DID YOU KNOW?

ermm duno if many know dis but
I HATE NUTS IN ICE CREAM AND COOKIES!!!

yup.
ermm and next thing i wanna say is
i jus realised, cookies with nuts in em' sold at Famous Amos are really ugly!
they've got an odd shape.. obviously bcos of e damn nuts.
go chk out the no nuts choco chip - so beautifully crafted and shaped to perfection!

hurhur..
kk i'm obviously exaggerating.
but seriously, it is ez pz to differentiate the cookies wif nuts and those wifout.

yup so go grab a bag of cookies soon and start noticing em' instead of jus simply munching on em'! ;)
stop being so greedy guys.
sometimes u gotta stop and look at wat ure eating!
tsktsktsk... kids these days...

some random pics

comfort foods!

Thank God for the founding and creation of comfort foods.
I seek great solace in that in recent days.
seriously need to catch up on my losing weight plan.
as of now - it aint workin out.

i must say my mood's been pretty down bcos of personal disappointment
but hey.. Christmas is ard the corner and i have loads to be thankful and joyful abt!
i suppose i'll agree wif ivan on the fact dat, things always look bleak when ure stuck in it, but when u go bout it n pull urself out of the rut, u'll find it all worthwhile.

i'm jus surprised dis is taking such a toll on me.
i thot i cud handle dis better.

somehow cant wait to go to sch on wed n see my uni mates again.
miss dem n classes so much.. am i crazy?
to tink i miss the projects and meetings too!
gee i must be going nuts!

it's abt 3 weeks more til the start of a new semester.
i wonder how it'll go.
yesterday is history, tmr is a mystery.
tmr's a new day so make the best out of it!

Grace is off to Turks tonite.
I pray aunty irene & her will be safe and dat they will hav a great trip.

virtues

this evening's mass was great!
the mass was celebrated by Fr Ambrose Vaz - a visiting priest.
homily was also done by him. very very meaningful.

altho it was 1 of those 'lets reflect and look at the true meaning of christmas' kinda homily,
it really spoke to my heart and made me pause to tink abt it.
from the moment i stepped into the main church, my heart really felt at peace.
it was 1 of the most serene moments of my life. n i'm not sure why.
perhaps i felt Mother Mary's comforting presence..

i jus wanted to cry so badly in church earlier. was fighting to hold back all my tears altho some did leak.
i was shaking. nervous abt wad my dad wud tink or feel when i break e news to him.
wonder why i feel like i'm such a failure and y i cudnt hav done anything better.
why cudnt i hav been a better daughter?
my dad doesnt deserve such a dumb kid.

sorry i'm jus ranting.
but really.
*shrugs*

today marks the 3rd week of advent. a time of joy, in preparation of Christ's coming.
i need to seek solace. i need God. i need strength to overcome myself.
i tink i am my greatest weakness.
i dun feel the most joyful at dis moment. altho i do noe i hav a lot to be joyful abt.
i am. at a no. of things.
dere shudnt be any but(s)..
however, i am unhappy abt certain other things too.

i need to let it out of my system. some where , some how.

today's homily's main focus was on forgiveness being a virtue.
it was also mentioned dat we shud love, share, forgive and be Christ like.
if given a situation, tink abt how Jesus wud react. and perhaps amulate it.
can i be Christ like?
i know i want to be. i know i try. very hard.
Fr Vaz asked the congregation, wad is it that makes us (Christians) different frm e general public of pple who celebrate Christmas too?
He also asked how we (Christians) wanna remember our last (previous) Christmas to be?
do we wanna remember it for the great parties at whoever's place? or the great food we had at dis restaurant? etc..
or do we wanna remember more significant events like - who did we forgive last Christmas? who did we love last Christmas? did we spread God's love last Christmas? etc..

i tink dat was a gd question.
last Christmas, was good. i reconciled wif some pple. and forgave some pple.
i need to continue to do dat and i need to continue to love God's pple.
i need to be humble and i need to learn to be forgiving.

to all my dearest frens, i know dis may not be the best mode or means to communicate this but i still feel like conveying my feelings.
Before this year (2005) ends, i wud like to apologise to everyone.
every single one of u who reads dis.
i am sorry if i've been a lousy fren and i'm sorry if i havent been dere for u.
ur frenship has been a great gift and truly, there's nthg more i cud ask for.
Thank u all so much for always being patient wif me.
i noe i'm not the easiest person to deal wif, and i noe i hav tonnes of issues n moments.
and i apologise for u all havin to put up wif my shit time and again.

one thing's for sure, i appreciate each and everyone of u.
Thank u all for everything.
really hope dat God will continue to bless our frenship and may it continue to blossom.
my wish and prayer for each n everyone of u everyday is for u to be safe, happy and peaceful.

Forgiveness is a virtue.
One dat i shall keep to as long as i live.
Love transcends everything.
do u believe in dat statement?
i tink i do.

God bless u all.

feeling mixxy

it has been 4 days since i last blogged.
i wudnt say alot has happened in the past 4 days.. its jus dat i'm feel fuddy duddy inside me
mayb i know why i'm feelin dis way but i'm not gonna blog abt wad is making me feel dis way.

Christmas is coming. i gotta be joyful abt dat. i am. i tink.
but i'm not taking it well.
duno why i dun seem able to handle myself n all dis very well.
pretty disappointing i must say - on an objective note.
i mean, i tink wadever worries/troubles i'm facing now isnt the worst ever.

and i noe somehow dere's nthg much i can do abt it. but perhaps i jus cant help but feel dis way.
i need more self-control. i need to persevere. i need to get over dis.
sorry to anyone whom i've showed any attitude to or anything or if i've offended u in anyway.
jus bear wif me for dis period.
i is jus feelin real sucky. jus need to learn how to better channel my frustrations.

cant wait for sch to start agn. i'm gonna work doubly hard dis sem.
and according to my sis, sem 4 is the hardest. the toughest ever.
if she finds it a killer, i duno how i'm gonna pull thru it..
with God's strength i shall persevere and study hard.
shall not disappoint the pple who trust me and have so much faith in me.

vainity...

happily spent $133 buckeroos on my mane earlier today
was at far east wif grace & my sis dying our hair! :P
so vain huh?
new look for the season ma...
haa! i say! 1 yr frm now i is goin to perm my hair i say!
wah lao i hav been saying dis for duno how many yrs alr but still havent gotten down to doing it.. haii... duno y also.. :P
its either the hair's not long enough, or no money...

anyway so my hair isnt so goldeny blond anymore.
looks more tame now i wud say.. haha.
Christmas is coming. an additional need to look gd i suppose..
or is dat jus a casual excuse for me? hmmmm.. *shrugs*

met up wif fie for lunch at macs in Taka - finally settled my craving for nuggets! hurhur..
after which we walked ard a little b4 heading to far east to meet grace.
i tink the whole process of doing our hair took almost 2+hrs.. or mayb even more. gosh.
but itz worth while la.. considering i prolly wont do dis often..
splurging on myself once in a while wont kill rite.
after all i hardly get to do dat..

oh i tink itz gonna b a long week ahead.
but i'm not sure y i feel so apprehensive abt the week ahead..
well hope everyone will enjoy their 1st week of Dec ahead and prepare well for Christmas!

NOTE: THOSE WHO ARE CATHOLICS, DO NOT FORGET TO ATTEND PENITENTIAL SERVICE & BE RECONCILED WITH GOD!

this is a once in a yr event! Christmas is much more exciting den Chinese New Yr... hurhur =)
besides drinking, eating and merry making, amidst all the partying and enjoyment, perhaps we shud all look deep within ourselves and really reflect back on the whole yr (11mths) dat jus passed us by.
all the events, the happy & sad moments, the pple dat walked in and out of our lives, the pple we love, the pple we (intentionally/unintentionally) took for granted, the things we've said & done, the situations we've been in, the messes we've made, the procrastinations, hesitations, etc...

take care all.
God bless.

some pics frm 30Nov2005

laggy updates

30 Nov 2005 (Wed)
this date marks the end of Nov. my birth mth has come to past.
and i'm a day frm turning twenteen yrs and 1mth old. =P
ok sorry guys i jus had to.

eh ok down to business.. kk i shall try to recall - brain super lag at the moment.

today i is met my cuzy at tamp mrt along wif my 'lao ma zi' (mummy) to take e mrt down to Novena to meet aunty irene, aunty kat, aunty elizabeth and cuz john for a massive steamboat buffet lunch at Coca.
it was absolutely marvellous!! shiokenadenz man! ;)

after an extremely fulfilling lunch, grace, john, my mummy & i took the train to orchard - mum alighted at shitty hall tho.
so us cuzzies met beckie at orchard mrt den walked to The Canteen at Shaw House to have coffee & to rest our weary feet.

