Happy Happy CNY!!

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone!! Lets bid farewell to the year of the rooster and usher in the year of the Dog.. (woof!) I love CNY, its the season to have fun, receive loads of ang pow, visit relatives, gamble and eat! yum... I love pineapple tarts...

This year isnt a good year for those born in the year of the dog... I've been watching those CNY programs and the fortune teller said that its an unlucky year for us.. sigh, yeah, I'm born in the year of the dog... According to him, the doggies will face several mishaps and our luck would be so bad the chances of us striking lottery is like 0.1%? okay, I'm exaggerating, he just said that the chances are low... And what can we doggies do to avert the disasters? Some advice offered by him:

1. Control my temper/emotions - huh... like how...
2. Shower & swim more - ??
3. Wear my lucky colours, red & green more often - er... then I'll look like a Christmas tree... or worse, a chilli padi...
4. Befriend those born in the year of the rabbit cos they're supposed to be very lucky this year - erm, those born in the year of the rabbit pls raise your hand, you're gonna be my next best friend... hur hur...

Okay, I shouldnt be taking this too seriously, so lets move on...

I was kinda bored while travelling from one house to another, so I took a pic of myself!


So PWETTTYYYY!! =P err.. haha.. (Psst! Lixuan! I'm wearing the necklace you gave me! )

After 9 Days of Work

The past 9 days were the busiest days of holidays eversince I got back. Was working for Simon's company, doing some logistics stuff for him (eg: calling people to go for some survey and acting as a receptionist cum secretary) and the 9 days that I've worked earned me about $400. Yay, means I have money to go shopping... Hur hur... So much for saving for a rainy day...

I went JB with my momma today to dye hair. Yes, I'm doing weird stuff to my hair again. I have this fetish of "taking care" of my hair, its my crowning glory, so needa make sure its pretty ma... Anyway, I dyed it black and highlighted it red. It looks damned cool la... =P

I was reading the m'sian version of FEMALE and I came across this article: Sleep Yourself Slim. How? Let moi enlighten you...

According to the article, the lack of sleep causes some hormonal imbalance in the body,(really?? I didn't know that) in particular, reducing the amount of Leptin produced (okay, its a hormone that causes you to feel full). Hence, the reduced amount of Leptin causes one to overeat (yah, makes sense coz you constantly feel hungry) and therefore leads to obesity. Americans, on the average sleep lesser hours than those people of the modern world. Americans have a higher rate of obesity. (HUHhh, I thought its because of their oily diet...)

So... I think I've put on weight recently... It must be due to the lack of sleep.. Hur hur...

Anyway, I thought this article was really interesting... Did I bore anyone to death?

My friend and I went to this place called Island Creamery last week, we thought its a really cool place, seems like a cosy place to hang out and have some yummy ice-cream... Oh, and their ice-cream are made daily, so its supposedly very fresh!


The logo of Island Creamery












A blur picture of the place taken with my camera

I'm Cool...

Your Dress Personality: Cool

Your Personality
You give people the cool and chic impression. You're strong-willed and independent, and you've got character - you know exactly what you want in life and you're all out to conquer. Because of your cool exterior, men tend to feel intimidated by your femme fatale looks.

Your Dress Style
Your dressing is simple but sometimes edgy, giving people a glimpse of your rebellious nature. But more often than not, you're geared in basic casuals (mostly blacks and neutrals). With your no-nonsense attitude towards fashion and hype, you don't care two hoots about the latest trends or hottest fad. Way to go, girl!

What is Your Dress Personality?
http://www.shoppinglifestyle.com.sg/quiz/dresspersonality/index.asp

Raising $100k

I saw this on my friend's blog, lets all put in a lil something for the poor boy?
Call Mrs Tan at 64571006 if you wanna make any contributions


Trying to raise S$100K without going through the newspaper, and also without any charity shows is no mean feat.

Why the $100K? Let me narrate the story.



