New Stuff

Mum went to China for a holiday and bought stuff for me (yippeee!)

Its the month of May, I think I'm supposed to buy stuff for her for mother's day lor... but... hurhur... she's the one who's buying stuff for me!



There's the Adidas t-shirt for the Beijing games...



And the perfume that I've been eyeing for ages...



It comes with a mini pouch... so pwetty!





And and and... a pair of "coral" earrings and bangle...


They're quite pwetty too... :P

I made a pair of glasses on Saturday cos I can't seem to find my "spare" pair. I also found out that my degree has increased... *sigh* that's for staring into the computer screen for 8 hours a day!

My new nerdy look!







Okay, I was just being vain... :P

A walk down memory lane...

Was listening to some songs from the 1990s... Think the tunes and lyrics are much simpler compared to current day music... how nostalgic.. I can foresee myself as those aunties who will tune in to 958 or 972 to listen to the oldies... Oh noooooooooooooooooooo






Don't judge me... Judge me when I officially become an auntie !!

Mission XHQOC

Friday & Saturday was spent working on Mission XHQOC (which stands for XiaoHui's Quarter Of Century birthday party!!)

The peeps and I bought a Tiffany & Co charm thingy for her that was outrageously priced (but as long as she likes it!)... and shopping for party stuff to decorate the Mission "site"... I had to lie to her saying that I can't meet her to chill out because I was out on a "secret date"! Only that girl will believe me... :P

On Saturday, as part of the advanced party, Gaoster, Mimi & I went early to decorate the place and prepare the stuff... We sort of decided if our careers fail to soar, we'll set up a party planner business, just like David Tutera! (the dude on Travel & Living)

Alright, let the pictures do the talking!


Twinkle twinkle little star...


What's a party without balloons?!?! Dom wanted to save $6, so we didn't get a balloon pump.. thankfully, Gao's chest was big(strong?) enough to blow up 100 balloons!!


Princess & the prince!


She looks giganormous...


And I have seriously no idea what/who she's trying to prove...

Happy Birthday Sweetie!!! You're a quarter of a century old!! Yay!!

(Just like me... :P)




P.S Dean commented that the blog pic is very nice... Decided to upload more of Joyce's artwork to share!





Of cos, the zhu jiao of the pictures... has to be ME!!!

May Day Holiday!

Its a looong wkend for me! Haven't had such a long break since CNY earlier this year...

The long wkend started on Wednesday evening at Jerry's @ Jln Kayu. Its a western restaurant for those who don't know...

For starters!






Its buffalo wings & deep fried mushroom (apparently the batter for the mushrooms are special home-made recipe!) You can choose the spiciness intensity for the buffalo wings and we got the medium one I think... its not really that spicy (for me lah!) and we thought it tasted so-so only. The deep fried mushrooms on the other hand was REALLY GOOD! Succulent and dripping with mushroom juice! Yummz...

Our mains...





I had a rib-eye steak with mushroom sauce (yes, i love srooms :P)

Dean had cheese burger!



Dean looking greedy!

and Karen had mushroom soup... (she's on diet!! :P preparing to look pretty for her wedding thats coming up real soon...)

May day itself was spent with Daddy and some self-pampering... Pedicure! My nails finally grew bigger (and the manicurist finally stopped complaining about my tiny nail beds...) and it looks so much prettier than before.. haha.. no more one-line toe nails!

More updates on my wkend to come :)

Griddle Time!

Finally got to try McGriddle! Met Char & EJ for brekky at KAP on Saturday morning...

This thing is the bane of all dietitians I tell u...

But.. its yummy... although both Char & I think that the hotcakes were a lil' too soggy for our liking.. overall, sweet & savoury at the same time... NICE.


My McGriddle... untouched... yet!


Greedy me...

We realised that sitting in Macs can really open our eyes to the wide varieties of cars in Singapore... haha...

Some overdue pictures...

Char, EJ & I went to this place called Tea-party last wkend... its located at the corner of sixth avenue and bukit timah road... the place has got pretty cool ambience, quiet and peaceful... Most importantly, the service is great (the waitress went through all the types of tea that they have there...) and they serve pretty good pizza! We had this fusion style pizza called Duck pizza... yummy! (except a lil' too oily... but once in a while ok right, dietitians?)


