I'm Back!

Finally home after a short 2 week break in Adelaide.

The trip has been great! Everyday single day was a fruitful one, doing stuff, catching up with friends and spending time with my good ol' brother & Katherine...

Watch this video to catch a glimpse of my trip!



A million thanks goes out to Zhixian, Shan & Frank who stayed up all night to compile this video for me! I love you guys... *muaks*

More pictures will be uploaded onto Facebook... or on the blog (if I can get my arse down to it :P) so stay tuned!

Graduate-D

Finally graduated.

Master of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Finally a full fledged dietitian... Whee!!!!


This trip back has been gggrreeaaat!!!

and it continues to rumble...

What do you do when the whole world seems to be tumbling down on you?


Run?


To where?


sigh...

Knocked Out

Cough mixtures are potent stuff... especially "Dhasedyl syrup".

I can hardly remember the things I've done the past 2 days, except for my long, deep sleeps.

Practically in a "dazed" mode all the time and super slow reaction time... Apologies if I went out with you and I looked like I just woke up... because... I was never really awake... hurhur... okay crap... obviously I'm still under the influence of the cough syrup as I'm typing this post...

I wish my cough would just stop... my lungs feel like they're going to pop out each time I cough...

I hope the lil' hamster doesn't catch my germs!

hur.. lame joke...

Hamster!

Dean and family is going to Macau for a holiday, so no one at home to look after her precious lil' hamster. So... she's going to stay with me... wahahaha! Don't worry Dean, I promise to take good care of her... I won't ill treat her... or tug her tail.. or crush her into a ball! :P

No idea what's the hamster's name... but she's really cute... check out her pics...









She's staying with me till Dec 12 :)

Have fun in Macau, Dean!

Complimentary Foot Spa

Dean jio-ed me for some complimentary foot spa on Tuesday evening. Apparently True Spa is giving away free spa treatments, but of cos' they'll psycho you to sign up for some package at the end of it.. Anyway both of us were not at all impressed with their service. Which masseuse actually wear latex gloves to massage?? Ya, mine did... *faints*

The most enjoyable part of the night was probably our dinner.. haha... and once again I stole pictures from Dean's blog...



Dean's meal - Penne pasta with fish roe cream sauce and scallops (i think...) yumm...


Dean looking v pleased with her pasta...


My dory fish and baked risotto... a bit too rich and creamy for my liking... plus.. there was NO veggies at all...



Me with my food... I look deformed.. my head is too huge for my body.. haha...

All these pics are taken using Dean's camera phone.. Impressed that the pictures actually turned out so good! Its a sony ericsson phone... BUT I will still support Samsung... One day.... I'm going to be their share holder... wahhahahaha....

Way Back Into Love

From Music and Lyrics... so sweet...

Hugh Grant - Way Back Into Love

I've been living with a shadow overhead,

I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed,
I've been lonely for so long,
Trapped in the past,
I just can't seem to move on!

I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away,
Just in case I ever need them again someday,
I've been setting aside time,
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind!

All I want to do is find a way back into love.
I can't make it true without a way back into love.

I've been watching but the stars refuse to shine,
I've been searching but i just don't see the signs,
I know that it's out there,
There's got to be something for my soul somewhere!

I've been looking for someone to shed some light,
Not somebody just to get me through the night,
I could use some direction,
And I'm open to your suggestions.

All I want to do is find a way back into love.
I can't make it through without a way back into love.
And if I open my heart again,
I guess I'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end!

There are moments when I don't know if it's real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation

All I want to do is find a way back into love,
I can't make it through without a way back into love,
And if I open my heart to you,
I'm hoping you'll show me what to do,
And if you help me to start again,
You know that I'll be there for you in the end!

Research Elective

The email I received...

"Hi Liyan,

I managed to view the presentation and your assessment for your presentation was a distinction.

Your final report was graded as a credit. It was extremely well written. One of the issues was that you did not follow the format that was requested. More detailed comments will be sent to you on the manuscript.