This is David. He is an orphan from China. Nobody knows how old he is, but we speculate that he is 1 1/2 years. He has a mind of his own, often exerting his position in his foster family. He scolds and cries loudly. Best of all, he simply loves to eat. He has a sweet tooth, loving any sort of sweets & chocolates or food in general. The two phrases that always pops out of his mouth are "eat" and "I don't want". His expression of "I don't want" comes with shaking his 5 pound head and ferocious waving of his two hands.

The heart has a wall that separates oxgenated and deoxgenated blood.
Imagine that the wall has a hole...
Now imagine your heart has it's arteries in the wrong position of the heart, meaning, the oxgenated blood is going into the wrong place of the heart.
Imagine the both together now.
Imagine David having these problems.

We went to visit the heart doctor yesterday and he has informed that David's heart condition has deterriorated. The operation needs to be scheduled soon. Thus, I have been typing donation appeal letters.

Oh perhaps, you are asking why am I doing it? It's simple. David stays with my family.

Now, let me try asking this, why does a charity who has gotten almost $6 million from donors unwillingly to spare some? It does speak a lot for the charity, doesn't it?

Bored

Thanks to Ah Hu, I've got another of those "get to know me" quizzes to answer... So here goes...

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Liyan
2. Yellow (Courtesy of Gao)
3. Mei-mei (Er... ask my mum why)

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. Catalina (My first nickname, used it back during the IRC days)
2. Drag0nGal (Err.. also another IRC thingy)
3. Liyan (Ahh.. FINALLY)

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My small but sharp enough nose!
2. My small mouth (Apparently back in the olden days, small mouth-ed gals are considered pretty)
3. And my hair (My crowning glory!)

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My short legs
2. My small boobs
3. My perky butt... I hate it...

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Insects! All kinds...
2. People who are overly dependent on me
3. GHOSTS!!!!

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. An apple a day keeps the doctor away...
2. Undies
3. A genuine smile

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. HCJC p.e t-shirt (I've got tons of these t shirts, ah hu u want? haha)
2. My $5 shorts from clementi
3. Undies

THREE OF UR FAVE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS:
1. Jay Chou (like DUH?!)
2. Simple Plan (yes, I'm one of those teens who like them.. lalala)
3. Stentorian Mist?!?!

THREE OF YOU FAVE SONGS:
1. Someday, Someday by Thirsty Merc
2. We Belong Together by Mariah Carey
3. My Humps, my humps, my humps, my humps!

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A R/SHIP:
1. Respect for each other
2. Trust
3. Love

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE:
1. I have perfect eye-sight
2. I'm less than 50kg
3. I have a tum tum

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE PREFERRED SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. "Shy" Eyes
2. Appropriate height
3. Stubbles

THREE OF YOUR FAVE HOBBIES:
1. Sleeping
2. Sports
3. Spending time with Mikey

THREE THINGS U WANNA DO REALLY BADLY NOW:
1. Hug my Mikey
2. Play tennis
3. Play dota with my Mikey

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING/ HAVE CONSIDERED:
1. Dietitian
2. Food Technologist
3. Entrepreneur (I can't spell)

THREE PLACES YOU WANNA GO ON A VACATION:
1. Mikey's hometown
2. Maldives
3. Cape Town (they say its beautiful over there!)

THREE KID NAMES YOU LIKE:
1. Nicole (sounds so cool...)
2. Diana
3. Joshua

THREE THINGS YOU WANNA DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Experience countryside lifestyle for a while
2. Watch a Grand Slam tennis game LIVE
3. Bungee Jump?! (Errr I scared!)

THREE WAYS YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GUY:
1. I check out girls
2. I play soccer
3. I DOTA!!

THREE WAYS YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL:
1. PMS (duh?!)
2. I wear skirts like ALL the time...
3. Emotions rule

THREE PEOPLE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TAKE THIS QUIZ:
1. Dean? (who so religiously reads my blog, thanks babe!)
2. Joyce!
3. Gao!

okie, thats all folks, time to dota with lam...

Tagged...

The Rules: People who get tagged need to write an entry about their five weird habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, choose the next five people to be tagged and link to their web journals.

