ask them to bring their pets along. This means you need a fairly good relationship with the owner as well. The other way is to make friends with strays, but that's even harder 'coz you have to wait for them to come to your house and invite them in. Though they do tend to show up more often when you invite them in regularly. I wanted to breed the two cats, but it turns out that they just don't like each other! It must've been something to do with their personalities. One of them is very agressive, and the other is very independant. So I guess that didn't leave very much room to build a good relationship. :P

Hum tee tum!

2006-10-24T15:35:00.000+08:00

So I haven't posted in a while! Sorry.. :P Cleaned house a little, literally for my real apartment as well as figuratively for my blog. Have a seminar tomorrow that I still haven't started on.. And now I'm procrastinating by reviving my blog! Typical huh!

RIP Steve Irwin

2006-09-04T19:15:00.000+08:00

Steve Irwin. A hero who died doing what he loved.

/salute

Snakes on a Plane!

2006-08-30T20:25:00.000+08:00

I loved it! I just think the whole whacky idea of the title "Snakes on a Plane" is what makes it so fun.. You don't go there expecting a serious, soul-searching movie.

Some Youtube vids I found:

Samuel L. Jackson Talks Snakes on a Plane @ MTV Movie Awards

"No movie shall triumph over Snakes on a Plane. Unless I happen to feel like making a movie called Mo' Muthafuckin' Snakes on Mo' Muthafuckin' Planes."

Snakes on a Plane Trailer

Snakes On a Plane Music Video

New forum signature..

2006-08-09T17:50:00.000+08:00

So well yea.. I sorta swore to be frost spec forever. But well.. Things change! Ya know.. Like people always putting you down for being at the bottom of the dps charts.. > <; Turns out fire spec is pretty darn fun in PvE! Currently combustion specced.. Along with most of the other mages. It's a heat wave! And everyone keeps stealing each other's ignites... :o

So with no further ado, here's my latest forum signature, to reflect this new chapter of Chype's life! ;)

Hunny Bunny!

2006-07-31T21:42:00.000+08:00

So my cuteness resistance equals zero. Say hello to my new housemate, Hunny Bunny! :P My other new housemate Mark is threatening to cook her for dinner. :(

Back to School!

2006-07-31T18:33:00.000+08:00

First day back in school today.. Good thing I'm starting out with high spirits, it tends to droop lower and lower as the semester plods by.. :P One of my units is gonna take a shitload of work.. Everything will be on my own, no lectures, practicals or anything like that. Just lots and lots of research and a 10k word literature review. I'm thinking of dropping one of my other units which I think I don't really need to take, but I'll have to double check that I don't need the credit points.

Results

2006-07-19T15:47:00.000+08:00

So.. I got the lowest mark for the easiest unit and the highest mark for the hardest one.. I feel so dumb now. I could have easily gotten a better score if I had not skipped two classes, handed in an assignment late and screwed up the grant application. :P Oh well!

Nintendo Connection Tour

2006-07-16T20:56:00.000+08:00

Linky! The Nintendo Connection Tour '06 came right to my doorstep! Just walked across the road.. :P Met up with Mark and Weiying and her friend and friends of her friend.. Mark ended up buying a DS Lite too! And we managed to unlock the super rare Jack Russell puppies in Nintendogs! :D

It's a small world after all

2006-07-09T23:38:00.000+08:00

So the other day, my mom was going on about her sister telling her something about my cousin Clara and Warcraft.. But 'coz she has like no idea about it I didn't know what she was talking about. So I thought maybe she was saying that Clara plays computer games too, and possibly even World of Warcraft as well.

Then today, while I was going braindead from working on the same boss in Naxx for 5 long hours, I got a whisper from someone.. Who turned out to be my cousin! Who would've known.. Not only does she play WoW, she's even on the same server as I am! I've even talked to her boyfriend in game a few times before.

All this time.. She was right there.. This is just really too weird..

Plus, we downed that boss too, Instructor Razuvious. :P

Fly away..

2006-07-09T18:19:00.000+08:00

My parents flew back to Singapore this morning.. Sigh! Gonna miss them.. ; ; Only 6 months to go!

