chilling out at shangri-la's lounge..

BIG BIG glass of beer


one for shoonie, one for his dad


the ceiling


the bar


girls singing at the top of the bar. can sing well, but a little too sleazy for my liking

dinner by the road side



rows of food stalls


shoonie's parents at the top right hand corner


lanterns lanterns hanging from the tree


according to shoonie's mum, it's supposed to be read backwards:"pian yi pian yi mai ", meaning cheap cheap sell..

buffet dinner at shangri-la..

not cheap eh..238 ringgit for 4 after 50% discount..so that means..about $50+ per person?? but there was such a large spread that it was worth it..

drowning in chocolate


fountain beyond the glass


food, food and more food


nice decor


fish tank which forms part of the wall..


*blubb blubbbb...*

to genting we go..

disgustingly long queue..waited for almost 45 mins to board the cable car


love love


never knew that..




string of cable cars


dear dear and his cute cousin..his relatives and cousins were up in genting for holidays

back from kL!

hey hey hey..

i'm finally back from kl! freaking long journey on the car..there was a horrible jam at the jb checkpoint. can you imagine, a jam at 12 midnight! only managed to reach home at around 1 am. spent 3 carefree days in kl, waking up late every morning, shopping, shopping and more shopping! didnt really buy much though cos we can easily get the same and BETTER quality stuff back in sg, although the prices are a little bit steeper. i spent only like..84 ringgit for the entire trip? cos shoonie's dad practically paid for everything: meals + accomodation. the meals were yummy! all "da yu da rou".. and the breakfast at shangri-la was...YUMMIES. so much variety..totally spoilt for choice..

we went up to genting today, not exactly a very wise decision to go up in short skirt, racerback and WITHOUT a jacket. sigh. because of my..eh hem..a little too skimpy attire for outdoor activities, we didnt venture out into the outdoor theme park to play the rides. a little disappointment for dear..haha..*oopsy..still..it was still enjoyable i would say...

leaving for bintan tmr morning. goodbye till thurs.

farewell

heyhey..

leaving for KL tmr morning, back on monday. staying at shangrila. although dear did say the shangrila at KL is not comparable to singapore's. oh well.. still.. whee. :)

going bintan w shoonie, joyce and fulin on tues, and back on thurs afternoon. whee again. :)

to shopping, shopping and more shopping.
to the sea and sand and sun.

so all in all i'll be away for a week. happy holidays ahead.

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what is the difference between destiny and fate?
destiny - The inevitable or necessary fate to which a particular person or thing is destined; one's lot.
fate - The supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events

hmm. are they the same?

exercise is good. played badminton today, only then, did i realised how long it has been since i last exercised. i have almost forgotten how good exercise can make one's soul. the trickling sweat, the stench of soaked shirt, the intense concentration, having to focus on your opponent and target, the adrenaline flow..

haiya.

i kind of miss my squash days.

sigh.

do you believe in fate?

the people you meet in life - why do you only meet them at a certain time, at a certain place, in a certain situation?

at the most unexpected times, at the strangest of places, in the most awkward of situations..

it's just fate, isnt it.

dinner was good. :)

despite being called an ugly duck, a sua ku, a china woman and someone who cannot spell 'trailer'...yesh...it was still good.

my current obsession

after watching the discovery channel, i realised i will only marry the man will buy me a grand palace of english historic style, with stretches and stretch of green that go on for miles, majestic scrulpture gardens, fountains of bubbling water..ahhh!! so beautiful!

and oooh yesh..i will like to travel around in horse carriages, dine in fine silver, have high teas in my high gardens, read a book under the apple tree, go pony riding when i'm bored, occassionally travel to the nearest town for shopping, paint by the river..

hehehe..i am dreaming..

i predict if i lead this kind of life, i'll be bored by the end of the week. haha.

darcy's home


chatsworth cascade: sooo niceeee rightttttttt...........can someone please buy me a pre-victorian english palace!?





Burghley House, a grand 16th-century country house near the town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England..lady catherine's house!

jon's bday celebration at alleybar

all of us


bday quest: licking up a plate whipped cream *eeeek*


the aftermath: pooor joooonnn!


coffee, tea or davis?? urps..i take the coffee please.. :p

u know what u know what u know what u know?

ok you dont know.

sometimes i just feel so lousy about myself. like i'm struck by this sudden bolt of inferiority complex. i cant write i cant sing i cant act i cant draw i cant play the piano i cant speak i cant..i cant everything. i am not smart not witty not clever not sexy not hot not pretty not..everything.

