A walk down memory lane

2008-10-30T23:26:00.005+11:00

Studio pics

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They finally came~

Although I was pretty happy with the outcome,

in some pics,

I actually wished they didn't edit anything

cause now some of the pics look too over exposed

lighting too bright etc~

Wished they had just left it

as before in the proofs :S

Bah~

Anyways,

ENJOY!!!!

Very supportive friends that came~

Top left: Kyle, Shermaine, Ryan, Didi, Sujin, Wendy

Bottom left: Miki, Linda, Myself, Angel, Karen

To those that have graduated/couldn't make it,

Thanks for sending your well wishes too!!!

Family that came to my grad~

On the left is Dad's bro and Mum's sis :P This was developed into

a canvas family portrait :S Mum and Dad :P

My siblings~

There were more pics in the CD-Rom but

I was too lazy to upload :P

Cost of damage?

$750 :p

2008-10-28T20:54:00.002+11:00

The Bottom Line

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This was the Friendster Horoscope that appeared today:

Don't try to figure out why things are happening -- stay positive and keep going.

In Detail
Your life may be a mystery to you right now,

but that doesn't mean you have to solve it.

Don't try to figure out why things are happening

the way they are happening -- there is no reason.

You're not being tested, you're not being rewarded,

and you're not being punished!

The roller coast ride you're on is just another part of the journey.

If things get tough, rely on friends and family

to keep you smiling.

They're awfully good at cheering you up

and reminding you how special you are.

OMG!!!

2008-10-23T11:56:00.001+11:00

Present thoughts

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Love you,

Want you,

Need you,

Miss you?

Bunch of phony lies

2008-10-20T22:47:00.005+11:00

Melbourne ROMP 2008

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Yesterday was Burnett Institute's

Melbourne City ROMP!!!

So,

in name of charity and of course our resume,

Yee Vonne and I decided to volunteer for it!!!

We both didnt get much sleep,

like only 3 hours the night before,

so I definately looked like a zombie!

Upon arrival at 830am,

we were assigned to be stationed at

checkpoint 31,

King's Domain~

Just outside the venue where we had

Singapore Day!

That means,

OUT IN THE OPEN!!!

Weather yesterday was freaking unpredictable

cold and hot,

cold and hot!!

Argh so irritating~

Melbourne's weather.

Hai...

Anyways,

here's some shots of what happened:

with our checkpoint manager

hahahah

the chatty Albert!

The gang @ King's Domain

Had fun yesterday!!!

For more photos please visit:

http://www.melbournecityromp.com/photos/checkpoint/31-kings-domain

In fact I "stole" all these pictures off their website!

Hahaha!

Thanks to Sarah for taking

all these lovely photos!

2008-10-04T22:58:00.002+10:00

Reflections~

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I guess for everyone,

there's a particular event/issue

that they feel strongly passionate and certain about.

For me,

there was this one thing I have felt

very certain about for the longest time.

However,

I guess,

as fate might have predicted,

I might have took it for granted,

and let my opportunity slowly slip away

without me even realising it.

Never know if I'll ever be the same again.

2008-10-04T20:35:00.007+10:00

Singapore Day 2008
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We were really lucky that S'pore Day
this year was held in Melbourne :P

So,
despite the chilly morning,
my family,
and a couple of our family friends
went down to the
Sidney Myer Music Bowl
for the
2008 Singapore Day!!!

Upon arrival,
this very familiar sight was spotted!

LONG QUEUES~
we were like @!%b^xy*@#%
Come until Melb still have to face this!!!

Hahaha~

What to do...

~Queue loh~ (Singaporean lingo lolx)

Took us over an hour to step foot into the event.

Went in,

collected Goodie bags filled with good old favourites like Yeo's drinks,

Glory Kaya,

and something more recent,

NeWater (wth!)

Had to queue up, so~ shitload of camwhoring moments comin up:

Joachim in front of the endless line

Mum & myself~
MOE Booth???

Why~

Proud of our education system?

Something I find puzzling >.<

Whats the queue for?

Nasi lemak!

OMG!!!
*faints*

I waited 1.5 hours~

Event layout
Goodies from the goodie bag :P
Singapore Day,

made possible by these kind people

:D

*after a day under the scorching

I'm officially roasted!*

2008-10-03T23:45:00.004+10:00

Random thoughts

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Sometimes I feel that in life,

its so easy for us to judge others

without actually knowing

what is it like being in the other's shoes.

This is especially true for people

that judge things based on what it seems on the surface.

At times,

I may appear

random,

indecisive,

hesitant,

pestimistic,

let my thoughts run too far.

BUT,

do you actually know how

it feels like being me?

Its really easy for someone to say

that they want to explore,

to take an unconventional route in life.

BUT,

how many of us can have the luxury

to make a free choice,

without the other considerations in life?

Perhaps the only thing on my mind

is to have a stable life.

Free from having to vex

over being at crossroads all the time~

Free from having to decide

which side of the fence I should be on~

Free from having be torn over

listening to my heart or my brain~

Free from having to live in constant uncertainty~

Free from having to doubt one another~

Free from having to wonder if you'll survive~

Now that you've heard this,

does having an unconventional life

sound all that exciting to you?

Still envious?

You think its having such a life is fun,

when you have so many things at stake?

How many people have tried and gave up?

Think again.

Would you like to swap shoes?

I know I would.

2008-09-07T23:34:00.003+10:00

My "empty" date

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What started off as an ordinary Msn nick "expression"

turned into a theme date!

In the days after Ney left,

there was one particular day

where I felt exceptionally lonely~

So,

I typed "feelin empty"

onto my Msn nick..

Somehow,

Didi took notice of it

and he decided to attempt to cheer me up

by asking me out for dinner :D

Kyle and Miki came along too

and we all caught up over dinner at Greasy Joe's

and tea @ San Churros!!!

Enjoy~

Happy aiye??

Thanks guys I really enjoyed :D

I should feel empty more often!!!

2008-09-05T20:02:00.013+10:00

Neyney's Bird-day '08

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(Warning: Whinning alert !!!!)

As the saying goes,Life is unpredictable.

Sometimes you can plan it all,

but STILL,

something will go wrong.

This is the case of the birthday.

Ney's 24th birthday.

As we had to send my Mum for a

doctor's visit in the afternoon,

there was really a limit to what we could do.

So,

the day before his birthday,

we went downtown to have a look at a selection

of potential birthday presents that

I have painfully shortlisted over a period of 2 months.

1) Tiffany & Co's Men's bangle

2) Marcs leather smart casual briefcase

3) Bally's leather bag

4) Gucci leather bag

5) LV leather bag

After much debate and countless tryings,

we decided that we were gonna go for the Gucci bag.

Right,

come Thursday,

his actual birthday.

Morning

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Got off to a bad start.

Don't wana talk about it,

but it had nothing to do with Ney.

Although feeling upset and fustrated,

I told myself to pull it together

as I didn't want to spoil his birthday,

not to mention his second last day in Melb.

Afternoon

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Told Ney that we should go to the bank,

get the money settled and get his bag first

before doing anything else.

He decided against it,

as his "better be safe" nature

got the better of him.

He wanted to go have a last look

at all the options once again, and so we did.

Finally,

deciding that the other stuff were either

too expensive or not worth it,

we went to the bank to change my smaller notes

into bigger denominations.

Right,as you've probably predicted,

there was a long queue at the bank.

Finally after a painful 30min wait,

we got what we wanted,

proceeded to the Gucci boutique.

Upon entering the boutique,

we saw 2 young Chinese lads trying on

that particular bag we wanted.

Thinking that they were just having a look,

we politely waited for them to put the bag

down before asking the sales lady,

whom was enthusiastically promoting

the bag like she had the day before to us,

for it.

Lo and behold...

the two lads decided to buy it!!!!

Right.

It was fine,

we didn't think much of it,

we could have asked for another piece later.

However, our hearts sank when we overheard the

lady telling the lads that that was the last piece.

Finally once they've settled their payment and

walked out with our intended purchase,

we sadly left our contact number and

told her to get in touch with us if

she managedto get another piece,

which was highly unlikely

as Gucci boutiques only get stock on Tue, Wed and Thur.

Furthermore, there is only ONE outlet in the whole of Vic.

WTH!!!!!

Reason being,

small market in Aust!!!

Leavin without a present,and largely dissapointed

we proceeded to go have dinner.

Dinner

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Arrived at No.3 at Station Pier~

always wanted to bring Ney there during his time in Melb,

but never got the chance,

so,

this time I specially called the day before to reserve

a seat with a nice viewto ensure that he had a nice dinner.

However,upon arriving,

I suspect a change of management,

not to mention the crazy parking fees that

I had to pay to park there.

Told Ney we should be out in 1.5 hrs time,

we paid 5 bucks for carpark.

We ordered a round of anti pasto

2 fish fillets,

creme brulee dessert,

beer for Ney

and for myself,

resisting the delicious looking cocktail

because it was too expensive,

ordered tea.

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True enough,
the food turned out pretty bad.
Ambience was alright,
but HONESTLY
I think I could have done way better.
SORRY NEY~
Anyway,
here's my point.
Halfway during dinner,
I mentioned that our 1.5hours was running out
and we should go put somemore money into the machine.
Sensing that we were experiencing a streak of bad luck,
I insisted that he went,
BUT,
he said that they wouldnt be out checking now
given that it was already 9pm.
Yes,
you'd probably know,
we got a fine.
Heafty $57 parking fine...
Confirmed!!!!
Bad luck!!!!!
So,
we sadly drove home~
.......................
Halfway through the journey,
I suddenly got this feeling that
we were gonna kenna one of those booze test.
SO,
this time round,
I insisted that we swaped,
and I drove!!!
Seriously,
abt 2 km in front of my place,
BREATH TEST!!!
Thank god I was driving,
imagine Neyney getting caught
for drink driving!!!!
Especially after the last red light incident,
I think no need to drive liao~
Hai~
morale of story,
"act according to instincts"!
Don't take chances!@!@!@!

2008-09-02T23:25:00.005+10:00

What's cookin~??
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Felt like baking,

so,
tadah!!!! :)

Any clue what isit??

"wassup doc??"
*munch munch*

**nibbles nibbles**

2008-08-31T20:31:00.007+10:00

Wild wild South!!

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Finally found the time to blog about my outings~

In Ney's last week here,

we went to Werribee Open Range Zoo/Safari!

Been wanting to go since I first came.

Well the concept of the Zoo is somewhat like that of a safari

Some animals including giraffe, rinos, zebras etc

are free to roam around :S

So, we'll all in be a safari vehicle

and the animals will curiously come around.

Let the journey begin!

Neyney in front of the cafe,

quite nicely done....

that "hill thing" trying to mimick an ant hill
except for if it was real, the kid is over!!!

remodeled after an African village

Meerkat manor???

Their enclosure:

Then we went to see lions

but instead of lions,

we encountered an even more terrifying sight!

.
KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT,

SCREAMING KIDS!!!!!!

came from some psychotic club!

Then it was to Kubu camp to see the hippos!

Ney on boardwalk~

more meerkats!

safari time!!!!

ney thinks he's a deer...

before we ended e day,

we rushed off to see the baby hippos feeding time@!!

so cute..

she's called lotus and @ 4ths, she weighs a whooping 300kg!!!!

many more pics,

but in the SLR

so Ney pls~

do your job!

2008-06-24T17:19:00.005+10:00

Imma freeman nowwwwww~

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FINALLY FINISHED MY EXAMS YEST!!!

end of my undergrad life!

(crossing my damn fingers)

Anyways,

can't stand my hair anymore,

so immediately after my paper,

I went to get a haircut.

***Tada***

Back

Left profile
Right profile

Been getting mixed responses from people!

Anyways,

it's jus TEMPORARY!!!

The stylist just used a curler,

(ghd mind you)

to curl for me...

Given the thickness of my hair,

it's impossible to perm it!

End up looking like

THIS!!!

2008-06-15T16:26:00.008+10:00

Cookie Monster

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Visited the monster again

this time she was more settled

and seemed more relaxed

upon sight of her favourite toy

ignore my hideous outfit pls

blame e exam :S

sensing some intrusion

Kaypo neighbour

Says: "woof woof, I smell something nice~~"

There! Front profile of the intruder!
cookie: "sian, others are peeping"
aerial view:
distracted by treat! greedy! Cookie in a rare pose

Wished I had dolled myself up more

such a nice shot, rare that she pose

I look hideous, ignore me!

Blame e exam~

maybe she was in mood for photos
so cooperative right?

Yan, Cookie can be yr new model! Lolx enjoying a tickle~ Cookie act masculine my silly dog's favourite expression!

once again~

Cookie- out

2008-05-31T23:11:00.004+10:00

Cookie Down Under

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Finally after waiting two odd years,

Cookie is here!!!!!

Spent a bomb on this dog really!

Bought her for S$1,380 (if I rem correctly)

Paid more than S$4,000 to bring her here (air ticket & vet checks)

A$ 800 (S$1040) for lodging at the quarantine station

Total: $ 6,420

(and that excludes food, utilities, shampoo, flea control, toys, treats etc)

I think Cookie has costs us more than 10,000 la!

This lucky dog!

Bet some people must be thinking,

WTH,

spend so much on dog,

never sponsor my ticket there

(:P you know who you are hehex..)

Anyways,

here're the pics from our Fri visit:

Cookie in her kennel
Cookie's room..

it looks much better in real life.

Somehow the flash made it ugly.

She was so cute,

she showed us her room.

Dad cleaning her face.

I called her and she ran over so excitedly.

Enjoying a treat

Reluctant for us to leave.

Want to try and sneak out.

Poor thing~
Till the next visit :(

2008-05-28T14:43:00.003+10:00

Na's ramblings

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Tml marks the last day of school~ EVER!

Getting mixed feelings now..

Happy that finally I've finished the race

and gotten to that destination.

However,

on the other hand I'm worried about the unknown.

Uncertain about my future.

But anyhow, shall leave that for another day.

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Heard my final "single" pal is applying for a house.

Gals, I'm the only one left :S

I'm so far back,

I don't know where I am now~

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Anyway,

as you probably have guessed,

this blog has no real motive behind it.

Complete nonsensical ramblings.

Don't know how to continue.

Na- Out.

2008-05-19T22:10:00.010+10:00

Cook's Cottage in Fitzroy Gardens

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History crash course:

Located in Fitzroy Garden, Cook’s Cottage,

the original childhood home of

Captain James Cook’s and his parents,

James and Grace Cook has been

a well known Melbourne landmark since 1934.

Operators of the Cottage promote the Cottage

as the home Captain Cook resided in

when he visited friends

and relatives in between his

voyages to the South Seas.

In brief,

the original 18th century cottage

was carefully dismantled

and transported to Melbourne

in 253 cases and 40 barrels in 1934.
IMAGINE THAT!

Anyways here goes:

Initials J.G.C

James, Grace Cook
antique furniture from Yorkshire, England
Dining room cum kitchen
An indication of the size of the cottage.

Ney is ~1.79m
Child's bed: If you're wondering why its so short,

I read somewhere that children are encouraged to slp upright.

Geez~
Living space
Fireplace
James Cook's parents room: imagine looking out this window into

18th century English country
nEy tryin to be funny

replica of 18th century English garden
take 2

18th century nA
18th century nEy
We went alone,

so we had to "zi pai"

again~
again~
again~
And finally the right shot :)

:P

2008-05-15T14:56:00.009+10:00

Old Melbourne Gaol

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Been a long time since I've blogged.

Haven't really been in the mood~

Anyways, on a lighter note,

I've finally visited the

Old Melbourne Gaol.
I've walked past it a thousand times

but never seen the need to visit it.

This time,

in the name of research,

I went to have a look.

Talk about dark tourism.

Had an assignment about

!! Authenticity !!

(Don't even remind me about it)
Am doing another tourism unit this sem,

so, for my assignment,

I had to write and essay

about authenticity of heritage sites.

Once again,

poor Neyney had to come along as well~

Paid $30 each for a 1.5hr candlelit night tour.

Crash course on history:

Melbourne Gaol is Victoria's oldest

surviving penal establishment.

It currently exhibits 19th century gaol life,

including the death masks

and memorabilia of some of

Melbourne's most notorious criminals.

The prison was also a focus during some of

Australia’s most significant historical moments,

including the Gold Rush and World War II.

Entrance: Old Melbourne Gaol
Little something tt I found interesting~

Lonely corridors

kINDA disrepectful,

but hey lighten up :P

Not tin robots,

apparently its the original iron masks

that prisoners have to wear.

**Didn't have much time to take

photos cause was kinda rush...

2008-04-16T22:59:00.003+10:00

Flat out tired

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Damn stressed!!!

Lolx...

Like I mentioned in previous posts,

when I'm stressed, I bake!

So there~

One step closer to my bakery :D

2008-04-03T22:54:00.003+11:00

Updates :)

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Apologies for the hiatus...

Been moving (hectic process)

Gone without internet for almost 2.5 weeks

Projects, as usual...

Been to Sydney :P

hehehe..

(recce for my bro- such a nice sis :D)

Anyways~

Just thought I'd show some new stuff

I've tried out recently:

Kimchi Bimbimbap

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Shred cucumber into strips,

squeeze out remaining juice,

marinate with sesame oil, sesame seeds,

pepper and soya sauce.

Marinate kimchi, thinly sliced pork and onions

(afterwhich I realise was a bad move as the kimchi

tend to turn damp when fried thus making the pork saucey,

if there's such a word :P)

then add mushrooms,

shredded carrot etc..

I used claypot since I didnt have a stonebowl

add sunny side up and sesame seed last.

WHOALA~
prior to serving, add "Red pepper sauce"

(Korean airline brand.. yum~)

courtesy of Sujin

disclaimer: its definately not the authentic way to cook Bimbimbap,
but hey~ still tastes great man!

Another time,

peeps would know that when I start baking,

IM STRESSED :p
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Cupcakes

On my Sydney trip,

I was inspired by pretty cupcakes,

so, I thought I should attempt to decorate cupcakes like them..

it was lemon cream cheese icing~

turned out pretty good :P

Ok,

I'm quite tired now~ nitenite!

2008-02-26T20:47:00.002+11:00

Popiah party, St Kilda art market

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Mum decided to whip up some popiah...

Took alot of effort on her part!

Kudos to her~

I got to eat some mouth watering "hometown" food!

Finally on Sun,

Ney finally gave in to my request

to visit St Kilda Art Market :P

hehe

We parked pretty far so we had to walk a little..

Upon which,

I discovered very nice little houses along St Kilda,

however,

my camera bailed out on me

so not many shots taken!

Had light lunch at Vibes,

(Jean the menu changed, so disappointing)

Ney's choc mousse
Some marinated chicken strips with foccacia
Finally the art market...

Bought a few cute items :P

2008-02-18T20:58:00.008+11:00

Rosti Challange

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Recently,

many friends have spontaneously tried making Rosti.

For Vday,

out of boredom...

However,

it was met with much failure.

Therefore,

inspired by their enthusiasm,

I've decided to try my hand at making Rosti.

A little history about Rosti: -(Wikipedia)

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Rösti is a potato dish from Switzerland.

It was originally a common breakfast eaten by farmers,

but today is eaten all over Switzerland.

Many Swiss people consider rösti a national dish.

Rösti is made with potatoes which are grated

and depending on the frying technique,

possibly mixed with some butter or fat, or fried in oil later.

The grated potatoes are shaped inside of the frying pan.

They are most often shallow fried but can also be baked in the oven.

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Ingredients: (Serves 2)

3 Medium sized potatoes

Salt

Pepper

1/2 Egg

1 tbsp Cornflour

Butter & Olive oil

(for frying)

Spring onion (optional)

Sour cream (optional)

Mustard (optional)

Here's what I did.

Step 1: Parboiled potatoes in salt water

the night before for 10mins

(potatoes should be slightly cooked and kinda raw still)

Allow it to cool,

then refrigerate.

Step 2:

Peel skin (should come off easily)

Grate with your largest grater(as below).

Step 3:

Add in cornflour, egg, salt and pepper.

Use fork to gently mix.

Step 5:

Melt butter and olive oil in pan.

(relatively huge amount)

Add in potato mixture, spread out

and gently press down.

Step 6:

Cook for ~8mins on medium heat,

wait till bubbles on surface to slightly subside.

Slide rosti onto plate,

flip plate onto pan to brown the other side.

Viola!

Rosti!

Serve immediately with sour cream,

spring onion and mustard :P

2008-02-17T13:23:00.005+11:00

Dinner @ Shoya

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Been there with Jaz the last time,

since Ney likes Jap as well,

so we splurged :P

The excuse,

Pre-anni & Vday.

Scallop & crabmeat with monk fish liver sauce,

tempura style

Urchin with scrambled eggs atop fish roe

Wagyu tarte

Braised duck with spices

Assorted sashimi
Scallop and poached salmon atop Jap raddish
Wagyu steak with special sauce

Wagyu ribs with raddish in Shoya sauce
Chicken and mushroom rice
Black sesame mochi

Chocolate mousse

Indulgent duo.

Set us back $205 :P

Pardon the dish names..

can't rem exactly what its called.

2008-02-15T16:37:00.009+11:00

Valentine's Day

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Our seventh,

in a blink of an eye.

Amazed how fast time passes.

Anyway this year,

since it was Angel's BD as well,

we,

decided to make something together.

Bought a pack of green tea & orange peel truffles

from Muji.

Brought it back,

so Ney and I,

made truffles,

step by step before goin out for dinner.

Abit confusing at first.

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Step one:

Melt white choc.

Step two:

Add in "pure cream"

- 45% milk fat and above

Step three:

Mix it quickly till it resembles mayo.

Step four:
Cool in ice water.

Then add orange peel.

Mix.

Step five:

Roll mixture into balls.

Step six:

Mix green tea powder with icing sugar.

Roll individual balls.

Viola!

Green tea and orange peel truffles.

2007-12-02T18:54:00.000+11:00

Random thoughts

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Just realised something about myself.

Call me a bore or conservative,

but as life goes along I realised at this point of my life,

I'd probably stick to the usual,

mundane life.

If I like something,

I'd stick with it for a loooooonnnggg time~

My comfort zone.

Perhaps that's what I crave for

after the turmoil in my life in recent years.

Perfect example.

My Motorola razor v3.

I love it.

Had it for the longest time..

Prob my longest lasting phone..

Best of all,

I'm into my 3rd handset.

The first one...

Faulty.

So I sold it and bought a new one..

the exact same one.

Second one..

Lost it.

The next day,

I got my 3rd one.

It's been almost 2 years since.

People call me crazy...

I sometimes agree...

I haven't fell for another model~

Despite the people around me changing at least 2 handsets

within the last 3 years~

I'm such a (can't think of the right word)

Hai~

At present,

I'm just someone that reminisce

and hold on to the past way too long

than what I am suppose to.

I crave a sense of stability.

Free from the ups and downs.

Less fluctuating temperaments.

Consistency.

I crave.

p.s. I do realise that live is nothing like what I desire.

So don't tell me that "that's life, deal with it"

My response: "I freaking know that. So let me be".

2007-11-29T00:56:00.000+11:00

Hatchday yet again

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Yes.. This year, I've celebrated my 23rd in Singapore

Nothing like a satisfying dinner with my buddies!

Anyway, this year's was pretty simple,
everyone was pretty busy~
So...
Ok, let the pics do the talking...

2007-10-20T23:23:00.000+10:00

Royal Melbourne Show

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During the sem break this yr

we didn't do much.

7 days holi, 6 days work.

Just too caught up with work

SO~

in the end,

the only fun thing we went to was the

Royal Melb show!!!

been wanting to go since last year.

Anyway yea,

e went,

saw alot that you'll nv see in Sing.

Eg. Cow judging competition

Us in front enormous cows!

Much much much bigger than us.

Like horses

sheepdog demo

Birth of a young lamb

and of coz,

my FAV DOG SHOW!!!

Diva like poodle that won the best exhibit!

Check out the hair man!

Maddness...

this time we saw alot of cuteys!!!

Pyrenean Mountain Dog puppies

looks like mashmallows!!

very tame and very docile~

they were exhibits at the show..

Look at that man! the gals in the pink & blule top

(above and below are huge ard 1.7ish)

So cute and fluffy~

love them!

I heart big giants!

Finally before goin home,

hehe we had our sugar >

2007-09-12T13:05:00.000+10:00

Jazzzzzz's Birthday

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9/11 was Jaz's birthday!

haha Mario wasn't around so...

hiak hiak hiak..

I had her for myself..

Since we're both Jap food lovers,

we decided to go to Shoya for our hot date!

Pre-dinner

tryin to take a decent pic of the cake

i made her

looks abit unpro i know :P

rushed for time la...

Birthday gal

Fav :P"""Perch with crabmeat, cheese and foie gras.
Waygu beef with foie gras and cheese something..
Snapper head

the lady told us that the Japs

order this sacred fish on special occasions

really nice Wagyu steak with mushroom sauce

lovely staff bringing the cake out :)
us...

Happy Birthday Jaz hope you enjoyed :)

2007-09-11T00:03:00.000+10:00

Q. U. I. Z

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Please...
I really hate quizes as such..
But Kalamsi made me do it
Gave her face!

1. (the person who tagged you is)

– Yan aka Kalamasi

2.(your relationship with him/her is)

- Lesbiano partner

She can read half my mind. Perfect accomplice or should I say auntie in crime

3. (5 impressions you have of him/her)

--Vainpot….

-Absent minded… aka BLUR....

-Trustworthy peep..

-Innocently cute..

-Blunt and straightforward..

4. (the most memorable thing he/she has done for you)

- too many.. .I owe this woman one too many...

5. (the most memorable words he/she has said to you)

-- "I LOVE YOU??"

HAHAHA NARH ITS:

“It’s hard to live up to my expectations.”

6. (if he/she becomes your lover, you will)

--She is my lover…..Love her… hahahaha

7. (if he/she becomes your lover, things he/she has to improve on will be)

--oh.. as it is.. she already says she finds it hard to live up to my expectation.. work harder babe, almost there.. !!!

8. (if he/she becomes your enemy, you will)

- finish her off like a piece of cake!

Know her weaknesses too well…. I love my cakes

9. (if he/she becomes your enemy, the reason will be)

-She broke my heart ....

10. (the most desirable thing you want to do for him/her now is)

- hahaha go on a super duper long vacation.. just the both of us :P

11. (your overall impression of him/her is)

- Full package of fun.

- Never fails to make me laugh

- Idoitic but terribly adorable
12. (how you think people around you will feel about you)

- Too naggy

- Too opinionated ...

- Too obliging...
- Fake
- Proud sometimes

13. (the characteristic you love about yourself is)

--...Optimistic

14. (the characteristic you hate about yourself is)

- Think too much…
- Let too many things bother me
- Fiery temper

15. (the most ideal person you want to be is)

- Eliminate all my wrong doings, be a better person ...

16. (for people that care and like you, say something to them)

-To the people out there~ you know who you are….

I don’t say it, but you know I do appreciate you and

thanks for putting up with my temper..

17. (pass this quiz to 10 people that you wish to know how they feel about you)

1. Jean

2. Suetleng

3. Reagan

4. Adrian kok

5. Sujin

6. Jaz

7. Jackal

8. Wendy

9. Angel

10. TWL

(who is no.6 having a relationship with?)

- Supermario. :)

(Is no.9 a male or female?)

- female

(If no.7 and 10 are together, will it be a good thing?)

- NOOOOoooooooo lolx different personality.

(What is no.2 studying?)

- Shes not studying

(When was the last time you had a chat with no.3?)

- Last few weeks?!!!

(What kind of music does no.8 like?)

- Cantopop/chinese ....

(Does no.1 has any siblings?)

- yES... 1 bROTher!!!

(Will you woo no.3?)- hahahaha TAKEN…

(How about no.7?)- lol taken as well ....

(Is no.4 single?)- TAKEN...

(What’s the surname of no.5?)

- Jung

(What’s the hobby of no.4?)

- Play games, guitar and look at gals....

(Do no.5 and 9 get along well?)

- Yes good frens in fact ...

(Where is no.2 studying at?)

- Done with the books
(Say something casual about no.1)

- Loves a good chat...

(Have you tried developing feelings for no.8?)

- totally not possible… I have kalamasi…
(Where does no.9 live?)

- Bedo ave….

(What colour does no.4 like?)

- blue, white(Are no.5 and 1 best friends?)

- Nope !!! strangers
(Does no.7 like no.2?)

- nah not possible…

(OMG GETTING BORED OF THIS QUIZ)

(How did you get to know no.2?)

- mOnash

(Does no.1 have any pets?)

- Nope

(Is no.7 the sexiest person in the world?)

- Hahahaha I think he thinks so… :P

2007-09-08T00:10:00.000+10:00

Interesting moments & Recent buys

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Haha yesterday Ney n I went to Chaddy for dinner.

while we were shopping around,

this scene captured our eyes

damn funny..

first time I saw something like that!

the dog was sleepin in that manner for a long time mind you..

damn funny

anyway its been the shopping scene

has been quite quiet recently...

Haven't bought much at all..

Today,

went to the city,

finally found something I like :)

also,

a treasure

from camberwell market last week

2007-09-03T15:44:00.000+10:00

Shelly's Birthday

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As promised, pics of Shelly's birthday.

Well, it was a mid week thing,

cause it was the only day everyone could turn up.

SO~

in the midst of all the assignments and everything,

we managed to squeeze out some time

to go have a Thai dinner.

Shelly was really nice she gave us a treat.

The group

Miki, Kyle, Shelly, Elvis gf, Elvis and Didi

Wendy, Shelly and myself w/o makeup :P

The gals

Shelly and Celia
I look terrible.... :S
Cutie pies :P

2007-09-01T12:19:00.000+10:00

Taking tastebuds to new heights

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Yesterday Wendy suggested that we go to this Sichuan restaurant for dinner

I was excited cause I love my spicy food!!!

Chilli feast!

Hahaha but I kinda didn't expect to see:

lolx

Didn't eat this dish..

Spicy duck tongues... :S

Ney's fav,

Salt and pepper spicy crab

eXamine closely>

3/4 dried chilli, 1/4 chicken bits dish... YUM~

sTar dish of the day:

"Water cooked fish"

a.k.a fish slices cooked in chilli oil...
(was the only dish i felt was abit spicy cause of the Sichuan peppercorns

diff kind of spiciness!)

Chilli feast!

Look! We had 8 ppl, ordered 8 dishes..

6 of which are spicy and extremely spicy!!!

Cool! hahahaha

Costs only 23 bucks pp. CHEAP RITE?

Anyway food was cool, didnt find anything too unbearable..

It was quite good in fact,

the food was tasty and spicy but tolerable..

Not the spiciest thing I've ever eaten...

But to the rest of my friends except Wendy and Ney,

they were on fire hahaha...

Surely this has tested my

chilli tolerance but Im happy that the food

was still within my limits hahahah...

Don't play play ah~

Proud to be Singaporean haha..

(using ney's hp... sorry some pics are a tad blur...)

2007-09-01T10:46:00.000+10:00

Revival of the "almost dead" blog

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Yes! Haha I know I've been bad/lazy/however you call it..

but my life has been pretty much dead!

School work is overpowering...

Nothing much exciting until Aug. 2007!

This month, we've celebrated Shelly's, Sujin and Neyney's birthday :)

I'll blog Shelly and Neyney's birthday in my next blog k?

Today it'll be Sujin's 21st!!!!

OK, for Sujin's 21st on the 25th of Aug,

we actually wanted to bring her to the authentic jap restaurant that

we went for Jackal's BD.

HOWEVER DUE TO SOME STUPID OVERWHELMING UNBELIVEABLE CIRCUMSTANCES

the restaurant is being booked for 6 wks in advance EVERY NIGHT!

think about it, you need a minimum of 10 ppl before you can book a table there..

and the restaurant can accomodate up to 20 ppl...

so 6 wks??? think about it!!!

So~ we've decided for the next best place,

popular Cuckoo restaurant on Mt. Dandenong :)

Cool place, and proved to be worth it in the end!!!

Ok, its a german themed restaurant and food are served buffet style...

Outside the restaurant

Birthday babe

(duno why she looks like tt in this pic, but she's usually very babelicous)

the gang (didi, kyle and miki havent arrived yet)bd girl and me
bigggggasssss photo of mejackal and ney
sujin being asked to perform :P

damn funny the whole situation

and she was presented a bottle of champagne

so nice!!!! only for ppl celebrating 21st!

Biggest clock in the world and Cuckoo bought it!

Sujin and waiteress

as per normal, Kyle and Didi

After dinner madness

Had a blast that night!!!

Dinner was alright, nothing that fascinating

BUT atmosphere was great if you're celebrating a friend's BD!!!

2007-05-20T00:19:00.000+10:00

Destress~

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Last Fri after we finally cleared Ad Managment Prj,

We decided we had to go do something to destress~

Sujin decided to join us for dinner so,

we decided to go to Stonegrill for dinner...
Started with: Mocktails~

(cause you'd have to pay for water here...)

Then we had some sashimi :P

My fav~!!!

Next was the wide variety of sauces cause the meat wasn't seasoned at all...

I loved the white one.. was some garlic cream...

Yum ~

The main character
Pretty interesting to cook a piece of meat on volcanic stones that are heated till 400degrees

That was what the waiteress claimed la!

Nana lookin very satisfied with her meal :)

Then we finished off with a chocolate pizza from Max B for :P

nEyneY when U come I bring u there K?!

2007-05-07T22:47:00.000+10:00

Apologies for lack in updates

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As usual, the semester is coming to an end... 3 more weeks till exam :(

I've been packed shitloads of work aka assignments...

Ever since the start of week 6, my assignments are due every mon

therefore all weekends are spent working my brains out in the lib/com lab.

However, knowing me..

there's always a time for fun!

I definately know how to reward myself!

hehehe...

Anyway yea so many things have happened in the last few weeks:

1) Jackal's birthday

2) Didi's BBQ

3) Kristy's departure

4) Reagan's and Yuki's graduation..

5) New hairstyle :P

6) Jackal's baseball match

7) Camberwell market stall with Jaz & Mario

Whow! Wholeload of activities within such limited time :P

I'm maxed out already..

Out of batt!

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Anyway ok, since I havent managed to get hold of the graduation photos,

I'll post Kristy's farewell dinner first!

(E rest will have to wait till I have more time)

Dinner: Skyhigh restaurant @ Mt Dandenong.

Met at Jack's house...

Ppl tryin to mess up my hair..

As you can see, its short now :P

"tryin to build their happiness on my sorrow"

Look at how much fun they're

having just simply irritating me????

Jackal being predictable

Yes, its me :S

@ e summit of Mt. Dandenong

The above were all self explaintory...

Had steak with skyhigh drink
Trio of fun!

Victorious Angel
Pitiful Jackal
Miss you loads gal!!!

Nerdy Kyle
OMG~@! Errr...

Seriously have no idea what msg
were they trying to convey

Meteor Garden lolx
As usual, our "roll call"

Had a BLAST!!!!!!!

Dinner with a wonderful view....

2007-04-07T00:06:00.000+10:00

Ten realisations

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Sorry for the lag in update.

Other than the fact that there's nothing much to blog about~

(actually not entirely too true but I've been so busy I've no mood)

I've been busy with shit!

Anyway I've realised stuff about myself

probably some would have already been noticed:

1) Extremely cynical about human relationships

2) Sarcastic. I trive on sarcasm.

3) Falsely optimistic when in fact hugely pesstimistic

4) Zero patience for anything that doesn't interest me.

5) Self centred. Enough said.

6) Pretentious.

7) Hypocritical at times.

8) Opinionated. Can't shut that gap.

9) Critical. Obviously true.

10) Selfish.

Na: Trying to be a better person...

Amongst many, but I've never felt more alone~

2007-03-23T00:00:00.000+11:00

Happy Anniversary

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(I know we're mice but its damn cute I couldn't resist!)

March 23rd again....

Happy 6th Anniversary Neyney :)

We've come this far,

I hope we'll end up somewhere...

I do hope its not here ^

although its more representative :P

2007-03-20T00:13:00.000+11:00

William's housewarming BBQ

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William invited my crazy bunch of HK frens over

for a housewarming bbq :)
Pretty much after we got the fire started,

everyone was in a mad frenzy to take pics I duno why.
Here are just some seriously random pics :

Celia and I helping with e preparations

Just slacking around watchin them play WII!!!ROCKS~@!!Feeling bored~

Jackal and me

Angel and me

Wendy, Me, Kristy

Wendy, Deedee, William and myself.

Bleah

Tryin to act cute

KISS~

Kristy and Wendy

Kristy and I tryin to dance???

From left, William, Jackal, Angel, Celia,

Me, Wendy, Kristy and Sujin :)

We're a crazy bunch yes~!!!

2007-03-11T20:39:00.000+11:00

Tired

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I'm tired of playing mind games.

I'm tired of waiting.

I'm tired of life.

I just want someone that really loves me.

Someone that really cares for me.

Someone that has the time to talk to me.

Someone that wants to talk and will make an effort to talk to me.

Someone that needs me.

Someone that will be there for me.

I wana break free of this life.

This life with all those misery.

I want to break free from all these emotional baggage.

Someone please free me.

2007-03-06T00:11:00.000+11:00

All about nails

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Hey guys today I've decided to blog about one of my fav things :)

Nails hahaxx...

Well I've discovered that lately,

I seem to have notice

horizontal ridges on my nails..

It's appearing on 2 of my toe nails and I find it quite disturbing!

Well I googled it and here's what I found:

"Horizontal ridges on nails
can indicate severe stress (both psychological or physical).

Person is also more vulnerable to arthritis."

OMG Sereve stress thats quite true la hahaha :P

Oh well,

then I chanced upon this:

(pretty interesting read)

Nails vs. Personality???

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Just as the shape of the fingers reveal clues about the personality,

so too, do the fingernails.

Nail shapes can vary quite considerably

but nevertheless can be categorised into basic shapes.

http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.palmistryinternational.com/nails%25206.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.palmistryinternational.com/nails.htm&amp;h=89&w=160&sz=2&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=Lqaal_H516uRYM:&amp;tbnh=55&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dho

I find that I'm a cross between Long and square nails.

Long Narrow Nails & Broad Nails

Broad and square nails reveal an easy going, calm, honest,

patient, upright, balanced, and broad minded person
These long narrow nails are the most beautiful of all.

They can reveal a very intuitive nature,

but also one which can be selfish, lacking in energy,

insecure or even a little neurotic

lolx

I enjoyed it! Hope you will too :)

2007-02-27T22:04:00.000+11:00

Post V-Day
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Yea~ 06:00hrs on a Tue morning,
my parents touched down at Melb again.
This time I was pretty excited cause along with them,
they brought my belated Vday present :D
As usual,
I drove them home,
unpacked

and.....

"Drumrolls"

My Vday present:

Kinda knew it was from SK Jewellery

cause we've previously patronised them.

Pretty excited!!!!

Than

"Ta Da"

Eerrr...

Honestly wasn't very impressed on first sight,

cause for those who knew me well..

They would think that its pretty "feminine"

and yea I don't do feminine when it comes to jewellery...

So I smsed Ney and thanked him for the gift.

Then he called back and somehow I told him I wasn't very suitable...

Well I liked the heart part but I don't like dangling things.

It was only then when he said:

"The guy said you could take the dangaling part out,

and it could be reversible as well..."

OH!!!! I went~

So there:

Option 1: White gold with diamonds

Option 2: Gold side

Option 3: Dangling stuff (which actually look pretty good by itself)

And yes...

Satisfied me...

Ultimately I was pretty happy with the gift..

Fun to interchange..

Very versatile...

Although~ hehehe

I wished it came in the form of...

a little blue box with white ribbon:

*hint hint*

2007-02-17T01:01:00.000+11:00

Trapped..

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Trapped in this capsule,

my misery...

Wish I could break out,

I can't breathe.

With each passing day;

in vain I wait;

As air thins;

I cease to hope.

Tears run dry,

wish I never felt.

Bring me back,

to the times,

where I felt loved.

2007-02-15T23:26:00.000+11:00

Back down under~

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Yea~ :/ Back in Melb again...

Its the start of another new semester...

Here's what I did during the summer break back home..

Mum was hospitalised twice so I didn't really get to do much.

Taking care of her was more crucial.OKAY nothing much to say,
here are some of the more interesting events tt happened.
Enjoy~

1. Yan's new dog..

Mayo.

Hello everyone meet Mayo

Yan's new with an attitude dog...

Look at her face..

cute but got attitude..

look at the sleepy eyes

it runs in the family

ignore the eyebags

look at her!

i smile but she like tt

cookie looking at mayo.

(like as though she wana wallop her

and the other lookin for escape route)

jus compare the size and u know..

my darling cookie and her small one

shes like cookie's head.

family potrait
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Yan's 23rd :)

Old bird's BD (Marina bowling alley).

Yan's 23rd (Posing with e fruit brownie I made).

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My Bangkok trip

22/12-26/12

Started with an:

(sorry for the lack in pics.. too busy shopping)

Assview~

Km's the photographer...

:P wonder why did he take such a shot :P

Chio lights la!

X'mas eve at Siam Paragon.

Disgusting crickets!!

Saw them on the rdside and neyney said he wanted to try them!

Almost fainted for a moment!

(told him not to come near me after eating)

Take 1) Here is Ney holding the creature :S

Take 2: Now you see it now you DON'T...

Omg!!! It went in..

He seriously ate IT!

Afterwhich the guys forced us to eat the drumstick aka. thighs :P

X'mas at World Trade Centre Bkk.

Big doughnut!!!

Sadly not Krispy Kremes..

My evil twin~

Sista from another marther!

(Dennis ppl also like tt)

Lolx :P

2007-02-13T16:32:00.000+11:00

----====((((Special Valentine's Day Edition))))====----

Ahhh~ It's that day again....

Yes, its 14th Feb, Valentine's Day.

Humm as usual since I'm back down under,

I'll be will be alone again this V-day.

Right.

That aside,

it jus crossed my mind yesterday

that based on a personal survey done,

3/4 of the men I observed for over a period ranging from 2 years to 7 years,

are generally unromantic.

(although my sample size was just 4, it was detailed analysis k!!!)

I was thinking yesterday that

Singaporean men seem to be really practical.

They don't believe in giving flowers or chocolates

as they will die in a matter of days or as for the latter,

digested and turn into waste.

How very true....

Have to drop numerous hints as the day approaches,

if not prepare for disappointment.

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HAHAHAHA.

So this year,

I thought perhaps I should seek to enlighten these poor men,

!!!! mainly those 3 individuals !!!!

with a few tips to humour us fussy gals :P

Tip 1 :

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Plan ahead.

Ask her friends where and what she has mentioned

that she would like to be taken to or given.

Very effective!!!

Remember,

not only plan ahead but plan in sequence!

I'm talking about picking her up,

give her some flowers,

drive her to the venue....

have dinner.....

talk a stroll after dinner....

whip out another small gift....

yea and the rest is for your imagination~

Tip 2 :

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Buy flowers

(for the oblivious nut, just get red/pink roses)

Although we may say its expensive and don't waste the $$$,

just buy us flowers la,

(in the case of one individual blue roses ya???)

do you think we'll bear to scold you if you've already bought it?

Tip 3:

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Dress well.

We would love to see you dress well so that we can capture that moment!

Not only make us feel proud that we managed to get a hot date,

it benefits you too what,

Facilitate post dinner activities

If you know what I mean :P

(talk about killing 2 birds with a stone hah!)

Tip 4:

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Plan a nice dinner.

Nice dinners do not have to be at posh restaurants.

I know of one couple that visit the same restaurant

every year during their anniversary.

They'll always dine at the same table too :)

Tell me how sweet is that!

Yea we want something different~

For those that don't have a favourite place,

just cook your date a nice dinner.

Tons of recipes online...

Find out what she loves and whala*****!!!

Tip 5

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Gift.

Depending on your budget,

perhaps get something meaningful or make something.

Home made cookies for instance would be excellent~

very heartwarming....

For the daring,

get lingerine..

Perfect for the occasion what?!? :D

Yea.... hopefully with these 5 tips,

the less romantic of the lot have a better idea of what to do.

Personally I've had one Valentine that I particulary love...

My lovely date had managed to remember these 5 tips

and I had a memorable V-day!!!

Hope you'll find it useful~

Btw for that babe that has that romantic 1/4 guy :)

(you know who you are)

all I can say is:

LUCKY YOU :*

For the rest,

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

2007-01-19T16:37:00.000+11:00

Apologies for my absence...
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Hey guys... sorry for not updating... Well ever since I returned to my kampung, so much have happened. :( Pretty unhappy stuff actually. Mum's been in and out of hospital for the past few weeks.. Hence I didn't really have the mood to blog. Anyway nothing eventful actually... Humm maybe when I really have something to say I'll say something :P

2006-11-26T23:17:00.000+11:00

My Hatchday_____________________________
Yes~ Once again its that time of the year again :/
****24th November****

I used to love birthdays, couldn't wait for time to pass
so that I can grow up faster....
But apparently it seems that in recent years,
after I grew out of my teens,
I begin to look less forward to my birthday each year.
Perhaps its due to the obvious fact that I'm getting older...
(gravity please have mercy on me~)
Not only do I look older,
I seem to be more unhappy.
Ahhhh.....responsibilities~
Worse of all,
I think 24hours in a day isn't sufficient for me.
TIME TIME I need more time... :S

Right.
Enough of my rattling..
Here's 22 pics to sum up my 22nd :X
On the eve of my bd,
Yuki asked me to drop by her house to pick up something..
I thought she was going to pass me like some normal thing
although I did suspect that it might be my present.
When I walked into Dennis,
she asked me to go to Reagan's room..
Upon entering, I saw a lovely bouquet of flowers sitting on the desk!Damn fake I know~
My first thoughts were:
"Whoa yuki, from who?
Reagan, Adrian and you ah.."
She said "No..."
And I went like "who? Bren?"
She still replied "No.. you guess la"
Then I said I really dont know..
Then she went " BAN la~"
hahahaha at that moment..
I was really shocked!
I didn't expect Ban to send me flowers..
Was really pleasantly surprised..
Thanks Ban love them.

Apologies for lookin so tired..
I was~
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Anyway before we go on...
This year's hatchday have been like a rollercoaster.
Other than not having Ney, family and bitches around,
it started off on a pretty bad note.
Well some things are better left untouched so we shall not go there~
Anyway yes..
for the past 21 years,
there have always been people around me during my bd.
Good 2 day of celebration annually.
However this year,
not only do most of my new friends not know that its my bd,
even the my dad's friends staying under the same roof are oblivious!
Boy did I managed to keep it low..
HOWEVER~
on a lighter note..
this year I had invited one special guest to spend the day with me..
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Introducing my partner in crime for the day.....
*drum rolls*
###Yuki :)###
Yuki and I were going to indulge in the "guilty food" crime!
We first ventured to Chaddy for some Kokoblack for some cocoa,
buy my BD cake :S damn weird
then checked out some gifts to bring back.
After Chaddy, we went to Sophia's on Ferntree gully...

We order a dozen oysters~
Monay and Kirpatrick :p'''''''
(I took this pic lei nice hor?)

Then we shared a steak and a fat and calorie loaded seafood platter!

Cam whore cam whore~

Thumbs up!
Right after dinner we proceeded to Dennis haha as usual...
I'm the last of the Dennis to celebrate BD for the year..
Ban's lovely flowers!!!!

My lovely choc mud cake :)

We had a BD duet... :)
I sang for myself too :P

Making my wish..
P/s: This year I've finally decided to change my wish that
I have been wishing for the past 5 years :)

Cut my cake

Lastly reading the sweet card from Reagan and Suetleng...

Hey guys,
I just wana say a heartfelt thanks to those that have made this BD so wonderful..
Thanks to my lovely friends that smsed, emailed and called from overseas :)
Special thanks to Ban for the flowers
Extra appreciation for Yuki that never failed to cheer me up
and even worry for me :')
Thanks babe,
I really appreciate it.
The cake,
your participation in "operation flower",
your company for dinner and shopping..
your bd song,
your blog entry,
the super duper long slideshow for me to indulge in looking at myself...
and of coz cam whoring :)
So with that,
Thank you guys once again!!!!
We will have encore when I come back...
I'll be back!!!

2006-11-26T21:51:00.000+11:00

Post exam destress!

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Finally my group of Mahjong khakis a.k.a HK friends
found the time to gather and go on day trip!
(hey the rest that couldn't come prob next time k?!)
Pretty last min planning as per normal.
Well, Kyle decided that we should go visit a cherry farm
as most of us haven't had much on hand experience with cherries...
so yeah.. we planned!
Monash students turned fruit pickers for a day~!
Started the day early and the 9 of us drove 60km east of Melb
to Redhill Cherry farm in Frankston.
Brought good old Marvey and my friend's station wagon.
For more info :http://www.cherryhill.com.au/startpage.htmlGood old Marvey and red babe???
The funny thing is when we arrived at cherry farm,
we had to drive down a pretty steep (45degree) slop off the highway down to the farm.
Right.
There were 5 of us in the car right, 3 gals n 2 guys.
My 2 gal friends were scared cause they couldn't see the end of the slop..
So they screamed and said they wanted to get down!
But I said, NVM wait first..
perhaps get my guy friends to go down and check.
So 2 of them went down..
THEN..
the gals said I think we better get down too..
OMG..
ALL my passengers went down..
I laughed like crazy...
my friends in the other car were laughing their heads off..
OMG terribly funny and embarressing?!
It's like whoa nobody trusts me???
so yea.. I drove down that slope and it wasnt that bad after all...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA.
Well what a way to start the day~ :P

My HK khakis
From top left: Liz, Celia, Me, Kelvin.
Bottom left: Wendy, Kristy, Xin Ran a.k.a Didi, Kyle and Jackal.