few hrs frm dere, john left, denise arrived, den 1 after another, keong, javern, jonathan, qin and pris arrived too.
went to The Republic foodcourt in Wisma to have dinner before heading to Lido to catch Harry Pots.
oh seeing the show for the 2nd time was lovely. seems like i cud grasp e story better too.
nicely done.

after the show, everyone parted ways.
my lovely boobies gave us east siders all a ride home =) even tho she had work the nxt morning, she still did dat.
pris is jus so sweet la. dats y i love her to bits! ;)

01 Dec 2005
spent the entire day wif my parentals..
dad was on half day leave & it was mum's chinese birthday..
so i had to oblige.
we had Beach Rd Prawn Mee for lunch den went down to Expo for John Little sale, worked it all out, den nxt stop was airport T2 for Swensens salad, fries and topless 5.
finally - home. i was dead tired.
considering the fact dat i din slp the nite b4 til 2+am, woke at 9.50am and had to shop ard in Expo. so freakin crowded. the queue was super super long. tink i queued for almost 40mins to make payment. gosh.

so after all those i got hm to take a 2+hr nap and woke up wif a heavy head. i'm seriously beginning to wonder if dere's smthg wrong wif my brain or head. always getting headaches and feeling exhausted. sigh.

after napping, we headed to bedok south for dinner den i met fie to catch up wif him.
poor guy.. i was suppose to be out wif him today.. but last min situations so.. haii had to cancel on him..
but i was glad i met him at nite at least. :)

02 & 03 Dec 2005
spent the entire of these 2 days at Raffles Town Club among the rich and famous. hahaha.. i wish.
well was basically helping out at a jewellery showcase.
boy these accessories arent cheap. a pair of earrings can cost $300 over dollars.
frm the 2days of sale we earned $**,***.** amt of money..
it was fun but very tiring. met new pple too.

04 Dec 2005

currently having a headache and a soon-to-develop sore throat. lets hope it wont happen.. *cross fingers*

having a huge craving for macs nuggets now :(

feeling extremely lazy and exhausted. so dats all for now. hope everyone will have a better week ahead! it's getting closer to Christmas! :)

take care all!

His new toy!

PLS REFER TO FIE'S BLOG FOR CONFIRMATION & AFFIRMATION.








Whilst walking
















SEE! even on the escalator he plays wif his Nokia Ngage QD










recently, the boy has got a new toy. His Nokia Ngage QD.
play all day long even when he's out wif me..
gee! AM I DAT BORING? =P
hurhur..
well, new toy, new interest i suppose! =)
he plays it while waiting for the train, whilst on the train, when we're walking, eating, having coffee, talking, shopping, etc etc.. dat's how into it he is.
i noe u cant help it la Fie.. it's ok...
nxt time when we're out, u still can play wif it.
dun worry. =P
i jus had to blog abt dis to annoy u... kekeke.

who needs a girlfren when he has a Nokia Ngage QD!
wad a great tag line for an ad duncha tink? ;)

loads to say...

23 Nov 2005
met Fie to go to orchard.. weather was pretty fine today.
walked ard, sat ard, ate ard.. haha
visited Tangs and got myself a white weave belt and bead bracelet.
oh! today's trip was fulfilling.
learnt dat the food in Far East Plaza is great!!! level 5! gd stuff! ;)
thanks to Fie i now noe where else to hav yummy & not too ex food! hee!

24 Nov 2005
Highlight of the day: My cuzy is back! she arrived round abt 9pm.
oh such joy!
so glad to have her back! =)

In the noon was out in town den headed to the airport to meet up wif everyone to anticipate the arrival of Grace.
it was pretty fun at the airport. all anxious and stuff.. haa!
Denise made such a pretty poster/banner for Grace.
her frens all made fun saying her fan club is waiting.. hahaha.

25 Nov 2005
spent the day wif Grace & Javern... was his last paper.
Congrats! 1 sem down a few more to go!
we met for lunch. thai express in Paragon.
den we went to klkk (walk here, walk there) ard Orchard
after orchard, took an MRT down to city hall - Miss Clarity Cafe to hav coffee & sit ard..
met herbert for dinner at Esplanade's Glutton Square - as usual the food was superb! ;) esp the fishball meee!!!!!!
after dinner, we headed to Suntec's Starbucks for coffee
last stop: Home.