:(

why on earth would anyone like me want to be with me want to be my friends want to talk to me want to go out with me want to..everything.

bf, are u blind??

at least you'll always be on my side right?

it's just one of those down moments, where i need some ego-boasting pills.

never mind, i shall...WATCH TV. bahs.

the days that went by...

after being out everyday for an entire week, i decided it's time for a quiet day at home. currently reading the chronicles of dragonlance, a fantasy series that andre lent me. only at the third chapter.. oh well.. there's no hurry anyway.. i have ALL the time in the world!!

tues: supposed to meet andre for movie but oops! i got all the movie timings wrong. somehow or other, the list i saw on the website is next week's one, so i went to town happily annoucing to him that we can watch king kong! turned out.. eh.. in the end it wasnt so bad after all, we met lionel and gang, had steamboat dinner at coca and then went alleybar to celebrate jonny's 20th bday.

wed: mambo day. mambo = a massive social gathering. i met SO many of my friends..was kind of flustered at the start, chatting with friends, catching up, running in and out of the club, up and down the queue to find people. my dear bf asked me to lend my ic to his hall friend who forgot to bring hers. so being the kind soul that i am, i lent her my matric card. BUT she couldnt get in cos it didnt have my date of birth on it. so i came out again, to lend her my ic. she STILL couldnt get in, cos apparently the bouncer asked her what her blood type was, and she said she didnt know. sigh. sometimes i just dont know why i bother.. anyway i'm just glad she didnt get me into trouble.

thank god ant, terence, ken and i went early, avoiding the disgustingly long queue. phuture was closed at 12 plus! full house! *disgusted*

the night flew. me, davis and andre wanted to enter the members' area at one point. somehow me and davis had more of the members look, so we managed to stroll in without much questions from the bouncer. however poor andre was stuck outside for a while, until somehow davis managed to persuade the bouncer to let him in.

was dancing at zouk for some time, and then phuture, till the end of the mambo night. phuture was packed, but still dance-able. the trick is to be at the i'm-quite-high-but-not-yet-drunk stage, then you wouldnt really care about the space constraint. had supper with jon, andre and davis after, and finally home at 5.30am.

i had fun. :)

thurs: met up with my polo gang again. haha. i just suddenly decided to give them a name so i dont have to keep repeating their names. went suntanning at sicc, while amusing myself watching davis and andre play golf. watched pride and prejudice at ps after that.

so..these are the days that have gone by..

i'm a little bored...i need something exciting to perk me up!

THIS is so brady hell sian.

can i get a non-surprise surprise birthday party?

pride and prejudice

"From the first moment I met you, your arrogance made me realize that you were the last man in the world I could ever marry. " - elizabeth bennet

"You must know - surely you must know that it was all for you... I would have to tell you, you have bewitched me body and soul and I love and love and love you. And never wish to be parted from you from this day forward." - mr darcy



pride - refusal to admit that one was wrong
prejudice - hasty prejudgements

the lovely ball scenes reminded me of the age of innocence. i love elizabeth's wit, darcy's reticence, and the gradual progression from ugly disdain to bubbling affection.

Funnily, it seems like i have more time during exams than now. havent really had the time to really sit down and blog. many thoughts..but real tired now after a night of clubbing last night and sleeping at 6am, and after a day of suntanning at sicc today..

yawns.

laters.

party

beauties and the beasts

last night was quite a blast. attended the female top 50 gorgeous people party held at zouk. i never liked such events. you know why? it says there on the invitation cards that the event was from 8-10pm, but in actual fact, it really started around 9pm. it's expected really, still, it's darn irritating to be kept waiting with throngs of people. when we were finally in, it was SO packed that we couldnt even catch a glimpse of the stage at all. *grumbles* however in the end we did managed to a find a rather strategic position on the 2nd floor opposite the stage, did the appropriate 'whoo-ing' and 'ahh-ing' at the handsome hunks and beauties while boo-ing and happily critising those we deem unworthy to be in the competition.