Well done!

Kind regards

Lynne"

Extremely well written but only credit?!?!?!

zzzzz.... I'm so disappointed....

I take pride in my work... I cannot accept another credit as my grade! urgh!!!

A Model Life - Preview

As requested by Dean...

A preview to A Model Life with Petra Nemcova...



Valeria is the blondie with the super big scarf around her neck. Doesn't she have the girl next door look?

Love her!

*edited*

Another video featuring Angelika and Lucia...



Lucia is the other hot babe I adore!

My Fairy

Was watching A Model Life with Petra Nemcova on Discovery Travel & Living... Its a reality TV show, featuring model wannabes. A bit bimbotic... But... I like leh.. haha...



Anyway there are 2 girls I simply adore in the show. One is called Lucia...


She's an eighteen year old from Slovakia... Look at her green eyes...

And the other girl that I adore....

Valeria Erokhina... 17 year old from Australia with Russian parentage




Beautiful hair...




Sexy look...



Super hot bod...




Super sweet... love her green eyes...




Enchanting... She's got the overall package.. plus she's got great character (in the show la!)



She's what I imagined a fairy to be... So gorgeous, so kind looking...

She makes me go ga-ga...

I'm straight btw...

Nostalgia

Was reading Selina's blog, and saw some travel pictures that she took. Which reminds me of my own travels in Aussieland... So I started rummaging through my photos and feeling of nostalgia overwhelmed me once again...

When Char first came to Adelaide, Lampee & I brought Char & her bf to Barossa Valley...

At some lookout point

Visited Victor Harbour with Marabelle... Its the only time we traveled together... I think...


At Hahndorf with Char... Strawberry picking season!

And to those who didn't know... strawberries don't grow on trees.. :P

After exams last year, Lampee, Joyce, Char & I took a road trip up to Mount Gambier...

Its the famous "Blue Lake" behind us...

End 2005 Joyce & I traveled to Melbourne & Sydney...

At the Great Ocean Road...


At some lookout point in Canberra with Joyce

When I was still new to Adelaide, Joyce & Selina brought me to Morialta Falls for a "hiking" trip... where we met a "flasher"...

Love the scenery!

Went wakeboarding with Joyce & Selina at Murray River...

They say I look v pro... actually.. I was trying v hard not to fall flat on my face...

This was taken during my first week in Adelaide after my parents left...

At Port Adelaide.. Looking...erm... tut...

Royal Adelaide show 2005...


I don't think I'd be able to survive 2005 without Joyce... thanks for keeping me sane!


Some Singaporean Student Association function... at the front steps of uni..


Unforgettable trip to Sydney... All thanks to Bryan and his girlfriend for taking us around!


With Char at Watson's Bay...

Best housemate! heh

Most interesting picture that I chanced upon while browsing through all my old pics...

I always thought I met EJ at 2006 second semester post grad dinner... hmmm... but apparently EJ was seated beside me at 2006 first semester post grad dinner...

Eh EJ u purposely sat beside me again at the 2nd post grad dinner right? haha... btw... in that you actually looked.... slimmer... :P

Peaberry & Pretzel

Its a cool dessert place at Sunset Way. The new place to be... no more Holland Village! haha...

EJ & I checked out Peaberry & Pretzel for their dessert. Oh, they serve proper food too, like pasta and pork knuckles n stuff. I can't say they serve German cuisine cos... its practically a mix of everything...

They had a pretty good range of cakes to choose from...


Yum.....

But I wanted Tiramisu...


They were very generous with the coffee powder... EJ said he nearly choked on the coffee powder.. haha...


Its so yummy I'm lost in my own world... :P

EJ had some warm chocolate pudding thingy with ice-cream.. It had a pretty name, but... didn't taste quite up to standard... maybe we OD-ed on chocolates...


But it looks beautiful huh!


Love their decor!!

And to end my palate...

