Monday, January 18, 2010
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
weekends (I)
Megazip
SC organized an outing to Sentosa's Megazip adventure park. it was newly opened in september, so 3 of us decided to try it out and test our limits! we took up the package for 2 rounds of Climbmax and the Megazip. Climbmax is an obstacle course of walking with ropes,wires and planks at 1 to 3 levels above ground. we started off with level 1 and the xiao didi in our group started with level 2! it was really scary at 1st cos my legs were wobbly balancing on the rope and somehow i kept going in the wrong way such that my safety wire kept getting entangled. had to overcome a series of 10 obstacles and it was tiring! really a test of courage, strength and balancing skill. its only when you relax your body and trust the equipment fully then its easier. but easier said than done.
by the time we were done with level 1, the xiao didi was already finishing level 3. really pei fu these small kids. he finished with such ease while we were struggling. i was really tired and wanted to forgo level 2 but i just continued anyway. surprisingly, i found the front part much easier and could go on with relative ease. then came this obstacle where we had to walk across tiny planks that could barely fit the width of 2 feet, suspended by ropes. sy had already fallen before me and i was scared. through the guidance of the instructors below, i managed to get to the 3rd plank. then i just couldnt continue. my arms were aching from gripping the ropes so tightly and my legs were swinging in bigger and bigger circles as i stayed there longer. i tried again and i just fell through one of the bigger planks. strangely i wasnt afraid of the height as i though i would. but i was too tired with no strength left to climb back up. so the instructor had to rescue me. but i fell the wrong way and my safety wire was entangled. again. i had to somehow hoist myself back through the plank and ropes which were now at my chest level. mission impossible. my arms were useless now and i was dangling like a helpless doll. luckily the instructor managed to pull me up high enough to sit myself on the plank. it was so embarassing that he had to rescue me to the platform but i never felt so thankful. my arms and back felt like they were going to snap. and i still had to complete the rest of the course. i suffered from rope burns on my palms for the rest of the day but i felt a sense of achievement! finally completed something that i didnt know i could do. really a one of a kind experience for me.
next was the megazip! it's a flying fox that spans 450m, speed of up to 50km/hr. it was simply EXHILIRATING!!!! i went down together with sy so our speed could be faster. and i think after the obstacle course, this is like nothing, even when the instructor told me to just let go and dangle my legs. haha.. could even take photos on the way down. the best 1 min of the day!! i would love to do it again.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
hari raya holiday

Sunday, September 20, 2009
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the restaurant was located at a golf course clubhouse and we were seated with some other colleagues, he current japanese boss and his wife, and some guy whom i suppose is the groom's friend who had no space at the friends table. so ke lian! we were quite a mixed group so it was kinda awkward. but the 8 course lunch was delicious. the seafood was very fresh and i like the glutinous chicken rice. fy was so pretty! all brides really look the prettiest on their wedding day. the photoshoot album was so nice and she look so different in it. looks like a model. these wedding albums always make me feel the blissfulness and love between the couple. so sweet!


6 out of the 8 dishes

waiting for her groom...
幸福的背影,往他们共同的未来走去。。。
second wedding of the year and many more to come!
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
My favourite place
>cafe from a distance and the bridge to kepple bay
>the bridge at 1.30 am when the lights are off..met dear on sunday to go for swenson's 1-for-1 ice cream and desserts buffet. they were supposed to have 50 ice cream flavours with 40 kinds of toppings and desserts like cakes and choc fondue - a truly sinful meal. =P ate about 8-9 scoops. not alot right. haha..getting old, dont have such a sweet tooth already. there were alot of people there for the buffet but luckily there were many seats. but service wasnt very good though and many of the flavours that i wanted were not there. at least the ice cream was not as sweet as new zealand's ice cream. ny took 2 different slices of choc fudge cake. very nice but omg so filling! this buffet is definitely for dessert lovers..go before end of sept!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Cycling from Tampines to Changi



Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Jap food weekend
Monday, June 01, 2009
weekend
food was quite nice. i like the mushroom tempura-like dish with a citrus sauce. crispy on teh outside and chewy on the inside. yum~ and the oatmeal tofu, similar presentation to the oatmeal prawns. i dont usually eat brown rice but i like it when i add loads of the oatmeal to the rice. haha...1 mouthful sweet and the next abit salty. didnt find their speciality monkeyhead mushroom fantastic though. and their mushroom miso soup was too salty to my liking. tasted like someone poured soya sauce into the bowl. yucks.. overall, its a nice place for vegetarian food but the price we paid ($56) for 3 persons for a meal of tofu and mushrooms was a little too steep. would have been alot better with the one-for-one deal though.