Pirates of the Carribean

2006-07-07T22:14:00.000+08:00

Orlando Bloom is SO cute. Wait.. Deja vu! Why did that seem so familiar.. Hmm.. *looks down at previous post* Oh. :P But I do concede that his acting pretty much sucks. :P Well actually Johnny Depp is really cute too, and he's awesome as Captain Jack Sparrow! Can't wait for the third installment.. :)

Superman Returns

2006-07-07T22:07:00.000+08:00

Watched Superman Returns in Brisbane with Adrian. Was supposed to watch with Tang.. But due to having nothing else to do in Brissy after 5pm on a weekday.. > <; I'm sorry I broke my promise Tangy.. :(

Brandon Routh is SO cute. :P

Nintendogs!

2006-07-07T21:38:00.000+08:00

I bought a Nintendo DS Lite.. :P Well, it's a long story. At first I bought an original Nintendo DS for my boyfriend on his birthday. Then I saw the Nintendogs game and I just had to have it! So I bought that. But of course, it's just about impossible to share a console, especially when you first get it! So I decided to buy a DS for myself. Then we discovered that the DS Lite was so much cooler than the original! So I bought one of those.. But because it's so much better, the problem was working out who would use which! The solution? Went back to the shop and exchanged the DS for a DS Lite.. So now we both have DS Lites! :D

I absolutely LOVE Nintendogs! Call me deprived, 'coz it's true. :P My mom never let me have a dog or a cat because they're too "dirty".. :( Well anyway, Nintendogs are pretty much like real dogs. You can pet them, feed them, bathe them, walk them, train them, and take part in competitions! My favourite Nintendog is called Mizzy, named by my boyfriend! She's a miniature pinscher and so so cute! My boyfriend says she's scrawny but he's just being mean! He also keeps calling my corgi "Stumpy" instead of her real name, Bubbles. Then he told me to name my new dog "Stinky".

So. I bought him his own Nintendogs. Now he can name his dogs anything he wants! (And also help me unlock the chihuahua puppies in my own kennel.. ;P) His first dog is a chihuahua called Snifles. Only one "f" 'coz we discovered that there's a limit of the number of letters for the name.. lol! I'm going to pester him to name his subsequent doggies Scrawny, Stumpy and Stinky. ;P

Gold Coast

2006-07-07T20:57:00.000+08:00

Yup so I'm back from Brisbane.. Was such a spur of the moment thing.. Bought the tickets, booked accomodation, and flew off within the space of 72 hours! I was only just tossing the idea around, who would've known they would make me get off my butt and actually do it.. :P

Well, had fun I guess! Was nice and warm and sunny! Took it slow and leisurely, like all vacations should be. I hate those holiday tour things, where you wake up at like 5am to rush from one place to the next! Visited Movie World and Seaworld, Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium and the Wax Museum! Plus a sprinkling of shopping and lots of eating. :P And the beach was oh-so lovely..

Sleepy..

2006-06-17T14:11:00.000+08:00

Only had about six hours of sleep last night.. My eyes keep closing. Very bad when I'm trying to study! :P

Been so long since the last update.. Been too busy/lazy (pick one).. Nothing much been happening anyways, just the usual boring stuff (exams, drama in guild, mom's birthday). ;)

A Krispy Kreme branch opened up in the shopping centre just across the road. And I've got a 10% discount with my uni card. Bought a dozen assorted for $13.90. Bad. So so bad.

X3

2006-05-30T20:56:00.000+08:00

Was a 'lil worried 'coz of all the negative comments made by my guildies.. I guess if you really follow the comics you'd feel cheated how they butchered the plot. But as a casual X-men fan I pretty much liked it. Wasn't fantastic though, and the special effects just weren't really special.

Da Vinci Code

2006-05-30T20:50:00.000+08:00

Actually watched it last week but was too busy (lazy?) to post.. I have quite a few opinions about the topic but I'm at loathe to spark a religious debate. I'm a firm believer of live and let live, and religion is a silly thing to argue about in my opinion. :P So I'll just say it was an entertaining movie, and leave it at that. :)

Eat this.

2006-05-18T17:45:00.000+08:00

So it happened that on the weekend before my assignment was due, the website where ALL the data was uploaded onto was down. No data, cannot write report. So I sent an email to the tutor asking for an extension. Her reply? "You should have done the data analysis long before this weekend." Pretty rude imo. So I wrote a reply detailing how busy I'd been the past few weeks, with the practical sessions for two of my units over the whole of the "break" etc. No reply. So I assumed no extension granted and rushed it out (the website came up on the day of the deadline), and managed to hand it in on time.

Got my report back today. 9.3/10. Comments: "Excellent work"

The irony.

MI:3

2006-05-12T11:38:00.000+08:00

I just had to find a poster with Tom Cruise on it.. Maggie Q was pretty hot too. ;)

What break?