Tea-party with Char..

Next we're off to Walas! The Unexpected playing that night... what a way to end the night!


The (Adelaide) trio =)

When I don't drive to work...

Haven't been driving to work for the past 3 days cause I'm on course in town, and its freaking expensive to park there... So... back to taking bus in the morning, squeezing with the morning crowd... (eeks)

I've always been listening to the Morning Express when I drive to work but I never realised how funny they are until the past 3 days. FD & Glenn are really a funny couple! One's constantly PMS-ing and the other idiot is constantly annoying him (hmmm... sounds like ah Hu & Gao!! :P ) The duo never fails to put a smile on my face, and its kinda silly when I grin to myself while on public transport... haha...

Anywho... I realised how stressful being on the roads is! Never appreciated their humour until I'm finally off the wheel...

I kinda prefer being driven around...

No... that doesn't mean that I don't love my toycar anymore...


I just need a chauffeur... haha! Any volunteers? :P

French food!

Went to the French Stall at Serangoon with Dean & Karen. Kudos to Karen for introducing the place to us. The food was really good! Thou not exactly the cheapest :P

Dean & Karen's starters - Escargot and Zucchini soup
(I didnt have any starters cos I'm too cheapo! :P)

The escargot was really good! (I stole some from Dean) I love the garlic and olive oil taste..

Dean's Cordon Bleu pork loin. Dean loved it. (I thought its not bad too)

Karen's pork chop. I thought it was ok... but the potato thingy that came with the dish was great!

My beef steak with i-dunno-what sauce. Yummm... Really... The potatoes were good too, had a pretty strong herb taste.. I like...

Desserts!!

Dean had the souffle (bottom), Karen had special dark chocolate cake (left) and I, as usual, got tiramisu (right)!!!

Tiramisu was fwah! Even better than the P&P one. The cheese wasn't too rich and the sponge fingers were not too soggy... All just nice!

According to Dean...

An excellent place to go to!
Nice ambience too
I like it
No air con though but it was alright that evening when i was there...
It wasn't too warm =)

Guess the pictures of the food says it all... Yummmm pity that Dean only took pictures of the food and none of the girls... *why!!* Next time we must force our heads into the screen shots :P


Address:
544 Serangoon Road
Singapore 218166
(2 bus-stops after Mustafa - Serangoon Plaza)

Tel: 6299 3544
(as far as I know, they do not entertain reservations)
Off: Every Monday

Operating Hours:
3pm - 6pm Desserts Only
6pm -10pm Dinner Only

After dinner the girls and I went to Dean's uncle's condo to chill and chit-chat. Love the girls' night out! All the catching up and gossips... haha!

Hope Dean's work gets better =)

Emperor of (Chinese) Rock?

Got $10 tickets from Dean. Awesome.

I love live performances. There's just so much energy, so real, so high!

Wu Bai did a triple encore! haha... love it!



It was quite disappointing for me cos I didn't know most of the songs. I only knew the 'older' songs (yes, I listened to his songs during my teens...) and I can only sing along to the old songs! Some of the old songs which I know...

Tong Ku de Ren


Norwegian Forest


伍佰 浪人情歌 - My all time favourite

Another new voice

Joanna Wang - Let's Start from Here



Joanna Wang - The Best Mistake I've Ever Made

張惠妹 - 如果你也聽說

...

'In spite of everything, Job did not sin or accuse God of doing wrong'
- Job 1.22 CEV

'If we accept blessings from God, we must accept trouble as well'
- Job 2.10a CEV

My Birthday meaning?

Its my day off from work and its time to do some brainless quizzes...

Found this on Facebook, I think the applications are getting a lil' outta hand (I'm not helping since I just added it too!) cos' you HAVE to send the application invite to others before you can access any results of any kind... so anyways... sorry to those that I've just spammed!

My Birthday Meaning:

You are outgoing and love to be at the center of attention. From the outside, you may seem flashy, flirty, and tricky but your true self is strong, full of hope to be the leader. When you fail to convince someone, you will get frustrated, and perhaps let your temper shows. Your Love, You are emotional. Many can win your heart at once, but not for long. This is why you hardly win a decent relationship.

Strengths:
Optimistic, brilliantly sociable and motivated to win the best in life.