finally we saw TERENCE! terence the man! his blusher was a tad too thick and lips too red, and selene said he looked like a geisha. HAHA. on top of that he was wearing this orange sweatshirt which made him look damn gay. nonetheless i must admit, if i dont know him, i would find him pretty good looking. IF i didnt know him, that is. HAHA. me and ant were DAMN shocked when he got into top 20, and then even more stunned when he was in the top 10!! HHaha aww not that we had no confidence in you, partner..just that i find it of extreme difficulty to associate this guy who attends lectures with me in the most lok kok dressing, can be standing on stage as one of the most gorgeous people chosen by the female mag.

peeps, how can someone who dresses like he just woke up from bed to attend lect, be in such a competition?? where is justice?? hehehe..

hehe ok so even though you didnt win, partner, i'm still proud of you. :) ant was saying,"wa dont you feel proud that you'll be walking down with a female mag comp contestant in sci next time?". hm. honestly it makes no difference. my lok kok sci pageant partner will always be my lok kok sci pageant partner. *grins*

ok so we had fun. the sci pageant girls, kc, chee keong, ant, william and william's gf. the guys dutifully bought drinks trays after trays to keep terence busy the whole night. i declared that it was going to be an alcohol-free day but none of them believed me!! urps..apparently word of mouth is still the most effective mode of communication. all of them heard about my lovely 'adventure' on wed. ok so i did drink, but in little amounts. whereas poor terence was gone by the end of the evening. hehehe. i was all out to get my revenge! but aiya, when i'm drunk, i run around like a crazy woman and trip. when terence is drunk, he still can exert immense self control. started sprouting a bit of nonsense..and racking up all the sad affairs..oh wellies..

funny incident no. 1: we were dancing when this woman..wearing a black pretty formal dress, in her late twenties or early thirties? she just pulled me away from the rest of my friends and said,"i have a friend who wants to know you." i was like,"huh??" she didnt give me anytime to react at all. i was stunned!! then she brought me to this tall, urps..a little plump ang moh who shook my hand and said,"hi i thought you were pretty cute so i got my friend to bring you here." eh..i didnt know what to say so i just.."eh..hi! so where are you from?". he was from germany and working in singapore. oh man..thankfully ant and lenny came to rescue me minutes later. *phew* *freaky*

this is such a nice pic of the 2 of us! hee..*happiness*

to all with me on last fateful night

to painful scratches and unnecessary bloodshed
to the test of stamina
to maintaining stablity of a mad woman
to anger, exasperation and lost time
to disappointment and sadness
to the breaking of the sacred words

i'm terribly sorry..

godfather

"Because they know that by tradition no Sicilian man can refuse a request on his daugther's wedding day. And no Sicilian ever lets a chance like that go by." - Micheal Corleone, The Godfather.

Haha no big deal about the quote, somehow it just stuck. Currently reading The Godfather. The book is a classic. Watched the movie about a month ago, reading it now makes me realise how much things i've actually missed out in the movie. you tend to miss out a lot on the siginificance of objects and people because there are just too many things to take in at one time. visually there are the characters' body lang, dressing, the setting, the props. apart from that you still have to juggle between making shrewd observations and concentrating on the exchanges between the characters. Seriously nothing can ever replace the essence of literature. how else can you know what the character is really thinking? only through words can one truly delve into the character of a person and comprehend the person's actions.

ANYWAY enough of this geekie talk. Bought a pair of couple rings with dear today! Nicey. :) i was acting like a siao za bor today again, mood swing here and there. i'm sorry dear. please bear with me!

prime

yipeee! my exams are finally over. :) freedom.

my day was an ordinary happy go-out day. met up with andre, who looked damn lok kok cos he was wearing his training clothes. hehe. first we had lunch at fish and co. SEAFOOD PLATTER. my fav. hmm yummies!! then we watched prime. the show was fine, not fantastic, but watchable. it was a little draggy at the beginning, so much so that both of us almost fell asleep cos we both started the day pretty early. the ending wasnt a typical fairytale one..it's bittersweet..and it reflects realism. maybe if you're planning to watch it, you shouldnt continue reading this, cos i might just spoil it for you.