2006-04-29T22:27:00.000+08:00

While most other uni students were having a 1 or 2 week "study" break, I've been going to school from like 8 or 9am to about 5pm everyday, 6 days for 1 unit and 4 days for another..

Well, it's finally over! Time to continue with my 1 day a week school. ;P So shacked after the practical marathon. And yet still waking up early again for yum cha tomorrow.. I'm a sucker for good food!

Food tour

2006-04-25T15:51:00.000+08:00

Sure, Sydney ain't no Singapore, but I guess you can still find some good food if you look hard enough. :)

Francis and Xiaohui came down from Melbourne.. After looking at the Opera House and the Sydney Habour Bridge we more or less covered the sight seeing in Sydney. :P So the food tour began..

Pies from Harry's Cafe de Wheels! Plus a huge hotdog.

Pancakes on the Rocks! 24 h breakfast ftw.

Next morning, Dragon Star Seafood Restaurant at Market City for yumcha. Yum! The uberest egg tarts ever.

Went downstairs to Paddy's Market to grab some macadamia nuts.

Emperor puffs from the Emperor's Garden bakery. Hot! But utterly delicious.

Y2K for chilli fish balls. So spicy!

Japanese food for dinner at Ramen Ka. Had some cold noodles with chicken thing, very unique taste. Nice!

Next day, Sydney Fish Market! Four of us shared 2 big platters of all the different seafood, plus some additional sashimi, oysters and prawn fritters. Cheese lobster is heaven.

Hurricane's Grill at Bondi Beach for dinner. The best ribs I have tasted ever. The lamb ones were nice too, but the pork was uber.

Passionflower for dessert. Black seasame ice cream is supposed to be their speciality!

Sigh.. Best eating I've had in awhile.. Belt went up 1 notch. :P

Yellow Bellied Glider

2006-04-20T19:41:00.000+08:00

Woke up at 0615 today to go to the zoo for my Australasian Mammals unit.. Had to do some observational study similar to the one I did last semester for Animal Behavior.

Unfortunately, the Yellow Bellied Gliders that I wanted to look at were just transferred into their new enclosure the day before, so they were rather shy! I waited for almost two hours for them to come out of their cosy boxes while everyone else was busy taking down data. I finally decided to go observe something else.

The best part was, after I finished the observational study of the other animal, the Yellow Bellied Gliders decided to come out to play.. m(_ _)m

Uh oh..

2006-04-14T11:37:00.000+08:00

I realised that I'm like 1 month behind on the lectures for my Conservation unit. And there's a seminar the week after the next, and I haven't even chosen my paper yet..

*Panic!*

Commander Chype!

2006-04-13T10:24:00.000+08:00

I finally reached PvP Rank 11 and bought my Black Ram! Now I just need enough reputation to learn how to ride it.. :(

Night of Fire!

2006-04-12T18:00:00.000+08:00

Sigh.. Can't get it out of my head now.. Oo;
(Turn off Wonderwall music from the side bar before clicking start.)

Mid sem test

2006-04-12T17:56:00.000+08:00

I was so relieved that I actually knew most of the answers for today's Invetebrate test.. I'd only started studying the day before, and not much also.. Hehe. :P But alot of the stuff I've learnt before in Ecology and Animal Behavior last semester.. So it was sort of cheating. I'm quite happy, should do reasonably well! ^^

Went to Macquarie Centre for lunch after that.. Ice Age 2 is showing now! Was tempted to watch, but decided to wait till Tuesdays when it's cheaper. :)

V for Vendetta

2006-04-07T13:40:00.000+08:00

Amazing. Incredible. Magnificent. Fabulous. Awesome. Spectacular. Phenomenal. Fantastic. Marvelous. Terrific. Glorious. Outstanding. Wicked. Superb. Extraordinary. V for Vendetta.

Shan's Birthday!

2006-04-05T11:58:00.000+08:00

Happy birthday dim sum buddy.. ;P And thanks for the DVDs!

Zzz..

2006-04-01T18:13:00.000+08:00

I'm so sleepy now. Why? 'Coz at 8am in the morning, some MORON was listening to the news at MAX volume. What the hell?! I was so freaking pissed that I got up and screamed, "SHUT THE FUCK UP" at the top of my voice. He turned it down marginly after that. Bloody ass. I felt like throwing rotten eggs into his balcony. 'Cept that they weren't rotten.. And I like eggs. m(_ _)m