I had my little cup of Chai latte... Yummmmmm

You should come visit my funky neighbourhood!!

Whee!!

Its finally O-V-E-R...

The past 3 weeks have one of the darkest periods of this year. Seriously. Being on your toes all day and being shot question after question is really draining. I'm so glad this is over :)

Only left with critical review now. 2 more weeks. After that I'm officially done for the year. My student life is about to come to an end... And now... I'm starting to feel a lil' intimidated about working life... But I guess its all part and parcel of growing up!

I'm going to take a short break this weekend, no report writing. Just chilling.

Going to M'sia with a few friends... they're there to surf... And I'm there to.... bask in the sun? haha... I can't swim, can't surf, can't dive... I think I'm going to chill by the beach... with a good book? heh heh...

Laters!

Countdown

4 Work days

1 Presentation

1 Short report

1 3000-word review

Then I'm done...

Then I can graduate...

Then I can join the workforce

Then I can stop calling myself a student...

Can't wait...

Final Fling

OMG, one year has passed!

Final Fling 2006

Char, me & Bernice at our stairway

vs.

Final Fling 2007

Bernice, Char & new housemate at the same stairway

I miss those days!!!

Sigh.. The constant reminder that I'm getting older day by day... Bleah

After Week One

Tired tired tired...

Really... I can only find the energy to eat, do some reading & sleep every night when I get back from work. No MSN, no scrabble, no TV, no everything.

My daily schedule:
6.40am - Wake up
7.30am - Leave house
8.00am - Reach work place
(Stand/walk all morning)
12.30pm - Lunch with EJ
(Stand/walk all afternoon)
6.00pm - Go home
7.oopm - Reach home & dinner
8.30pm - Check email & do "research"
10.30pm - Prepare to sleep
11.00pm - Deep sleep already...

The next 2 weeks are going to be like that too... *sigh*

I always look forward to weekends, now even more so...

Fortunately I had a pretty good weekend. All thanks to Dean & Karen & Gang!

Friday night Dean & I went for pedicure... I'm so amazed at the wonders that the pedicurist did to my little feet. My nail beds doubled in size after she removed the cuticles... So pretty now! And they actually look normal sized now! (Previously I had freakishly tiny nail beds...) whee!!


Us girls and our feet - mine is the only that didn't cover the toes!


Saturday night was dinner with Dean, Karen, Andy & Terence at Harbour City Restaurant. Karen was craving for their chilli crab and since you only get special price if there's 4 or more pax, Dean & I were invited along... *tsk tsk* BUT... the food was pretty alright. So no complains!


Looks yummy??

After dinner... KTV at Kbox. Its way over-priced on weekends, somehow I think we should have gone to Mind Cafe for some board games instead :P



Mr Andy Tan pretending to be gorgeous Mr Andy Lau (cannot lah Andy!!)



Liyan & Karen



Terence & Dean



Liyan, Karen, Andy & Terence (no Dean cos she's the camera woman... Thanks babe!)

I hope the next 2 weeks pass quickly...

Final Placement

Starting my final placement - food service placement at AH tmr.

Excited. Cos' its the final 3 weeks of student life for me. And having stayed home for 2 weeks made me realize that cooping myself at home (I mean working from home...) isn't healthy. Its better to be out there... working & interacting with people. Staying home & resting is good... once in a while...

I hope my 3 weeks at AH will be smooth sailing, complete it without any hiccups... and then fly back to Adelaide for my graduation! Wheee!!

I've started listing the things that I wanna do when I go back... haha...

Here's to name a few:

1) Catch up with Shan & Zhixian
2) Visit the newly wed couple Lynley & Jarrah
3) Play ultimate frisbee with the FU team... (hopefully the summer league is on!)
4) Visit Hahndorf for German beer!
5) ... I'll list more when I think of them

That's all for now!

Wild Rose?

I was bored... haha!

