Thursday, December 25, 2008 @10:48 PM
MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS! HO HO HO! (:
woo hoo! i'm blogging. haha. i feel really fat now from all the excessive eating. had yum cha buffet yesterday with my family. of course i skipped dinner. (: today had gathering for lunch at square 2. wanted to skip dinner again but yea. i wasnt full. guess it's the yogurt that helped digest the food. besides i ate more vege and i didnt eat a single bit of rice. haha. met seet on the way to novena on the mrt. went city hall after lunch. wanted to get stuff from robinsons but it was so crowded! my gosh. so my family gave up and went home. didnt manage to skip dinner. but i didnt regret going to eatzi at yishun safra. havent been there for quite some time, considering my family usually goes there once a month. i love their food! (: today's dinner reminded me of my cruise trip. I MISS VALERIU AND FLORENCE! and today's dinner also made me understand what it means by eating with your own family as compared to eating with friends and lots of people. for me, i tend to eat more when i'm with my own family. haha. played pool after dinner with my sis. i lost two games. but my dad beat her by two games subsequently. so it's kinda fair. :P my sis almost win the second game against my dad. but 江是老的. (:
got home in time to watch shrek the halls but i didnt really watch it. how dumb. cos i was typing at the comp more than watching the tv. thanks to my cousin. ok. not his fault. i should have known that shrek the halls is half an hour. should have just give it a miss. in the end i watched channel 5 news followed by channel 8 news. how interesting, watching the same stuff twice. had sparkling juice while watching news. cos my sis wanted to drink. both my mum and dad dont like it so i had to drink their share. wow. now i'm totally bloated. wonderful. -.-
yesterday i got FRIGHTENED by my sis. today i got FREAKED out by my cousin. and when they say things happen twice, it will happen a third time. i hope i dont FAINT tomorrow.
my guppies finally gave birth! now the population has gone up to about 70 again. FINALLY. i was about to ask my dad to buy more home. haha.
tomorrow's a busy day typing my aunt's stuff and yes. gz prac. i definitely have to squeeze in some time for that. maybe after dinner. what on earth do the songs mean? and i'm meeting huijia tmr! whee!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @8:44 AM
merry christmas eve everyone! (:
i've been lazing around lately though i went out with some of my seniors. not that i really missed them but yea. they've been great people and it's been some time since they left nj. had loads of advice from them about uni. guess it's really time to think about what i really want to study in future. oh and we had a good time gossiping about our good old friend. =X
had gz lesson last week before ms lim left for US on a tour. guess i really do not wish to give up gz and yes, that will be one of my choices of study though it wont be my first choice for some reason. ): ms lim says exams will crash with uni exams (if i'm going to one) which is why i've decided to work hard now, though i havent reach my minimum of 4 hours of prac daily. i'm still currently at 3 hours. ): haiz. i need that momentum. and i need extra practice on my previous songs. i completely lost touch. ): the exam pieces are really difficult and it's not helping when i cant find those songs to listen to. ms lim says i can youtube it but it doesnt really help. haiz. i need to go music hunting again.
last week was spent helping my aunt with some chinese typing for her assignment. think i stared at the comp for too long. my eyes hurt! i dont understand how people like my sis can sit in front of the comp for ages. she's been looking at the comp EVERYDAY since the day she started poly! oh gosh.
other than the above, i've been reading my fiction books that's been in my cupboard. cant believe i actually bought some book about UFO. i left the book untouched after 3 chapters. i completely gave up.
been playing computer games as well. my sis and i bought a new game cos we got too addicted to object hunting. -.- i went to download those 60min trial games cos i saw my sis playing on her comp. her comp's HP and they have HP games which are those 60 min trials. i guess i'm really bored.