on sunday, i went to watch the 3D version of Monsters vs Aliens at the Cathay. i was really excited before that but the 3D effects disappointed me. there wasnt much 3D effects and the glasses were uncomfortable. not worth the money.. going to stick to the normal version next time..
finally having a busy week at work this week~ not that i'm very happy but it beats being free and unproductive!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
random ramblings
had a fun week after i came back slacking and meeting up with friends. i did go back to work on sunday but after that met ny for lunch and made a spontaneous decision to go to the science centre. haha...ran out of places to go. havent been there since those primary school excursions. we had 2 hours to walk around but didnt finish covering all the exhibits. some of the exhibits seems rather old now. though the ispace was cool. it showed some past inventions like the super huge old handphone, and new ideas of what may become common in the future. there was this table that showed the world map where you could zoom in and out, left and right, by turning the table. can even zoom in to see the buildings in singapore! after that, we went to catch an imax movie on monsters of the sea. the screen seems smaller now compared to what we remembered from coming when we were young. guess we did grow much bigger. haha... its fun to do spontaneous activities like this once in a while.
right now feel kinda depressed in lab. dont know where is my project headed. always seem to have problem with my cells and end up slacking alot. (hence the time to type this during office hours) i have to get back my motivation to continue. lucky i still have sy in the lab. results will be out this friday! sigh...hope i can get a B- for neuro. i dont wanna retake any module!
Friday, May 01, 2009
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wednesday was leo and haris's last day in the lab. so sad...now got no one to go lunch with me..leo's place was beside mine in the lab and we used to talk quite alot. now less one person to talk to le. the lab is getting more and more empty. prefer the noisy atmosphere we had during our fyp. anyway, we went fig and olive at vivocity follwed by hagen daaz ice cream. i had the fish and cheese at fig and olive. yum~ its like fish and chips but with cheese on top. the portions were huge. and of cos, ice cream is always good for me. hee...
i'm going to taiwan tomorrow! but somehow i feel very lazy to plan for this trip. not very enthusiastic about it. maybe cos i've already been slacking for 1 month. and my gum infection is making me feel uncomfortable. dentist say it may be due to cracked tooth. i seriously hope and pray that its not. i still want my tooth. *sobz* i've always been scared of going to the dentist since young and it still has not changed. just hearing the word dentist makes my body go weak. really worried and i pray that everything will be fine...at least its not giving me pain.
shall update when i get back!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
i'm back!
really liked their outdoor wedding. more special compared to the usual hotel banquet. now i'm starting to dream of my future wedding. haha...still a long long way~
congrats Kr! may you and xf live in happiness and enjoy your honeymoon!
Thursday, October 09, 2008
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to fill up my time, i was searching for new dramas to watch again. and i came across a korean variety show - We Got Married. i found it very entertaining! its about 4 randomly paired celebrity couples who have to complete missions as newly 'married couples'. for eg the first mission was to move into their new house on White Day (liek V-day) and decorate together. it was interesting to see how the different couples interact with each other and the sweet things that the guys do for White Day. the show was supposedly unscripted. there was a couple alex and shin ae, who were like the fairytale couple. they were the only couple that got to live in a big villa while the rest stayed in apartments. alex was like the perfect guy, seemed abit too perfect to be real. but i liked that they were the only couple who were awkward at the beginning, then exchanged stories and feelings and slowly developed the relationship. seems more real. i think people watching the show can probably relate the different couples with their own relationship at different stages.
below is the song that alex sang to shin ae in episode 2. Like A Child by Kim Dong Ryul. i think he sang it beautifully.
on the topic of marriage, i met K and M yesterday and K is getting married next year! realised i havent finished asking about his whole story. haha...he'll be the first among my friends to get married. cant believe we're all going to starting the next stage of our lives so soon.
祝你幸福!!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
I'll be there
I'll be there - Gary Cao
When your tear starts to fall
You feel no hope at all
Don't you ever think of giving in
When the rain starts to fall
Everything seems so cold
Don’t you ever frown
Cos I’ll be around
And late at night
I’ll close my eyes
And pray that one day you will find
The strength inside to show you how to break through this time
Whenever you need someone I’ll be there
And everything will be okay
Cos we can pray that one day we’ll find the love
That will lift us up to the sky
Whenever you need someone I’ll be there
And everything will be just fine
Us hand in hand
We will make it through I’m sure
This I promise you till the very end of time
Through the good times and bad
Forever we’ll always have
One another to keep our chins up high
And you don't have to be scared
Just as long as I'm there
Olympics
i missed singapore's table tennis match against korea that won us the silver. hopefully we wont have to wait another 50 years for another medal. the way that the atheletes perform just amazes me. the potential of human's ability is so stunning. i think the most exciting match was the basketball finals US vs Spain. it was such a close match! spain actually chased up to be 2 points behind US in the last few minutes of the game. it was the closest taht any team has got to, playing against the US. for a moment i got worried that spain might actually win. but of cos US won. haha...they just had to, with terrific nba players like le bron james, kobe bryant and dwayne wade. watching the US play is like watching a nba performance with fanciful dunks and fast-break offense.