Weaknesses:
Unrealistic, stubborn and reluctant to confront problems.

Best Jobs:
Politicians and media men.

Okay I know I'm being bo-liao, but its my day off! I can do whatever I want... :P

A piece of Heaven

I love receiving stuff in the mail... Advancement of technology has made communication so convenient that people stop writing stuff...

I was complaining to Marabelle that I was PMS-ing and one week later I got this in the mail!




(as requested by Dean)

Heaven chocolates and a very cute card! Very impressed that she still remembers what chocos I like :)

Thanks so much babe... it really brightened my day!

Don't think Heaven chocs are available here... ya?

Dean? Its from Nestle...

Another Singaporean singer

The voice that's resonating in my head now...

Olivia Ong

Just listen...

Sometimes when we touch...



All out of love...

Housework weekend

Its been a whole wkend of doing housework for me...

Saturday I cleaned the 2 toilets and mopped the floors for my room and my study.

Sunday I went food marketing and mopped the floors of the living room and my dad's room...

I think working mums are really impressive. Having to juggle work and household stuff really isnt easy! Especially doing marketing here in Singapore.. I'm really not used to the wet market style... haha... I think mum has spoiled me... Now that I have to do the shopping for the house, I think its really not easy..

But... Maybe this is a good experience afterall.. One day when I have to manage my own family I think I will be able to cope better!

On a happier note, I went to see the new T3 on Friday night with ah Hu and Gaoster... Its really pretty (although we only saw two levels of it.. haha) But I'm really glad that the 3 of us managed to spend quality time together catching up! As we get older, the amount of things we have to deal with increases and time for friends seems to get lesser and lesser... oh well... thats how life is!


Us having Ya kun boiled eggs and toast at 1am in the morning...
Er... its early brekky, not supper! hee


Ah hu stoning...


Ah Hu & I... both in pink!!


My besties!

Thanks for always being there for me when I need you guys...

Muacks!

and lam I didnt forget you!! thanks too dude :)

Dean's bday dinner

Had a pre-bday celebration with Dean and shopped for her birthday present...

We had dinner at some Billy Bomber's spin off restaurant at Bugis... Their food isn't really the best... but overall I think its OKayyyy lah...

Don't know why Dean loves to take pictures of her food... but here are some of the food we had...


Cheese fondue... I thought its quite nice... but the girls thought it wasn't thick enough...


Karen's chicken meal...


Dean's chicken meal...


Me & my lamb shank... I forced Dean to take a picture of my food... together with me in the picture... =P

We ended up buying a watch for Dean...she had alot of criteria for the watch...

1. Must be automatic
2. Must be white face (off-white cannot lor)
3. Watch face cannot be too big
4. Watch face must be round
5. Must have classic look
6. Cannot be too fashionable
7. Cannot be too complicated
8. Must be able to wear it everyday (as if you wear it everyday!!)

See!! so mafan! haha...

Thank goodness she found one she liked...

Happy Birthday Dean!!!

May all your bday wishes come true... n may you meet your prince charming!! =)

He ain't heavy, he's my daddy...

God please give me the strength to go on, so that I can make Daddy happier...

Fuel for the soul

Falling in love with this new voice...

Colbie Caillat

Okay, I think I'm really slow in catching on... I realised I labeled my music wrong, didn't realise she's the singer of my favourite song!

My favourite song now... Bubbly - Colbie Caillat



Plus she's hot too...

Randomness

Copied this from Jo's blog... Okay... I was bored enough to do it... :P

I give you money and send you into the grocery store to pick up 6 items. You can only pick one thing from the following departments.. what is it?
1. Produce: Fuji apples
2. Bakery: Wholemeal bread
3. Meat: Cod fish
4. Frozen: Ben's & Jerry's Ice-cream
5. Dry goods: Post Maple and Pecan Nut Crunch
6. Dairy: Daisy low fat milk

Let's say we're heading out for a weekend getaway. You're only allowed to bring 3 articles of clothing with you.
1. T-shirt
2. Sweater
3. Undies

If I was to listen in on one of your conversations throughout the day, what 5 phrases or words would I be most likely to hear?
1. "Really??"
2. "I dunno!!"
3. "Can I ask you a question??"
4. "Arghhhhhhhh!!!"
5. "Alright I'm off, cya!"

What 3 things do you find yourself doing every single day, and if you didn't get to do, you probably wouldn't be in the best mood?
1. Morning shower
2. Breakfast
3. Cuppa Coffee!!

Sweet, you just scored a whole afternoon to yourself. We're talking a 3 hour block with nobody around. What 5 activities might we find you doing?
1. Jogging
2. Blasting music and singing along with it
3. Surf the net
4. MSN
5. Personal grooming time!

We're going to the zoo. But, it looks like it could start storming, so it'll have to be a quick visit. What 3 exhibits do we have to get to?
1. I won't go to the zoo
2. No, I still won't go...
3. Nah... no zoo for me...

You just scored tickets to the taping of any show that comes on t.v. of your choice. You can pick between 4, so what are you deciding between?
1. Heroes
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Scrubs
4. How I Met Your Mother

You're hungry for ice cream. I'll give you a triple dipper ice cream cone. What 3 flavours can I pile on for ya?
1. Macadamia
2. Cheesecake
3. Milo!!

Okay, done! =)

Music for the soul...

Always loved Dean Geyer... Reminiscing the times when Bernice, Char, EJ & I would sit in front of the TV and watch the lady killer perform...

My favourite song...



Jessica Mauboy...



What a wonderful night...

Vday Scam

Vday is a commercial scam I tell you... Restaurants mark up their prices, flower prices are up 3000X and teddy bears too...

Everyday is Vday as long as you're in love... isn't it? At least that's what Liang Jing Ru sang in her song! haha...

On a good note, I received this sms which I thought was really meaningful...

"Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only what you are expecting to give" - Katherine Hepburn (1907-2003)

CNY

Happy lunar new year to all...

Hope everyone enjoyed the long break... its once again time to head back to our respective workplaces...

CNY this year isn't quite like the past. The number of relatives you visit seem to get lesser as I get older... or maybe we just don't like to visit anymore... and maybe because I have the option to choose if I want to visit them now...

Feels weird that everyone's asking if I'm okay and suddenly everyone wants to play counselor and share experiences with me.

NO... I don't need your advice so stop bugging me...

I envy those who have big families to celebrate the festivals with... the lively atmosphere... the loud chatters and laughters.

How I wish I was still a kid, when exams was my only worry...

Late Bday Entry

Finally got my ass down to blog about my bday...

First of all, thank you to all who celebrated my quarter-life crisis with me. I really appreciate it... and thank you for all the wonderful presents!!

Lunch celebration with Marabelle - Thanks for the cake babe!


Marabelle and I


The only birthday cake I received this year...

Drinks at Sunset Tavern... The place to be seen... (hurhur)




Kong, Yiling and I...

And of cos... the Peanuts gang!

Me, Keen & Gao


Gao & I (my face was red already... after 2 beers... eek!)


With Xiao Hu! and Dom... and Gao's face sticking out of nowhere... (and maybe Jeremy's head behind somewhere... hmmm)


Everyone! Zhanjing, Dom, Ah Hu, Jeremy, Gao, Keen & I

Then its dinner celebration with EJ at Rochester, this posh restaurant called Graze..

Grazing our food... some Beef lemak thingy and super small portion of risotto...


Our dessert platter! Yum...


Camera whore!


Pretty looking decor...


More pretty looking stuff...

Overall the restaurant was so expensive that we can only graze on the food... hurhur... lame joke...

And also! Dinner celebration with Dean & Karen at Manhattan Fish Market... Thanks girls for the epilator... Smooth as silk! haha...

kk.. Thats about it... quiet little gatherings to celebrate my bday...

Older... but not wiser.... geez....

Nintendo Wii (whee!!)

Went to Ah Hu's house to play the Wii together with Gao on Friday night...

That thing is awesome! It was so entertaining that I forgot about how tired and sleepy I was... hurhur... We played some sports game (tennis & boxing) and also some dumbass rabbit game... haha... Gao kicked my ass btw... I can't play computer games for nuts... OK... I admit.. I'm a nerd... bleah...

Can't wait for next week! Only 2.5 days of work and 4.5 days of rest... Wahahaha!

Yes..I'm a lazy bum too...

I just want to laze around and chill.... =)