26 Nov 2005
Sis and Greg went to Desaru.
Met Grace, Javern & Jonathan in Orchard.
Christmas shopping. Grammaphone seems like a grt place to purchase CDs i must say.. prices are gd! :)
R.E.M and James Blunt.. Jon's latest acquired.
i ripped off his R.E.M tho... hurhur :P
some grt tunes he got there... oh ya! and he owes me Damien Rice!
yay!!!

27 Nov 2005
Church wif Grace and Aunty Irene.
den round 2 wif sis.
after church wif sis went to pick greg and had lunch @ Joo Chiat.
thereafter we headed to SSC for some 'there but not there' sun
haiiii...
i'm white.. dis is bad. i need the sun! soon! haiii...
came home in the evening den headed out soon after for dinner wif parents @ century sq.

seems like the past few days hav been full of activities!

28 Nov 2005
accompanied my mum to do some grocery shopping opposite my house.. had lunch den came hm.
Grace popped by today.. jus chilled at my place n din do much.
our little bit to save some money i suppose..? hurhur.. :P

New Curtains!

New curtains! =)






Bedrooms


















Dining Room (in the process of fixing)















Dining Room (completed)



















Living Room

3, 2, 1!

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MY CUZY'S COMING HOME!!!

2 days more everyone!!!
=)

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oh where oh where can my cuzy be.... :P
i cant wait to c my cuzy & everybody!
oh wad cud be better den the company of great frens!

Oh Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Treeeeeee

this morning i had a mission.
and that is to help my mummy wif the Christmas Tree!











Before























AFTER


















voila~! DONEDED! mission accomplished! ;)

*sings & skips off* oh christmas tree oh christmas treeeeeeeeee...
oh oh oh oh oh christmas treeeeeeeeee............

The Value Of A Woman

received an sms frm Danielle yesterday.
i find it really meaningful and perhaps,
GUYS, u all shud read dis.
as much as u hate to admit dis, large no. of women are indeed more emotional den men are.

so here goes:

Be careful if u make a woman cry, because God counts her tears.
A woman came out of a mans' rib.
Not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior over. But frm his side to be equal.
Under the arm to be protected and next to the heart to be loved.

yup so mayb guys consider abt dis passage.
and as for us girls, be more confident abt urself.
so that guys will not treat u like dirt.
we dun need a man in our lives in order to survive/live.

Island Life, Love It!

hit the beach on sat wif my sis, pris & luciana.
i must say it was fun :) and i had a grt time
tho my day ended wif an unfortunate case of a throbbing headache,
the result of too much sun perhaps.
when we 1st got to the sunny island, it was awfully cloudy
big bad grey clouds were all over the place.. so we decided to get a cuppa coffee n jus chill at Delifrance on Siloso,
until hopefully the sky clears up.
well, thank God! it did clear up eventually. round abt 12+pm.
so we headed down to Palawan - walked & walked in e blistering heat - but cudnt find an appropriate spot, but the sun was beckoning so we jus had to make-do wif a quieter spot wif lesser kids.
tanning is an enlightening activity which must be done in a quaint environment. wif little or no noise and little or no one ard.
haa. k la mayb pris & i r jus a tad bit more particular.. =X

so whilst waitin for my sis to call, we settled at Palawan beach for a bit. soon when sis called we moved on to KM8 on Tanjung beach. gosh, deck chairs, waiters & waiteresses all clad in white clothes. nice concept i must say. food & drinks r a bit pricey. but for the deck chairs, i guess it was worth while =)
Fruit punch cost $18 per jug, Ice tea is $12 per jug.
NOTE: the pizza is really good. dat costs $12 i tink. 2 pple can share the pizza.
definately goin back agn. Tanjung beach is a grt place to jus chill and tann. wif little pple too! nice i say.
i did go dere pretty often over the last few yrs.. b4 it became so developed. haa.
KM8 is like a bar type place.. nice atmosphere both in e day & nite. quite a few hot girls dere too ;)
so below r some pics we took...










At Palawan Beach

At KM8

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eventually the sky became
cloudy again.. so we jus laid dere to rest & relax.. was really nice. left
the island abt 4.15pm.. and went to meet Jonathan for some window shopping &
Jav for dinner.. was pretty fun.. haha Jon & i made a fool of ourselves at
Royal Sporting House. in which i will not succumb myself to pictorial evidence
=P

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JONNY: dis is for u! haha sorry buddy.. jus had to la u noe..