The Wild Rose

Random Brutal Love Dreamer (RBLD)

Colorful, but unpicked. You are The Wild Rose.

Prone to bouts of cynicism, sarcasm, and thorns, you excite a certain kind of man. Hoping to gather you up, he flirts and winks and asks you out, ultimately professing his love. Then you make him bleed. Why? Because you're the rare, independent, self-sufficient kind of woman who does want love, but not from a weakling.

You don't seem to take yourself too seriously, and that's refreshing. You aren't uptight; you don't over-plan. Romance-wise, sex isn't a top priority--a true relationship would be preferable. For your age, you haven't had a lot of bonafide love experience, though, and this kind of gets to core of the issue. You're very selective.

The problem is them, not you, right? You have lofty standards that few measure up to. You're out there all right, but not to be picked up by just anyone.

Brought to you by OkCupid.

Your exact female opposite:

The Dirty Little Secret

Deliberate Gentle Sex Master

Always avoid:

The Manchild (RBLD)

Consider:

The Vapor Trail (RBLM)

If you're as bored as I am you can take the test here.

UF videos

To all who have heard me rave non-stop about my ultimate frisbee, but have not seen a proper game, heres 2 videos to share... Maybe you'll understand why I'm so into this game... All that running! All that adrenaline! whee!!!

Women's game - Mostly "zone" play, slower paced than the men's game, more throws to watch and of cos, more hot legs to see...



Men's game - fast paced, long throws/hucks, aggressive offence and defence & plenty of cute guys.



Enjoy!

Sick

Yes, I'm sick... like full blown sore throat, cough and blocked nose. I think the last time I felt anything like this was when I was back in Adelaide in April and was forced to take a typhoid vaccine (I swear they jabbed me with the live virus!!)

Not the perfect time to be sick (actually... is there any good time to be sick?!?!) because I have a presentation tomorrow. To make things worse, I think quite a few dietitians from everywhere will be attending the presentation. I hope my sexy husky voice will not cause any jealousy amongst them! hurhur... kidding lah...

Seriously, I'm starting my final placement at AH next week and I wanna be ready and energetic for the final 3 weeks of my student life! I should see the doc tmr, get some meds and knock myself out for the next 2 days...

Or so I hope...

林俊杰 - 大男人小女孩

Totally hooked..



Listen to it!

Memories

On my way home this afternoon, I bumped into my mentor from APB, the place where I worked for 6months during my final year at NUS. It was a pleasant surprise. It was nice to catch up, even though it was a short 15 min talk. Good to hear that everyone at APB is doing well, and some even got married in the 2 years while I was away!

Was trying to dig up some pictures I took while I was at APB, but... can't find any... Found alot of random pictures though! All of them taken when I was... *ahem* younger... I think I really aged a lot... okay.. maybe the word is matured a lot... haha!

And Xiaohui , you're right. I can't find a single picture with Gao, Lam, you & I. How is that remotely possible?!

Anyway some pictures to share...

Pictures are in chronological order...


HCJC 00S66 - who would have thought we're still in contact after so many years?


Mid Autumn Festival at HCJC with ah Dot and Merly.
Merly is now at... I dunno where...



When Kevin & I were still an item...


When I still looked like a hamster...


When Xiaohui & I modeled for some Science Club magazine for NUS...


When Keen celebrated Xiaohui's 21st on a tourbus! The good ol' days were we hung in a group of 10 or more...


When I was hanging out with the NTU peeps at their hall...
Sigh, now its just Dex, Kong & I hanging out...


When I used to play beach volleyball...
When people used to think Kelvin & I look like siblings... because we both have hamster face...
People now model... don't compare la hor!


When I was in final year in NUS & working for APB...

The last picture is for Xiaohui!! I think the only time the 4 of us were in the same picture was when we were in Hong Kong... And only when we took group pictures like in Madam Tussards and at the Peak!


Cheers to 5 years (for Xiaohui, 17 years!) of friendship and counting...
Looking forward to our reunion :)