We went to a friend's place for a cook-out. Oh my. She technically stays in a 3-room flat. BUT the important thing to note is that it is a landed property. Yep, it belongs to HDB, is categorised under 3-room flats, despite having a garden and a large living room. They also built outwards a little. So now it is really a semi-detached landed property with 4 rooms and a large garden. And the best part? They have 2 rabbits!

Meet Cotton. He's got a nice, meek personality. And though it seems like he has a heavy bottom, he's rather quick and agile. It was tough trying to catch him.
Now meet I-forgot-his-name. He's got a beard. Have u ever met a rabbit with a beard?!
I also want a rabbit. Summer had one.

Their kitchen.

We needed 2 men to open a bottle of wine. It was a successful attempt.

When you're alone and not busy, quiet, what kinda thoughts usually come to your mind?

I want this hairstyle

Summer

I also want a chocolate brown labrador. And the nice brown leather boots she's wearing. =)

Yellow/Mustard and green are my current favourite colours.

Nice dress right? i think she looks real nice.

Now notice the shoes. Pointy, high heels.

This is very un-Summer-like. But she looks nice in the "jeans tucked into boots" look.

I like her top here. And her pants. Ok, and her shoes too. =)

Priceless

I managed to catch a show today after work. At Vivocity. It's really not the best cinema, nothing close to what one can get at Cathay cinemas. The seats were way too upright, the popcorn was tasteless. Thankfully, the show was very enjoyable.

Audrey was at her best. She was lovely in the movie, showing both grit and vulnerability at the same time. You really love and hate her, but love her more. =)

Bathing tip

Today is Saturday. And in preparation for dressing up to attend a friend's wedding, i bathed. It was a long, tedious, yet relaxing, feel-good process.

Before that, i went for a run in the sweltering heat. Well, it wasn't on purpose. I felt like running a bit, but i woke up really late. So yea, i slapped on lots of sunblock, put on a cap, then off i went.

When i returned, it was as if i stepped out of a sauna. I was dripping sweat from every pore. After stretching, i showered in hot water. Then i shampooed and conditioned my hair. Then i put on a hair mask and wrapped up my head.

I proceeded to scrub my body, first with a menthol bath foam. It feels damn cool! then i scrubbed down with an oily scrub with grains. Then i washed off everything in cold water. The hair mask and oil (and dead skin). Now i feel nice.

Go try it!

First time

Today was my first time seeing an SBS double-decker bus do a U-turn. =)

Turkey!

Very soon i'l get down to bloggin my entire journey ok, stay tuned!

My favourite brother

by the way, it's not that his eyes were closed when the camera snapped. He think it's cute this way.

Too many things i want to say

I have too many things to say, i don't even know wat to name the entry.

First, i had a hard time thinking of my blogger password. Can u believe that? And now that i've recovered it, i'm not exactly sure wat i wanted to say.

But i think it was this:

Today while i was in the office, i felt really cold. I was cold in the morning, then in the afternoon, and in the evening. All the way till i left the building.

Then when i hit the shops with my sis, i felt cold. Argh. I'm thinking why people waste electricity like that.

Now i'm home. On my bed. No air-con. No fan. bliss.




the end.

My dad just called to say that he loves me.

A-Por

My grandma passed away while i was in Turkey. I was shocked. She wasn't all that healthy having suffered from a minor stroke last year, but she recovered well and looked pretty strong. No one expected anything like this. She died from a heart attack. I hated the fact that i was away on holiday, not near, and not available to help with the funeral affairs. Nor look at her and hold her hand, even though i've never touched a dead person's hand.

I went on the trip with my Dad, who was busy with the rest of the tour group. I didn't have any peers on the trip. Neither did i feel it appropriate to share with anyone how i felt. But it pained me. It feels like the first grandparent i lost, even though i only had grandmothers left. Both my grandfathers died before i was born.

My grandma, A-Por, has 15 grandchildren. I'm her favourite. Every grandchild feels this way. We're all her favourite. This is because she has that much love.

As i thought about her during all the times i was alone on the trip, i would be very sad. A-Por loved me unconditionally. Not because i was good or i was smart. But because I am her grandchild. I didn't have to do anything.

My grandma would tell me everytime when she meets me that i have a good job, that i'm pretty and that i should eat more. Don't laugh. She's the only person who thinks so. And everyone needs someone like that. She was that someone in my life.

The funeral went smoothly. i requested my sis to take as many pictures as possible, so that i can feel like i was there. It is important for me. Although i wish so much that i spoke to her just once more before she died, i rest in that i'll see her in heaven.

i'll miss her. I didn't imagine that losing a grandma is so hard.

Update

[i coloured my hair black. The colour it was supposed to by anyway]

[heh.]

[yay!]

[all the pictures are different, u know?]

Lazy Saturday

[(i-forgot-their-names-cos-they-all-look-the-same cats]

[Jonsie (brown, female) & Jed (black, male)]

[an (incomplete), major dressed-down Scarlet]

Hey all, this is what happend on Saturday. Now that i found my camera, i can post more pics. i like blogs filled with pictures. heh. We had met to practise to play at one of the girls' sister's wedding. This is a legitimate girl band called Scarlet. I'm not actually a part of them. Just joining on ad-hoc basis. But if u need good chill-out music for a wedding, a party or any private event, be sure to gimme a ring. I'l get u a good rate.

It's a 4 piece band - bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard and drums. If u consider the singers, then its a 5 to 7-piece band, depending on song/event requirements.

We practised at A and Y's place. They have 5 cats and 2 dogs. and ALL of them have good temperaments. Everyone was made comfortable cos it was so nice to have friendly fluffs walking around, keeping u busy.

Yep, that was Saturday for u. =)

Shop and shop and shop!

Heh. i went shopping today. I know u must be thinking i'm weird since CNY is over and i only started to shop. Well, i wanted to wait till the crowds ease out and the sales to set in u see. These are the things i bought:

1) a shrug
2) shorts (the type u can wear with heels one)
3) a dress
4) a pair of gold earrings
5) a gold chain
6) a nice retro elegant skirt for work
7) a khaki mini skirt
8) a red bra
9) a red top (makes me look demure)
10) the same one in black
11) this top with large sleeves (like for casual fridays and night outings)
12) a black speg top (cost a bomb)


all the above items cost me $240. heh. i'm happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think i need more skirts. OOOh, the next on the list is pants actually. yea pants.

Ok, that's it for now. i'm goin to pack up the clothes i don't wear anymore and decide wat to do with them. New clothes are great!

Singapore-Malaysia

Christmas frenzy at work

This is my deskmate's workstation. ha. we live in File Kingdom.
Do u like the angels in the air?


Here are some random pics at work. Yes, we do these things. The christmas decor is the contest we had. We competed on making the most beautiful christmas decor using recycled material. check it out. heh.

The OC is back

I finally started on my Season 3. i've been hanging on to it for the longest time. and not watching it for fear that i'd finish it. odd rite. but yea, finally got started. i really miss it. i miss just sitting in front of my lappy. This time it's a bigger lappy with a larger, wider screen. (meet Nicky). yep, that's the name of my laptop. ha.

People who hv watched OC 3 tell me it's not as good. but i love love love it still. Especially Summer. I really really like her. I want to be her. ha. I'm watching the Last Kiss, cheesy as the name may sound. Cos she's in it. Go watch it k. i've also ordered Entourage and Prison Break. I tink i'l be entertained all the way till Christmas. Goody.

Happy me. And tomorrow is Monday. Another reason to smile. Join me. =)

The Princess' Diary

testing.

Happy and healthy

I know this title sounds oh so cheesy. But whatever. heh. I haven't been at this for a while. And honestly, this feels blissful. Today is a work night. But i feel nice. Do u ever feel this way? i hope so. =)

I had a restful weekend. Went on a cruise to nowhere. It's my first time on a cruise. And i did have fun. More than i expected even though i was in fact expecting to have fun. Yes, it was fun. This is what we did:

Start: Friday 3 November
We rushed from work on Friday. Boarded the ship promptly at 730. Changed, threw our stuff all over the cabin. And got ready for dinner. The dining rooms have different themes and have fancy names too. Bella Vista, The Pavillion, Mediterranean Buffet, Noble House, etc. We settled for Bella Vista, the equivalent of a Chinese-style dinner. I remember the prawns (steamed, plain) to be so fresh and sweet.

Then we watched a show called Tropicana. It was really a whole routine of dancers wearing revealing costumes (ie very short skirts which flare up to reveal G-strings) alternated by Chinese acrobats. Everytime the dancers came on, the dances were similar, only the costumes were different. But i see the same tight butts and bare chests.

After that we retreated to our rooms, watched CNBC, got bored, walked on deck, then went for supper. I had the sweetest pineapples. I turned down Naan bread drenched in curry gravy and steamed chicken wrapped in pandan leaves.

After supper, we went back to our cabins and drifted to sleep.

Saturday:

We woke up at 11am. Went on deck to jog for 10mins, then went to gym to jog another 20mins. Bathed and had lunch with the rest. This time it was Chinese again. The sweet and sour fish was heavenly. I also had very delicious lightly fried egg tofu.

After lunch, we went to shop at the sole DFS on board. I received a bottle of Dior Voyage perfume that came with a lip gloss in a classy, crystal-studded gold case. Thanks a lot! We then went to the top deck to have coffee and busy ourselved in intense discussions about service people, beliefs and other people. heh.

Then it was dinner time. This time it was upperty Western food. I had Cream of Pumpkin, Duck in Orange sauce and frozen blackcurrent parfait. It was delicious. After dinner, we literally rushed for the Fei Yu Qing concert. In case you don't noe, he sang "The Moon represents my Heart", among other Chinese oldies. After the concert, we back to our rooms for more CNBC and soon fell asleep.

Sunday:

We woke early for the last breakfast on board. It was a sumptous spread. This time i got to see all the gamblers who gushed out when the casino closed (we crossed the international borders back onto Singapore waters at about 9am). It was interesting seeing some of them stuff buns and bottles of yoghurt into their suspiciously large handbags. I didn't noe that old aunties who look rather frail can handle the weight of so much food.


That was the end of the cruise. The moment we hit mainland, we went on to VivoCity, watched An Inconvenient Truth and i shopped. I bought a pair of jeans (Pull & Bear), a dress (in my latest fave colour, mustard) and a leather purse/wallet/clutch. I'm one happy girl.

We had the time to sit at Pacific Coffee, sipping mochas and enjoying the view while lazing on the plush sofas. It felt good. Dinner was at Sushi Tei. Service was pleasurable. The night ended with an Arsenal match. It's only the beginning. Watch and see. Arsenal will win. =)

That's my weekend for you. I had a very nice time. That's all for now. i'm going to sleep. Tomorrow is another day at work (yay.) Everyday just gets better. I'm believing. =)