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we were lingering ard suntec, millenia & marina b4 we headed to bedok to catch some exciting soccer match. but sadly, all thanks 2 my throbbing headache, i cud only stay long enough to catch 1st half of the arsenal vs wigan match. i must say it was superbly exciting! 1st half alr so much action.. haa. of cos needless to say, arsenal won! =P duno how anybody *ahem* can support a losing team like wigan! when Arsenal is THE BEST! ;P

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so yup, dats how my saturday went..

Great job Arsenal!!! u'll always be my favourite team!

great new track!

OK! another song to add to Lyd's hit list is..........

King Of Wishful Thinking
by Go West taken off the Pretty Woman soundtrack

Frens, do dwl dis song, itz pretty meaningful & has a nice beat to it too!
heard dis track when i was in Wala last week.
super 80's track! haa!
Enjoy! ;)

I don't need to fall at your feet
Just 'cause you cut me to the bone
And I won't miss the way that you kiss me
We were never carved in stone
If I don't listen to the talk of the town
Then maybe I can fool myself..

I'll get over you.. I know I will
I'll pretend my ship's not sinking
And I'll tell myself I'm over you
'cause I'm the king of wishful thinking
I am the king of wishful thinking

I refuse to give in to my blues
That's not how it's going to be
And I deny the tears in my eyes
I don't want to let you see.. no
That you have made a hole in my heart
And now I've got to fool myself..

I'll get over you.. I know I will
I'll pretend my ship's not sinking
And I'll tell myself I'm over you
'cause I'm the king of wishful thinking..
I'll get over you.. I know I will
I'll pretend my ship's not sinking
And I'll tell myself I'm over you
'cause I'm the king of wishful thinking

I will never, never shed a tear for you
I'll get over you

If I don't listen to the talk of the town
Then maybe I can fool myself..

I'll get over you.. I know I will
I'll pretend my ship's not sinking
And I'll tell myself I'm over you
'cause I'm the king of wishful thinking
I'm the king of wishful thinking
I'll get over you.. I know I will
You made a hole in my heart
But I won't shed a tear for you
I'll be the king of wishful thinking
I'll get over you..
I'll pretend my heart's still beating
'cause I've got no more tears for you
I'm the king of wishful thinking..
I'll get over you.. I know I will
You made a hole in my heart
And I'll tell myself I'm over you
'cause I'm the king of wishful thinking

Carl's Jnr!

It's been a long 1 year since i last saw my best pal Pris.
so yesterday she came by my place for a bit b4 we proceeded on to Marina to walk ard and hav a supposed lite snack b4 dinner.
so i introduced the place, took her ard several eateries...
HOWEVER!
Only 1, One place caught her lovely eyes.....
and dat was CARL'S JUNIOR

jus den she decided.
ok boobies lets go try dat!
and i went, ya sure. we cud order a couple of sides and a drink to share since it was free flow...
but pris insisted on trying their burgers so i cudnt stop her now cud i... so i obliged.. i chommped on some of her fries while she ate the whole burger all by herself.
well done woman! ;) proud of u!

--> GLAMOUR SHOT

above is pris, chommping on her double western burger! boy can dis chic eat! i'm so proud of her. she ate it wifout having to tk a break! she jus chewed n swallowed, chewed n swallowed, over n over again until she finished it.

Well done boobies! great job!

although i really cudnt resist not laughing whilst i was taking her pics.. also, i jus realised i missed out on taking a satisfied look on her face upon finishing... damn!

nvm, we'll do it again i'm sure.. ;) haa!

best part is, she din even feel like puking after eating it all!

WOW! look at her go! she looks like she cud take on anything!

Congrats to Peiwen! =)

On the bus on route to Pentecost Methodist Church at Pasir Ris where Peizzz will be baptised
*BORED*















damn! i look so crammmmmmm! -_-
dat peizzzzzz poke wad poke! hmph!















Dan, Penny & I failed to attend our usual sunday mass today in support of dearest peiwen's baptism! ;)
we din feel too foreign as it was a methodist church.
it was nice & comfortable.
was also nice to see peiming & june. (peizz sisters)





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Congrats Peiwen!!!!
Welcome to the family! ;)
the life of being a christian is not easy, we hav to carry our crosses daily. however, with Jesus, all things r possible k! =)
so may your faith continue to grow & may you be the salt & light of the world!
peace be with you & God bless you.
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in the midst of nature...

staying home almost all day alone yesterday made me at 1 wif myself.
it was cloudy most of the time and all i did was sit in my large study chair, tilt my head to my right and backwards a lil to take the shot above.
it's a nice pic to me.
not sure y
but jus seems pretty meaningful.