was watching bu liang xiao hua on youtube yesterday. it's been ages since i last sat down and watch every single episode of a drama serial. and i'm still not getting use to it. it's so tiring. ok. maybe it's just me. and this also explains my big pile of vcds at home that i bought and they still sit on my sis' desk. oops. i'm so mean. eh but she hasnt complained so it's alright. :P shall continue watching in a while, just to finish watching the whole thing, not that i'm really attracted to the plot and everything. my seniors are asking me to watch jap dramas as well. i'll try sometime.
i'm thinking if i should get a driver's licence. my seniors say once in uni, it's going to be hard to have the time to take it up. haiz. should i?
xmas lunch tmr and hence i cant go out with seet and eileen. but seet's postponed it to 2009 so i dont feel so guilty now.
MERRY CHRISTMAS in advance. (: may christmas be a joyous one for everyone. hope my friends got my cards. this year i sent less cos recession. must save money. i'm so sad. postage has gone up to 26 cents. it was 23 the last time. ):
Sunday, December 14, 2008 @10:42 PM
i forgot to mention about the auction of art works on board the cruise. it's really amazing seeing the person speaking so fast and hammering the hammer away. woah. it's just like bullet train. poor guy. i think he probably needed loads of water or honey-lemon water to soothe his throat after that.
there was also this jigsaw puzzle there (laid on the table for anyone to fix it) which totally shocked me cos it's really challenging. i would have gotten it if it was on sale. didnt spend time figuring it cos it's too tiring to stand in front of the table with my back bent. on the second day, the borders of it was fixed and i was so amazed by whoever did that. it's an abstract piece of art of a scenary and the colours are not easy to differentiate.
just realise the pictures are not all uploaded. my lemon curd cake's not there. haha. need to get my dad's phone and for my sis to bluetooth them into the comp. poof. what work. troublesome.
had a great time eating yesterday. after much argument at home over where to have lunch (this happens all the time), i decided we should go to chinatown cos i wanted to eat the chicken rice there (my mum says they're good). plus my sis can eat xiao long bao there.
anyone wants to eat xiao long bao? go chinatown food centre k! the stall no.'s #02-135. they sell 10 for $5 which is amazingly cheap as compared to restaurants. and their quality is really good. my sis and i came to the conclusion that the stall holder most probably left a restaurant to open that stall.
their spicy noodles are yummy as well. (they're not very spicy though which was good.) (:
list of food ordered for the day:
20 xiao long bao
one bowl of spicy noodles
one plate of dumplings
one bowl of porridge and raw fish
four cups of fruit juices
one plate of chicken rice
one poh piah
one bowl of fish soup
one bowl of some chicken (i forgot what's the chinese word for it)
one bowl of tang yuan
one bowl of fish porridge
one pot of 田鸡 porridge
one plate of 炸肠
3 mc flurry-s
we were literally walking around and stopping for food. we gave maxwell food centre a missed cos we were too full when we were around there. shall go there one day. and back to chinatown food centre for duck rice (there's this stall which is mended by an old couple. bet their cooking of the duck must be very different and traditional. cant wait to try.) although it's a lot of food listed, it's been ages since i last ate till sweat trickle down my whole face. haha. it was great. like my sister puts it, it's just plain shiok. (:
just put up the christmas tree a while ago. cant believe my dad was in the mood for it. we didnt put for 2 years in a row already. plus the tree was stored away deep in the storeroom which require much digging and messing of the stuff blocking it. some of the bulbs were fused and my dad and i were figuring it out before the whole thing went haywired. ): in the end my dad went down to a nearby stall to get new LED lights. now my christmas tree looks beautiful once again. all it lacks is some boxes underneath. haha. i think i can do something about it. whee!
my mum's been finding ways to get me to buy new clothes. i know she meant for the new year but yea. it just doesnt sink in. haiz. somehow i cant be bothered. sian.