spain has a 17 year old player, whom the commentator kept emphasizing. though he is not the best at the moment but i think he will be a force in the spain team in future. for now, he looks like the harry potter actor to me. haha...
another entertaining player was lituania's no 13, whose name i cant spell (think its pronounced like es-ker-vicious). he is quite a good player but his expressions amuses me. haha... i think he is quite unlucky too. in the match against china, he was blown at by the referee for breaking the backcourt rule (offense team cannot pass the ball back over the mid-court line) and thus causing a turnover. his feet were one on each side of the line when he got blocked by a defender. then when he turned the ball away from the defender, his hands passed the mid-line and thus become backcourt. lol...suay.
i'm gonna miss tha basketball action
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Right decision?
anyway, i hope i have made the right decision. hopefully i can find a really good job soon...
Thursday, August 07, 2008
You and me
another song that i love now...
Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you...
Friday, August 01, 2008
Day at Bugis
the whole afternoon was packed with activities after that. went sim lim square for lunch, ice monster for dessert, guan yin miao to bai bai. i accompanied jh to fu lu shou tower where esther's mum had a massage shop. jh did a foot and shoulder massage and ended up wriggling and crying out in pain. esther's mum seemed to be very skilled and strong. a little scary hearing the cracking of the bones when she tried to 'loosen' the shoulder muscles for jh.
after that, jh said she wanted to go find a certain backpackers' hostel in little india. walked around the shophouses and saw a few other hostels but not what she wanted. then we saw 3 caucasian backpackers so we decided to follow them. after following them for like 2 streets, they came to the hostel we were looking for! haha...a lucky coincidence. it was very cheap, only $12 per night. with free breakfast, internet and a few other services. though hav to share the room with 9 other people. we got hungry again from the walking and since we were in little india, we went to an indian eatery for appom. its a flour thingy with a soft centre and crispy sides, eaten with sweet coconut milk and sugar. nice!
on the way back to bugis, we passed by the ERP gantry. saw on the sign that from 6-6.05pm, the charges was $2.30 for cars. we thought it was weird why the gantry was only open for 5 mins? it was 6.03 and so we waited for 6.05. haha... then once the time reached 6.05, the charges raised to $3! so much difference! pity the cars that went in just as it changed. haha...
saw many new things today. its a fufilling day!
looking forward to tomorrow...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Graduation!
bought heels before convocation with jinhong but in the end, i didnt wear them. realised they were quite high. and i still cant walk very well in them. haha... jh said she'll laugh out if i walked up onstage like i did when i tried the heels.
initially met her and the rest at 4pm to take photos before the ceremony. but we were still too late and too slow in dressing. we were robing in front of the sbs office, with huihui and sy's mums helping us adjust. didnt manage to take many photos and we were one of the last to enter the hall. went in 20 mins after the given time!
there was a surprise at the end of the ceremony. a masters graduate proposed to his girlfriend, who was also a graduate! can see how nervous the guy was, taking deep breaths. haha...but it was very sweet. with the crowd's urging, he finally went down on his knees and proposed. their faces were shown on the big screen with their names in a heart-shape frame. think i'll be very embaressed if i'm the girl. haha...
after the ceremony, it was photo-taking time! kept walking back and forth between sbs and nanyang audi to find people. in the end, i didnt manage to take photos with some friends and didnt take group photos. we'll have round 2 for group photos this sat! thanks so much to ny, sw and hb for coming! especially to ny cos he came after work and also went home very late though he had to wake up early the next day. also thanks for being my photographer of the day. haha... really appreciate you all!
now, a new chapter. but before that, i hope to find a job really really soon!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Ice cream!
More ice cream...
And even more ICE CREAM...
(white chocolate with raspberry, lemon lime sherbet, rocky road)
think 11 scoops is the limit for me. at least i didnt get stomach discomfort this time. my cousin ate a total of 16 scoops!! pei fu... i think it was the white chocolate raspberry that made me feel sick both times. much too sweet... i love hokey pokey (caramel ice cream)! now i need to exercise more. been eating alot lately. hee...
taken outside novena. can you see an eagle cloud?

