Art of Kite-flying

Went for hot yoga trial with sis on sat evening...sweat & more sweat. We think we still prefer hatha yoga @ sk CC=P
Ge run on sun morn. It's 5km again this time round. Will treat this as a warm-up to the stanchart one in dec=)
Kite-flying on sun evening. Luv the blue skies, fresh breeze, greenery & sea view! When was the last time I flew a kite? Think it might be during sec sch days in marina bay area. Sj, js, xq, fio & I decided to go fly kite @ paris ris park. In fact, it turns out to be quite fun & not boring as we thought. Kite-flying triggers a little thought. The art of kite flying might applies to many things we do in life...how we capture the wind & control the kite...pulling back & releasing @ the right time with the appropriate amt of strength in order to ensure that the kite flies freely & steadily in the skies.

Refer to fio & xq's blogs for more details on the activities.

Treasure the long weekend. Treasure the freedom to enjoy the wonders that nature can offer even more. I am 100% recovered from the sick bug! I guess it might be too early to set 09 resolutions but one of them shall definitely be to hit the outdoor to enjoy the blue & green more!=)

Picnic @ Botanical Gardens

Thank You!!

Thank you for casting your vote for baby janelle. She won=)

http://www.huggies.com.sg/photocontest/Default.aspx

Sore Throat

It started off with some muscle ache, lethargic & feverish feel on sun. It brews into a sore throat in the middle of the week. By Fri, the voice is half gone as well.

I never knew that sore throat can be this painful. I considered my threshold of pain to be quite alright. The throat has worsened to the state where I am scared to sneeze, swallow food/saliva, yawn or cough. Terrible feeling having to wake up in the morning and feel the pain first thing in your mouth.

Surviving on strepsils blackcurrent pain relief, strepsils original, clinical throat relief donated by my sweet colls, sea coco cough syrup offered by my thoughtful coll, pipagao @ home - think before the throat recovers, i'll die from overdose of glucose first hahaha...

2 more weeks!

GE Run in 2 weeks' time. Gotten a pair of Mizuno with Xq @ Vivo last Fri. Considering the fact that we didn't even plan the meet-up, it was quite an amazing & fast purchase. This brand is highly recommended by my coll. Like the cushioning & grip of this pair. Have been running with my pair of puma (not exactly running shoes type) all these while. With this pair, I hope it spurs me to run more=P Ready? Run bah!

Sun Evening: Family @ Sin Flyer

Inside a capsule, the views of Singapore surround. As Singapore Flyer terms - a moving experience at every turn. With the sun setting, al-fresco deck @ seafood paradise provides some good dining on a Sunday. As Bakerzin rightly describes, Macaron is all about sweetness. On a Monday evening, some bites of sweetness for the family=)

~ live well. laugh often. love much ~

This is supposed to be a thank you piece.

Ahem to all my dear frenz out there, you know who you are ya=P

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.

With this posting, I'm officially 24th this year...

~ live well. laugh often. love much ~

Vote for my niece!

Remember my first contact with diaper brands - the Marketing Research module I took during my last semester. We spent a great deal of effort & time doing research, questionnaires, analysis for our final project on diapers as it is a non-examinable 100% project grading module...it is fun nonetheless!

Niece Janelle is 20 months old now! As playful & cheerful as before, pls cast your vote for her if you think likewise=) Thanks! Closing date is on 9 Oct 08.

Photo Contest - Huggies Singapore

http://www.huggies.com.sg/photocontest/gallery.aspx?id=352

Food Note - Sun Dinners @ Home

Sunday dishes require fresher ingredients, more preparation time + effort and more people @ home to enjoy them=)

Overdose

Back from US autumn get-away...

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

Bits & Pieces

Mum always prepare surprise snacks for us over the weekends=) Tata, it's prawn fritter this time round! She makes it sound so simple, quoted: "I hve some prawns, bean sprouts frm the mkt this morn, so with these ingredients + some plain flour = prawn fritters"

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

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:P

A thought-invoking show that touches on the emotions through scientific WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class) & EVE (a feminine search robot). My fav character in this show is M-O, a small cute robot that is programmed to clean anything abroad the Axiom classified as " foreign contaminant".

Before catching it, I have heard some raves. My bias conclusion is guys might find this movie more interesting than girls. After all, it's robots!

With HOPE, there is always a FUTURE

A good initiative=) Something that I truly support for the benefit of our future generations. Hopefully, one day, I can contribute in any little way to Hope School and the children=P

http://bizalum.nus.edu/eflyer/2008/HopeSchool/about.htm

Joi Chua

Friends who know me enough know that I practically don't sing...or I just don't know how to sing=P As a listener, I like her voice and she has been one of my fav singers=)

Wakashachiya Curry Udon

It's Central again. We celebrate KS's bday @ Wakashachiya CURRY UDON. To end the day, green tea+red bean azabu sabo icecream by the steps.

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=)

HaPPy BirthDAY, Singapore!

On the 18th floor, masses of red, blue skies, water bay, esplanade, hotels, skyscrapers, singapore flyer, cranes. It seems like a nice painted pic which is definitely more complete with magnificent fireworks. A pity my phone cam is only 2 megapixels with reflections..nonetheless Enjoy!

Happy 43rd Birthday!

Niece Therapy

Met mum @ amk hub on fri. We went to MOSBurger for dinner. She asked me to order rice burger for her. I ordered one of my fav for her - Kakiage Rice Burger...quite surprised that my mum actually likes MOSBurger as she is quite a no fastfood, no mayo person. Yeah I have one more dearie to share MOSBurger cravings with:)

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 (",)

Shape Run 08

Are we READY?

Sun Dinner

Dinner on Sunday evenings are fantastic with mum's homecooked dishes:)