cant wait to meet huijia soon. hope she remembers. and i need to call ms lim up. cousins' outing next week and NJGZ outing as well plus i still want to go shopping with my mum! i'll be dead tired from all the walking. =X
Friday, December 12, 2008 @5:56 PM
finally. i've got the pics up. see the links portion for my photo album. there wont be pics of closeups. ask me for them if you want to see. (:
@2:15 PM
I'M BACK! (: not that i miss home. cruising on legend of the seas was really great, i should say slightly better than on star cruises. it's slightly because i got bored sometimes, the games room was too small. nevertheless, it's really relaxing-- i only regain my consciousness of our fast paced life when i was on the bus back from harbourfront. gosh! and in monetary terms, the trip is 100% worthy. i totally love the people there. they are so amazing! imagine they're the ones who sleep lesser than the guests and yet they have to maintain the smiles on their faces as they provide us the services everyday.
experiences from this short vacation:
1) learning more about port functions from my sis. i never knew her course in poly is so practical, as in you know what exactly you're doing. not like in my case where i never understand how does mathematical induction ever aid me in future.
2) exercising my two fingers at the casino. i finally know what's it like in the casino and how addictive it can get. thankfully i won back the amount of money i wasted, and made a bit i guess. to be honest, i was so shock when the money started coming out cos the machine makes so much noise. i just want it to stop. haha.
3) food! the dinner every evening is absolutely fantastic. i simply adore the chef's culinary skills. the cheesecakes are never unavoidable. you just dont get sick of it. (: but breakfast repeats everyday. the food's majority the same. lunch at the cafe is more free and easy but lunch in the main dining restaurant is more unique. didnt like the idea of sitting with others but i understand the need to fill up the table.
4) my mum once told me it's not a good thing to travel with friends. i finally understand what she meant. living together it such limited space is highly likely to lead to arguments over issues which will in turn lead to the souring of friendship. (i complained about my sis. it makes me want to travel alone.)
5) the waiter (from romania) who serves my family for every dinner is handsome (in my opinion). haha. and he's so sweet. (: i got extra dessert! (who cares about getting fat.) the assistant waitress (from south africa) is really friendly and fun. (picture cant be uploaded cos it's a close up. i'm sorry. anyone who wants to see can ask me.)
6)i love the international environment. the crew are all from different countries such as turkey, china, philipines etc. and they always say hello along the corridors and wherever we see them anywhere.
7) the theatre shows are great. it's amazing for 12 performers to run shows up to an hour plus, changing numerous costumes along the way. and they have to sing and dance live to a live band throughout.
8) and more..
I'M PISSED OFF WITH BLOGGER. IT'S NOT ALIGNING MY POST PROPERLY! no picture uploads cos i'm 100% pissed off with blogger for causing me to waste my precious time aligning and realigning to no avail.
Thursday, December 04, 2008 @11:38 PM
chenye, if you're looking at this, it's the song lyrics. if you're not free, dont bother doing the translation. it's alright to not know. (: thanks anyways! and i've got to meet you to return your GC! thanks loads again! (:
SEKAI NI HITOTSU DAKE NO HANA (SMAP)
Number one ni naranakutemoii
Moto moto tokubetsuna Only One
Hanaya no misesaki ni naranda
Ironna hana wo mitte ita
Hito sorezore konomi wa aru kedo
Doremo minna kirei da ne
Kono naka de dare ga ichiban da nante
Arasou koto mo shinaide
Baketsu no naka hokorashige ni
Shanto mune o hatte iru
Sore na no ni bokura ningen wa
Doushite kou mo kurabetagaru ?
Hitori hitori chigau no ni sono naka de
Ichiban ni naritagaru?