Errr.. the following are listed not in order of level of weirdness

Weird Habit #1:

I rewatch programs/shows that have been repeated thousands of times. But that's only when I'm bored lah...

Weird Habit #2:

I like to take pictures of my right profile, coz it accentuates my better looking features!

Weird Habit #3:

I love noodles, any kind of noodles. (eg: wanton mee, prawn mee, fishball noodles...) When I was younger, my parents used to call me "Noodle Face" coz I ate too much noodles and my face was turning yellow.

Weird Habit #4:

The first feature I look out for in guys is their eyes. I like guys with "shy" eyes, it adds this touch of mystery in their overall profile.

Weird Habit #5:

I binge eat during exam periods when I'm stressed. Enough said.

Okay, now I need to tag 5 other people, but so many of my friends dont blog. So I shall change the rules a lil.. hur hur...

I tag DEAN, KAREN, LIXUAN, GAO & LAM

Those who dont have a blog can list their weird habits on "my comments" on my blog!

As for Gao, you can list yours at your multiply blog and Lam, your own blog!

Ta!

Happy Birthday To Me...

Yay, I'm celebrating my 21st birthday for the third time, how cool is that? (Er, not very..)

No elaborate celebrations for this year, afterall I'm no longer young & exciting like when I was 21... Had a lil gathering over lunch with Karen and Dean at Fish & Co, had a dinner treat from Gao at Pepper Lunch, had a mini surprise at a Cybercafe from the GANG and a yum cha session with my family & Lixuan. Awww, so nice to know that so many people still remember my birthday and actually made an effort to spend some time with me. I love you people loads! Thanks to all those who msged me to wish me happy birthday too, I know I'm in your hearts.. hur hur...

Some pics of the pressies I've received this year for my bday:



Pwetty choker from Lixuan.. (I promise I'll wear it on CNY)



"Holey" knitted turtle-neck sweater from Dean & Karen. (I've tried it & it fits like a T!)



"Birkenstock" Sandals from Dean. (Thanks babe!)



My beloved Compaq Presario V2408AU!!! Proudly sponsored by my mum & grandma...
Its so pretty!!!



The specs of this laptop: AMD Turion 64 ML30 (1.6gHz), 512 MB DDR ram, 80 GB HDD, 14" WXGA TFT Brightview, ATi Radeon Shared 128 MB Graphics, Wireless 802.11 b/g & Bluetooth, Digital Media Reader and DVD-RW Dual Layer

Like WOW.. I love it to the max. I think its gonna be my darling for the next... say couple of years.. hur hur...

Family Portrait

I realised my family havent taken a family portrait in years. The last photograph my family took together was back in year 2001. How sad is that?

And so, I made this picture...


My parents produced 2 uni-grads, I feel happy for them actually. Everyone's telling my parents how "fortunate" they are for having 2 children who "can study". But they don't know that their son aint coming home, how "fortunate" is that? Sometimes I feel like staying in Singapore just to be with them, but I'm selfish I guess. I wanna venture, see the world and do things when I'm still young.

Sorry, dad & mom, give me another 5 years, I promise I'll come home and repay my debt to you.

Keys to my heart?

OMG! So true!

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored. You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

What Age Do I Act?

GAWD... I thought I am young at heart... =(

You Are 23 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

Life Is Like A Boat

Nobody knows who I really am,
I've never felt this empty before.
And if I ever need someone to come along,
Who's gonna comfort me and keep me strong?

We are all rowing a boat of fate
The waves keep on coming and we can't escape
But if we ever get lost on our way
The waves will guide you through another day

Nobody knows who I really am
Maybe they just don't give a damn
But if I ever need someone to come along
I know you will follow me and keep me strong

And every time I see your face
The oceans lead out to my heart
You make me wanna strain at the oars
And soon I can't see the shore

Oh, I can't see the shore...
When will I see the shore?

I want you to know who I really am
I never thought I'd feel this way toward you
And if you ever need someone to come along
I will follow you and keep you strong

And everytime I see your face
The oceans lead out to my heart
You make me wanna strain at the oars
And soon I can't see the shore