--spoiler warning!!!
the show bascially revolves around a 37 yr old divorcee and a 23 yr old not-quite-yet-matured boy who fell in love with each other but had to deal with issues such as their enormous age gap, her non-jewish religion and also complicated by the fact that her shrink is his mum. the couple did managed to prove that they were really serious about each other and it wasnt just a short lived sexual attraction (though she did say that they have had sex at every surface area of the apartment..*raise eyebrow*). nonethless in the end she told him to go.."i love you, that's why i cant let you do this. you know it too..this isn't what you want.."

she wanted a baby and a family. he was a boy who still had a lot of growing up to do. she didnt want to hurry him. two roads heading in opposite directions. letting go was a wiser choice than sacrifices.

sometimes love just ain't enough. "relationships are work.."..sometimes you let the person go, precisely because you love him.

harry potter loved ginny, but he told him he couldnt be with her, because there were things he had to accomplish, and by persisting their relationship, he would only be endangering her life.

anyway i was bored, so i did a little research on the movie cos i was wondering why the movie was called 'prime'. this guy's opinion was that because the shrink said at one point of the movie, that both were at their sexual 'prime'. also.."might also be beneficial to consider that "prime" also means to prepare or become prepared for the future. If nothing else, this film shows how the characters develop and are changed by the unique relationship they have together"..

hmm. this is terribly interesting.

anyway other movies i want to catch in this hols:
1. pride and prejudice
2. harry potter!!
3. just like heaven
4. perhaps love - won the best foreign film in oscar's?? watched the thriller..it looked like a chinese version of moulin rouge. but urps..the singing was horrible..
5. oliver twist? but i think it's closing soon.
6. chicken little
7. the exorcism of emily rose

anyway..on another note..i didnt know the new revamped marina square had so many boutiques! i saw many that i have never seen before! maybe i'm just a mountain tortoise lar. but i didnt see any mango or zara..or did i just happen to miss it? ok remind me to go there and shop after exams, and that will be in another..22 hours and 20 mins' time!!! oh ya and i didnt know there was a new pub at heeren. hmm. i feel outdated.

ok

should be studying for my paper tmr, but i'm really feeling EXTREMELY bored. :( i'm already in the i-dont-really-give-a-damn mood.

met up with kenny, shiyuet, joel and joel's gf last night. well it was supposedly just the few of us, meeting up for dinner, or so i thought. turned out joel's bro was there as well, together with his whole bunch of guy friends.

kenny picked me up at 6.45pm, drove to marina square in his big mers, circled around the packed to the max car park for 20 mins, and ended up having to pay $2 for just circling around the car park. it's really dumb. why cant they just tell us the car park is full before we enter?? anyway due to kenny's excellent direction skills, we ended up in the SAME car park again but entering from another entrance. *groan* in the end, he parked at milenia walk car park where we managed to find a lot the minute we entered.

FINALly we reached carl junior where joel and the guys were. and great, he made us stand for 10 mins because there werent any seats available. sigh. the worse thing is none of the guys at the table offered to find seats for us, or give up their seats (after all, all of them were done with eating). am i expecting too much? *shrugs* still, amongst the 8-10 of them, none of them took the initiative..how UNGENTLEMANLY. ok. so maybe i'm just being a bit narrow. hah.

so after getting 'abandoned', kenny, shiyuet and i had our dinner at long john (go all the way to marina square to eat long john, sigh). joel and gf came after a while, talked a little, and off to cuppage sunlight plaza where the guys were singing ktv. anyway nothing eventful, we got there, the guys were happily singing away, kenny, shuyuet and i were bored so we left after like..15 mins.

all in all..it was..ok..actually a little disappointing..but still..it was an ok night. :)

me and kenny talked about a lot of things. it just make me realised how much everyone have grown. 5 yrs back, would we have talked about our futures, our wealth, the society, the world, the people around us, our loved ones, with the same perspectives as we did now? the fact is, we have all grown up and matured. we look further, think further, pry deeper into things and people. life is no longer just about playing and enjoying the moment. it's about securing a job, stability, the ability to provide and fulfill your material wants. it's about money, success, degree and status. it's about practicality and survival.

sometimes i wish i was just young and immature. then i wouldnt have to think so much.

my everything

"i was just thinking...there are so many things i want to do with you..."

the boy who says the dumbest things just to make me happy when i was throwing my tantrum around..
the boy who didnt grumble when he had to walk out under the hot, scorching sun to buy mee pok for me..
the boy who entertains my outrageous demands, my more-often-than-occasional bursts of insanity..

you're my sweetest boy..

i heart you..:)


love is in the air


i have everything..

ramblings

it's earrrly in the morning..but after having my beauty sleep interrupted by some untimely phone call *eh heeeem* from SOME pple, i couldnt go back to sleep already. made some coffee for myself.. i loveeeee coffee and i neeeeeeeed coffee to start off the day. realised shoonie doesnt drink hot coffee in the morning. so sad! it's like me not liking to take spicy food (but i still eat laksa and curry) and durian, missing out on the good stuff in life..

ok i'm talking a bit of nonsense here. because it's early, i'm bored, and i dont feel like studying..yet. anyway three papers down! one more to go! the worse is over. ok not really, next mon's paper is supposed to be the toughest. 40 mcq that make up 60% of the overall grade..each mcq = 1.5 %! we got a taste of the killer mcq questions set by the lecturers during mid term.. aiya.. do i care? haha.. i'm just glad i only have to shade the ovals, and not write long long long essays. gosh i'm becoming lazier and lazier.

meeting kenny and joel and joel's gf (i think) for dinner tonight. i'm SO glad i'm meeting them. *joel i hope you're reading this!* you're the most horrible friend i've ever known!! as quoted from kenny, "joel is dead whenever he has a gf..". sigh..i want my pasta (although it tasted..hmm hmm...), my brocooli soup and city space!! but i guess not..cos joel is dead!! :p i miss the times we hang out together.. :(.. i'm starting to feel friendless.. where are you my friends??


sisterhood


"black or not..i love you.."

maximum exertion

done with biostats. the questions were moderately challenging, but the main difficulty was to compete with time. 7 questions, 120 marks in 2 hours! i dont think anyone managed to complete the paper..from what i've heard..most people left like 20-30 marks undone. havent concentrated so hard on something in a long time.. oh well whatever.. the only thing i care about now is that it's over.

tues jap - 9am
wed lsm 2101 - 1pm
next mon lsm 2102 - 9am

one down, three more to go. *yawns*

after exams

after exams i'm going to..
1. go shopping
2. go sentosa
3. go ktv
4. go on a holiday..to anywhere..overseas..sentosa excluded..
5. finish watching feel 100% dvd, watch godfather (if andre ever remember to lend me), watch my spirited away dvd and others that i can find
6. read my bimbiotic story books
7. go clubbing..(did i mention i havent been to the new revamped zouk yet?? that just goes to show what a good girl i've been..hehe..)
8. cut my hair, hopefully i'm feeling rich, i can go perm it too..
9. make a new pair of specs..*extremely urgent*
10. think about how i should spend my 21st birthday..(it's coming!)

ok think i should stop here. i must remind myself exams are far from over yet.

..such bitterness

havent witnessed such bitterness in life for a long time..the lack of desire to live, the loss of hope in life, the disappointment in the loved ones around you...how can life ever come to such a state?? no one deserves to live like that.. but i do believe that you have control over your life...who else can take charge of it except yourself..

i have papers for the next three days. been studying really little.. beyond caring.. influenced by my bf.. haha..

logically the posts will start decreasing..but judging from how slack i am..hahah i think i'll still be posting quite frequently lar..

ok see ya folks.

birthdays

smileys..in my room

dinner at samur..an indonesian restaurant to celebrate shoonie's sis's birthday..

recalling how i spent all my previous birthdays..sadly to say..almost none with my family..

a walk at esplanade..





BIG slippers

on the bus on the way back..

huggies

trust

see a poor emaciated kitten whimpering away, and wonder how anyone could bear to skin a frog alive.
witness backstabbings, and wonder why anyone could be capable of such disgusting and despicable behaviour.
witness infidelity, and wonder why anyone could bear to let the other party experience such immense hurt and made a cuckold out of.

of course, there are two sides to every coin.
there are always unspoken reasons.
self comforting justifications.
or just plain selfishness?

you just wonder how it can exist. until you see it for yourself, you stop wondering, and you start believing.

is this a world of deceit and pretentiousness?
an endless pursuit of one's personal gains and interests...
a self centred universe...

so who can you trust...

just another day. nothing much to blog about. amino acids, lipids and chromosomes are my best friends now. sigh. what a bore.