Sou sa bokura wa
Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana
Hitori hitori chigau tane wo motsu
Sono hana wo sakaseru koto dake ni
Isshoukenmei ni nareba ii
Komatta you ni warainagara
Zutto mayotteru hito ga iru
Ganbatte saita hana wa doremo
Kirei dakara shikata nai ne
Yatto mise kara dete kita
Sono hito ga kakaete ita
Irotoridori no hanataba to
Ureshisou na yokogao
Namae mo shiranakatta keredo
Ano hi boku ni egao wo kureta
Daremo kizukanai you na basho de
Saiteta hana no you ni
Sou sa bokura mo
Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana
Hitori hitori chigau tane wo motsu
Sono hana wo sakaseru koto dake ni
Isshoukenmei ni nareba ii
Chiisai hana ya ookina hana
Hitotsu toshite onaji mono wa nai kara
Number one ni naranakutemo ii
Motomoto tokubetsu na only one
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http://artists.letssingit.com/smap-lyrics-sekai-ni-hitotsu-dake-no-hana-hxxjbz7)
@10:32 PM
finally i'm making the effort to blog. i've been lazy-- really lazy these few days. my sis has resorted to calling me a big fat pig cos i sleep more than her. right. and i realised i gained weight. grh. and so i skipped dinner today to my mum's disapproval (i got told off definitely but what can she do). had stomachache a while ago for eating two plums with an empty stomach and now it still hurts. haiz.
updates for the past dunno how many days. i've lost track of time seriously. this is bad. not that i've not been doing things, i've been reading, playing SIMS, youtubing, watching all those vcds which i've not touched but bought long before exams, and of course shopping with my parents since they're on leave! finally, i found time for myself to
1) read the books i bought from the previous dont know how many book fairs. i've got to sell off those that i've read too. anyone knows of second hand books stores that i can sell my books to? haha. if not i'll just have to give to the salvation army but i dont know where the boxes are located. ):
2) watch those unwatched tapes but recently i've kind of given them up cos my eyes get too tired. i dont need another pw session of editting the final report to worsen my already terrible eyesight. i'm beginning to feel so insecure with my sight. i used to have perfect eyesight! i think i'll freak out if i cant see without my glasses one day. i find glasses a burden at times.
3) spent time with my mum and dad! we went to a few factories in woodlands to get good deals of FOOD last saturday! (: oh. these factories can be reached by train and bus and some distance of walking. take the mrt to admiralty, cross the bridge to the opposite of the mrt station and take 964. (i forgot exactly which bus stop to stop but i remember seeing some carpark somewhere before pressing the bell) after that just walk straight in from there. the path on the left. some factories include 美珍香肉干, Tasty Chicken, some factory that cathers for sharks fin, a factory that sells salmon (will elaborate later) and some more which i didnt go into cos there's too many. haha.
ok. here's some of the food prices i remembered (ziyin, if you're reading this, note the valley chef hotdog prices. haha.).
a) valley chef hotdogs. one pack for $2 but if buy 3 packs is $5.80. that's $1.60 each (that's the price ages back), 45 cents cheaper than NTUC! sheng song sells one pack for $2 though.
b) smoke salmon, the kind that can be found in cold storage. cold storage sells for $15.90 but the factory sells $9.90 which is $6 cheaper!
c) ok. i cant really remember the rest but yes. everything is definitely very very very value for money. (auntie attitude.)
went woodlands quite frequently recently. meeting my sis after her exams and sending my phone to hospital (cos it's still under warrenty). i dropped it accidentally and yea. it's "injured". thankfully i got it back today. cant get use to using my sis' nokia phone somehow.
went to pray today, then when to eat something i havent eaten for ages. my dad brought me there. (: i shouldnt say what it is cos i guess it will hurt animal lovers' heart. i think i'm gonna stop eating it myself cos i suddenly felt sick by the idea of eating it after a while. maybe i should try going vegetarian. haiz. got caught in the rain today. was drenched. and it feels really disgusting with soaked socks and shoes. YUCK.
i'm still not excited about my family holiday. i've decided to pack on the morning of departure. i dont care anymore.
it's now 28min to my family's joyous occasion. yes. tmr's celebration day! i'm so gonna drag my mum for more shopping during office hours to avoid the crowd (she needs it more than i do). (: