Sunday, October 12, 2008
2 more weeks!
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Sun Evening: Family @ Sin Flyer
Monday, October 06, 2008
~ live well. laugh often. love much ~
3 Oct - Gang, thanks for the dinner @ cafe pasta + the casio sheen watch; so glad to see all the 5 of u turn up + our newbie mr lee! ks: time to bring ur girl-nxt-door the nxt tym we meet ya..we want to recruit one more gang member. nap: do rmb the research u owe us *winks*. ladies: hmm wonder how long must we wait for nap to produce his hw....(ops but i guess you guys don't read my blog=P)
4 Oct - Xq, St, Owl, my beloved ladies: u are fantastic! can't imagine my closest frenz are so excellent in plotting and casting surprises. Thanks for the nice swiss cult dinner + sweet strawberry shortcake + my favourite fancl products..you know me well=) For a fun piece on the story plot: refer to XQ's blog.
5 Oct - I am usually too lazy to meet on Sun (My definition of Sun: rest & slack @ home, breakfast & dinner with family). But how can I reject my two dearest frenz...ended up @ Parkway with Fio & SJ for lunch. Thanks for the delicious ichiban sushi + leehwa earrings...you understand me well=)
6 Oct - The actual date. Thanks for all the nice messages & wishes. Thanks to my wonderful department & colleagues! You made this day a blissful & special one @ work.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Vote for my niece!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Food Note - Sun Dinners @ Home
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Overdose
Instead of jet-lag, think I am suffering from pics overdose...
Finally got them uploaded on FB,
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=41459&l=d6776&id=632219079
"There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoias and redwoods, the Canyon of the Colorado, the Canyon of the Yellowstone, the Three Tetons; and our people should see to it that they are preserved for their children and their children's children forever, with their majestic beauty all unmarred."
President Theodore Roosevelt, speaking of America's National Parks
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Bits & Pieces
Sent my mobile for servicing last Mon evening. Received the msg to inform that it is ready for collection yest evening. I was thinking: I am definitely not going to spend another 2hrs waiting for the queue. Took bus 27 at around 10.30am to ensure that I were there early when the service centre @ century sq. opens from 11am. I got Q. No. 5 & the screen reflected that it was serving No. 3...good just 2 customers to wait for rather than the 20 over on Mon night. Got a beady ring from fieJapan..found it pretty & lugged it home. Impulsive purchase=P
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Wall-E
Watched Wall-E with ssl @ vivo this morn. Show is supposed to start @ 10.30am. We are running late...walking @ a mad pace frm home to sk mrt to catch nel train. Managed to reach by 10.50am but thankfully, the movie only commenced ard 5 mins after we sat down:PFriday, September 05, 2008
With HOPE, there is always a FUTURE
http://bizalum.nus.edu/eflyer/2008/HopeSchool/about.htm
Monday, September 01, 2008
Joi Chua
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Wakashachiya Curry Udon

Saturday, August 16, 2008
Marutama らーめん まる玉
Went to Marutama on a Thurs night some weeks ago for Fio's birthday.It's ramen again =P Enjoyed the Aka Ramen (left). As described on the menu, the soup base is made of 7 kinds of nuts topped with coriander. I am fascinated by the 7 nuts indeed & chose this. The rich brew is delectable, even without sprinkling the fried garlic chips. A wring of lemon gives an invigorating twist to the soup. The meatballs which come in nice pinkish colour are my fav. The springy thinner version ramen noodles complete the bowl.
Yummy & satisfied=)
Saturday, August 09, 2008
HaPPy BirthDAY, Singapore!



Happy 43rd Birthday!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Niece Therapy
Seeing my niece as always is a therapy. Much better than retail therapy:P
With no jap classes on sat now, sis & I decided to walk from sk to my aunt place at seletar hills in the late morn. The morn breeze was nice. While we were 2 junctions away from sk new sports complex, a bus uncle driving an empty coach with kallang leisure park graphics printed signalled to us. The route ahead was straight & empty. He winded down his windows & said he cld give us a ride. We were hesitant but didnt know how to reject his offer. Onboard the empty bus, we realised he thought we were on our way to the sports complex for swimming. Nope, we told him we were heading towards jalan kayu area. He was indeed a kind-hearted soul, saying he wld drove us further up so we did not have to walk so far. Though our exercise plan is half-spoilt, we felt grateful to bus uncle.
Having not seen my beloved niece for close to 2 mths, she is beaming all the way. She has grown a little taller with longer hair & knows how to call yiyi now. I am offically "Yiii" to her. Snds old but guess I hve to accept it with grace. Her fav action with me is hug hug with arms wide open. Fav action with sis is knocking shoulders. We brought her to the nearby park for a walk. A sat filled with such simple joy:) Blissful (",)
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Sunday, July 06, 2008
ST, Happy Birthday!
Bday girl! Pardon my shaky hands:PSaturday, July 05, 2008
Santouka らーめん 山頭火
I prefer soba all these while. However, have a sudden crave for some good ramen.All set to go for either Marutama or Santouka @ Central. Looking at the snake queue @ Marutama, we settled for Santouka.
Fio & I had the set meals of ramen in shoyu (soy sauce) & miso (soybean paste). She chose fried rice while I chose the mountain grated yam rice. SJ ordered toroniku shoyu ramen. The soup base is strong & good but too saltish. Found out from waitress that shio (salt base) is the popular & least saltish among the 3 bases. Maybe will try the next time.
No drinks. We settled for azabu sabo hokkaido icecream in the end. Had my usual green tea with red bean. Just nice to end it off with my sweet tooth:)
TIme to get going on my jap hw:P
Monday, June 30, 2008
3D2N Macao

Saturday, June 28, 2008
Wedding Bliss

Sunday, June 22, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Nice combi~
Friday, June 13, 2008
Friday The 13th
The gang decided to head for drinks after tt...thinking of following to chill out initially. But didnt in the end haha. Hitched a ride with ju to clarke quay...we had to walk thru the clarke quay stretch to reach Central CQ stn. Ju's 1st time so while we passed Clinic, she said sick also come here? Haha told her the concept & she burst out laughing:P Always like some Nectarine desserts but as usual it was crowded...
Accompanying grandpa to bank tmr morn. Gotta feast again tmr @ PPS HTL brunch buffet. Sadly, hve to leave latest by 2pm to head for Jap class:( Looking fwd to Sun's blading, hopefully can kill off some calories from the buffets:)
Happy weekends!!!
Thursday, June 05, 2008
of Roces & Puma
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Right Mood
Fri aftrn: Pop over to Vivo with Ju & YL to do some lunch shopping. Both managed to get stuff from Topshop. Was tempted to get sports gear from addidas but unfortunately those I like are only left with larger sizes. Mine was a failed attempt lunch shopping haha. We grabbed a quick bite to catch the bus bck to our island on time:)
Fri evening: Received dad's msg that grandma has been hospitalised @ ttsh. Took train down to novena to see her. Her blood pressure was low. Was teary. Doc & nurse attending to grandma are truly compassionate angels....
Sat aftrn: Jap Jap Jap!!! We got free cold drinks during break time today. Courtesy from the sch due to the non-functioning aircon. I chose the minute maid cranberry & was telling owl i dun mind @ all if aircon was down more often heee:P
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Mr Hottie
Phew, this xtremely hot weather is giving me a piercing headache since aftern:( Give me some cool breeze...Sin weather for the next few days:
Fri 34°C 26°C
Sat 32°C 26°C
Sun 33°C 26°C
Monday, April 21, 2008
Grapes!

Saturday, April 12, 2008
Tampines - Siglap Park Connector
Yes, these 3 ladies without proper cycling gears (slippers, mobile music, cap) did met obstacles along the way, not big ones but enough to add some challenges to our cycling journey. Rain started to pour when we reached Tampines Town Centre. we decided to settle our lunch @ S11 while waiting for the rain to stop. We sort of got lost in Bedok North Rd where we couldn't find the Siglap PCN. After some detour, we managed to find it eventually:)
From ECP, we had to worry for the return journey cos we are on rented bikes! We continued to cycle to Changi Beach Park. Passing through Changi Village, the route continued to Loyang PCN and phew we were finally on the way back to Pasir Ris Park! Small incident when we were somewhere near Loyang Point on the way back to the park. Owl's bike chain got stuck and the bike refused to move. XQ & myself walked to Loyang Point to search for a bike shop but in vain. Owl ended up in a cab to ferry her bike & herself back while we continued to cycle bck...
We had a sense of accomplishment. Everything ended well, and the three of us are still in one-piece despite some oil stains, some bruises & more sweat on us..hsh..let's hope for less muscle ache tmr:P
Friday, April 04, 2008
心情
你会很想保护身边所有的亲人和所有相识过, 结识过的人, 不希望他们受到任何伤害。
但事实总是残酷,让人预想不到的。
希望婆婆能早日康复。至于已经失去的生命,只能默默的希望他能得到安宁。
须懂得珍惜。。。
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Grandma was hospitalised this evening...i really hope things'll turn out fine for her. Praying for you.
When I thot this new is disturbing enough, my ex-coll messaged and informed that someone from PPS has passed away. EG & myself had went all the way to Kuching to hire him in. He was a v. honest and earnest person, someone who cares alot about his wife. He has rent a room in JB and was being assaulted by someone with a parang in JB. Will this happen to him if we have not hire him then and he has not come to Sin to work? I know I am being non-sensical, but can I turn back the clock?
Cookies- Eat Fresh
Had 2 sub-way cookies today! Yes not 1 but 2...x2 calories & fats grams ops! White chip macademia nuts & oatmeal raisin ones..sinfully yummy delicious:)
Saturday, March 29, 2008
It's Sat!
Friday, March 28, 2008
It's Fri!
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Get Well Soon!
Had a go @ working style from your blog:)
http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test47.aspx
Your Working Style
You are friendly, adaptable and a realist. You rely on what you see, hear, and know first-hand. You good-naturedly accept and use the facts around you. You look for a satisfying solution instead of trying to impose any "should" or "must" of your own. You are sure a satisfying solution will turn up once you have grasped all the facts.
You solve problems by being adaptable, and often can get other to adapt, too. People generally like you well enough to consider any compromise you suggest. You are unprejudiced open-minded, and tolerant of most everyone-- including yourself. You take things as they are and thus may be very good at easing a tense situation and pulling conflicting factions together.
You are actively curious about objects, scenery, activities, food, people, or anything new presented to your senses. Your expert abilities in using your senses may show in:
- a continuous ability to see the need of the moment and turn easily to meet it
- the ability to absorb, apply and remember great numbers of facts
- an artistic taste and judgement
- the handling of tools and materials
With your focus on the current situation and realistic acceptance of what exists, you can be gifted problem solvers. Because you are not necessarily bound by a need to follow standard procedures or preferred methods, you are often able to see ways of achieving a goal by "using" the existing rules, systems, or circumstances in new ways, rather than allowing them to be roadblocks.
You make your decisions by using the logical analysis of thinking rather than the more personal values of feeling. Your thinking enables you to crack down when the situation calls for toughness, and also helps you grasp underlying principles. You learn more effective in actual situations than on written tests. Abstract ideas and theories are not likely to be trusted by you until you have been tested in experience. You may have to work harder than other people to achieve in school, but can do so when you see the relevance.
You do best in careers needing realism, action, and adaptability. Examples are engineering, police work, credit investigation, marketing, health technologies, construction, production, recreation, food services, and many kinds of troubleshooting.
You are strong in the art of living. You get a lot of fun out of life, which makes you good company. You enjoy your material possessions and take the time to acquire you. You find much enjoyment in good food, clothes, music, and art. You enjoy physical exercise and sports, and usually are good at these.
How effective you are depends on how much judgment you acquire. You may need to develop your feeling so that they can use your values to provide standards for your behavior, and direction and purpose in your lives. If your judgment is not developed enough to give you any character or stick-to-it-iveness, you are in danger of adapting mainly to your own love of a good time.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Loving MOS
Mum didn't prepare dinner tonight. With dad in Hyderabad & the 3 of us getting home @ unfixed hrs after work, it is pretty hard for mum to prepare dinner. Decided to take-away MOS for dinner, some bites for sis, bro & mum as well. (little treat for the surprise performance bonus check from PPS in the mailbox yesterday, my heartfelt thanks. Plan is to use a portion of it for the postgrad dip fee:)
Order: mini apple pies (mum), corn soup+MOS bread (Bro), Croq burger & Kinpira rice burger (Sis & me), Fries (Everyone)
Loving MOS....nice MOS jap webby: http://www.mos.co.jp/index.html
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Vivo & Safari

Fri night - met up with gang for night safari...meeting ks & sq @ tiong bahru b4 heading to cck for bus. We had a quick dinner @ tiong bahru b4 meeting xj & mr lee @ cck. It was a long long wait for the bus @ cck. Waited for close to half an hr. Slight drizzle when we reached. We took the tram ride but have to give the shows a miss as they are cancelled due to wet weather...pretty disappointed that there is no wet weather programmes available...can't imagine if I am a tourist & not on free passes!Sunday, January 20, 2008
Wanton Noodle
Today she made hawker fare - wanton noodle for us. Cooking it plates by plates...a total of 5 plates. Mine is the 3rd being prepared & here it looks:
This version is different from the HK soupy version but still think it tastes great nonetheless! Haa good job mum! Hee don't think you read my blog though:P
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Canto Embrace~
Friday, January 04, 2008
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Merry Christmas!!
Friday, December 21, 2007
Work Updates
Hvn been blogging much abt work..now tt the day is near...hve the tendency to want to talk more abt it...reminisce phenomenon?? MS updates her news after lunch..stunned.
Today does not seem like the usual Fri. No Fri mood. Hve to head bck tmr aftrn to settle some stuff. It hits me that time is running pretty short...apologies lts for not meeting up...
Colourful entrance with PIE gers
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Wed Blues
Tiny surprises await after stepping out of ofc. Left ofc @ ard 8...was walking in MS when I knocked into ST...she was with her cousin & meeting up with WL for dinner. Can't join them as told my mum heading bck for dinner & knew I am in a poor state to hang out tonight. Shall catch up with her & XQ again on 23rd Dec during the charity event:)
Another small surprise when I rch home is a courier parcel from Korea. It is from Ji Hae, my neighbour in the hostel during cph times. She was sweet to write a card, send memorative joint issue of Korea-Singapore stamps & Jangs brand handmade earrings:) Ger, thanks for the thoughts!

Guess I hve to stop feasting on snacks, chocs after dinner..this seems to be my chubbiest moment after uni..& is growing fatter...i guess the hershey's temptation is too huge to be ignored....moderation & more exercise it shall be then:)
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
White Christmas~
A white christmas.
Along streets of houses covered in layer of snow. Freshly baked bread & cookies in the air.
Longing for a white christmas since the 1st day of Dec.
My fantasy will continue...in my dreams ZzZ maybe.
Moving on...
Having made up my mind & taking a step forward in 2008!
I'll definitely miss the status quo, the bonds built, the laughters, many little bits & pieces that create the big family here.
As I always firmly believe, there are bound to be pros & cons in every turn you take. You weigh them and reach a balance. Moving towards my goal I hope for the most positive.
The journey continues...
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Hols Season
They are nice to get me the burberry sheer brit and sis a coach bag which we asked haha...mum got me a nine west bag as well cos it is on pre-xmas sale...hee evil me find it not tt fashionable but still luv it nonetheless...sweet of her to get us pairs of earrings too=) They visited hershey's choc world (known as sweet little town with a lot to offer) and got back nice bags of hershey's chocs in mint, nutz, caramel, hot cocoa etc...simply luv them to bits..yummy! Niece Jan got a real sweet hershey's kisses tshirt & small teddy hehe...
Was clicking thru the cam tt they brought along..nice pics & scenery..guess both of them look real happy & more youthful in the pics haha=P Among the places tt they hve visited, I wld wan to visit Niagara fall, Hershey's, Harvard, MIT one day as well...hee guess hve to wait v long for one fine day haha...
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Headed to office in the late morning today to do some work. HTL table for 5 was booked for nxt sat so that can bring grandparents to try the brunch buffet 2gether with sis & bro. Left ofc @ ard 2plus. Took bus 36 to reach PP. Decided to pop over @ Marine Parade lib first since I were early. I cldn't resist but lugged along with me 4 books - 2 mgt & 2 fiction. It caused my bag to be heavy. All were dumped in the locker with mine & SJ's bags when we reached ECP. It was a hot hot day...didn't bring along my shades or cap=( The bikes are good & new and ECP's park connector to Changi Park is on-going i think..the route is longer now=) We had dinner @ PP's Sakae. Simply luv sushi...ichiban/fiesta is still on my toplist of fav sushi hunt=P
Thursday, October 25, 2007
9-hole
Went RMG to see doc & get meds. Went to visit baby jan after that. Surprisingly, after not seeing her for close to a mth, she was quite sticky to me & wanted me to carry. But decided to leave most of the carrying tasks to my sis cos dun wan my virus to spread. Shall see her again on her bdae cbration on sun!
Have till tonight to recover...
Immune System Down...
My appetite was totally gone when I reached home. Usually by now I wld be quite hungry. But not today. Felt nauesous. After bathing, popped into bed. Woke up to vomit out all the lunch that I had in the hotel in the afternoon. Felt terrible, popped into bed again. Woke up in the middle of the night to vomit again, till my stomach muscle ached.
How can I spend my treasured leave day like this? Hve to reach Mandai golf course @ 7.30am. I am forcing myself to be awake so that I wldn't fall asleep again. Thus, typing this blog to kill time. No matter what, I have to go for the test. It is the purpose of taking leave for today. If I fell sick, it really defeat the purpose=(
Friday, October 19, 2007
Cambodia - Siem Reap
Siem Reap Int. Airport - Small, neat with a pinch of asian charm. Time zone diff from sin by an hour earlier. Reached Royal Crown Hotel in ard 30mins. Unable to check in till 11am. Ended up exploring the central market & pasr chaa (old market) area. Had lunch @ blue pumpkin, an air-conditioned cafe with free wi-fi access. It was the author's choice in lonely planet. Had linguine while sis had fish&chips.
Plans were made for the next few days visit to Angkor temples. We decided on taking the tuk-tuk which is open-air. It was more economical for two pax & personally felt that it'll be more interesting to travel in tuk-tuk..after all by travelling in tuk tuk rather than conventional car (the cars seen here are usually toyota camry ranging from the older models to the latest ones) you get to see, feel, hear etc & use all your five sensory..why not? So we decided & hope for the best=)



