Entrance cum ticket area

Rows and rows of cherry trees~

Buckets to fill~

Unriped cherries

Couldn't resist cam whoring ;P

Wendy and myself

Our harvest after a hard day at work...
As it was still early..
We decided to drive about 10 km further up to the coastline.
Safety Beach..
What a name...
Anyway yea... we took alot of photos too..
The sun was really good that day,
and all our photos turned out really nice.
Especially those in front of the beach houses :)

Kristy and me

Celia and me

Guess whose leg?

As you all know I love to take backviews

Love these...Like damn pro..
Anyway for yr info...
these beach houses are really expensive..
Although they are containers,
They can cost up to AU$100,000 to own.
This is due to the fact that in order to protect the natural beauty of the beaches in Victoria,
the government has banned any more building of beach houses.
So it means that what ever that is existing is there..
Somemore,
$100,000 for a container on the beach,
with no water facilities, no sleeping or staying over?
If I'm not wrong there are only about 50-80 of them around Victorian beaches?
Not really sure but I know that they're in popular demand
and the waiting list for them is unbeliveably long.
Talk about things that you can't buy even if you have $$$.
Yeap!
Fantastic day with a crazy bunch of people!

2006-11-16T15:52:00.000+11:00

The story of the confidant.
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Way before the Wedding+Church mouse union existed,
Wedding mouse was not a happy mouse.
She was often troubled by another companion she was with.
However~
Wedding mouse was grateful that
there was the frequently understated confidant
who never fail to lift her spirits up everytime.

Their story goes.......
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The beginnings
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It was the first day of school.
Wedding mouse was as usual,
fashionably late.
When she got to the hall where everyone was already in rows,
she panicked and looked around for the nearest teacher
where she could ask for information.
After wedding mouse got wind of what class she was in,
she scurried to the row she was supposed to be in and sat down.
Next to her was this gal this tanned character.
She turned over and looked at Wedding mouse and said:
"Shall we partner?"
As Wedding mouse vividly remembers,
lolx.
Naturally Wedding mouse said "Yes, why not?"
Little did she know that that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship,
a union that the Wedding mouse would cherish and appreciate
for the rest of her mousey life.
She was,
Ms. Fishball (F.B). a.k.a affectionally as
KALAMASI.(BEFORE, YR2001)
Little is known of the origins of such an exotic name
but Wedding mouse loves it.
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The process
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Ironically,
things change after orientation.
Ms. F.B. DECIDED that she wanted to hang out with the older crowd.
They were a bunch that played volleyball with her..
Although Wedding mouse was in the same sport,
she preferred to hang out with people of her own age. :P
So~
for a year or two,
they maintained as friends and classmates,
occasionally hanging out together.
At that point in time,
Wedding mouse was in a shaky relationship as well.
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The turning point
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Almost towards the end of Wedding Mouse's 1.5year relationship with Bastard Cat,
she decided to go on a geography excursion to sunny Phuket, Thailand
just for a breather.
Ms. F.B went along as well...
Throughout the trip many hilarious incidents occurred.
Among the many was one particular incident
that brought their relationship to a higher level.
Here goes~
During one of the day trips to some beach,
Ms.F.B and Wedding Mouse found a hermit crab.
As Ms.F.B has this certain obessesion with creatures in shells
(apparently she finds it cute),
she took one back to the hotel
where she shared a room with
the Walrus and Wedding Mouse.
When darkness fell,
and the Walrus went to bed,
Ms.F.B hid in the toilet to tried to force the creature,
a hermit crab out of its shell.
Hearing the commotion,
Wedding mouse came to the toilet to take a peek.
Being the mischevious mouse that she was,
she told Ms.F.B to pour hot water over the shell and
used an tweezer to extract the crab out of its home.
They laughed and giggled and had tremendous fun
torturing the poor creature.
Soon,
they emerged victorious!!!!!
Ms.F.B won her shell and Wedding mouse found her best friend~ :)
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The breakup
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It came to the time where Wedding mouse
decided to break up with Bastard Cat.
Not only was Ms.F.B there to lend her shoulder,
she proved to be the best listening ear
and support anyone could ever wish for.
Ms.F.B accompanied her everywhere she wanted to go,
and even though they didn't live nearby,
she came to her place almost after school everyday so that
she would not be left alone,
to think and to hope that there was a reconciliation.
Fishball was her pillar.
Wedding mouse knew that if Ms.F.B was the one she could really rely on.
Till this day,
Wedding mouse knows that if it wasn't for Ms.F.B's support
during those crucial times after the breakup,
she may have never ever been able to get over it!
:')
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Beyond that day
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Years passed.
They both grew up,
had their ups and downs,
seen each other made new friends,
witnessed falling out with others,
got into trouble and mischief together,
survived backstabs together,
graduate from school,
found respective partners,
changed looks countless times.(AFTER, YR2006)
Not only pretty, womanly yet cute :p
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The present
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Well time have passed.
Mousey is presently living in another continent 7.5 hours away from Ms.F.B.
Wedding mouse remembers that when she left,
Ms. Fishball gave her a diary that contains pictures and recollections of them
over the years....
How they grew and changed.
While reading it on the plane,
mousey teared...
She was touched.
At the airport,
Ms.F.B cried the loudest!
Even more than Church mouse.
However,
despite the distance,
they still have managed to keep in close contact,
speaking to each other at least once a week.
Mousey loves Fishball.
She's grateful that she's found such a good friend
that she could trust and have such chemistry with.
She's pretty much the one that helped Wedding mouse
through the dark and difficult times over the years.
For the record,
its stated that:
"Sagittarius and Aquarius people make the best friends!"
Every year,
this pair of little friends just couldn't wait till the holiday comes
when its time for them to meet up again and do silly things together~
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Lolx..
well Ms.F.B was jealous that Wedding mouse wrote Church mouse a story,
so she told me to write one as well...
Basically its a summary of how we became friends~
Oh well babe,
I did it ya...
Thanks for everything....
and...
You know I love ya~! :)

(I'm prepared! I know you're so gonna kill me for this :P hehez)

2006-11-14T23:58:00.000+11:00

The story of the Wedding and Church mouse
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Once upon a time,
there was a Church mouse.
Church mouse was just an ordinary mouse,
Since young,
he was quiet, mild mannered and liked to keep to his own little world....
He never had big ambitions and always wanted a simple life~
He was contented with what he had..
The simple pleasures of life :)
Then came the time when he had to go to school.
He attended a little school just around the corner.

Right up till then, Church mouse's life was very simple.
He prefered to stay home and avoided crowded places...
Life was quiet but never boring.

This was true,
till the day he met her.
The Wedding Mouse.
Wedding mouse was a mouse that loved to have fun!
She was very sociable and enjoyed making friends.
Wedding Mouse loved crowds,
she loved shopping,
dining,
she was loud and opinionated,
she was demanding,
she was extravagant!!!!

Things happened.
Some call it fate, some prefer it to be known as destiny..
As some say,
opposites attract.
How very true~
they fell in love.
The Church mouse had to open his little world and the Wedding mouse embraced this union.

To her,
it was more like a challange.
Getting a mouse out of a box is a mean feat!
Nonetheless,
they've decided to give it their best shot!

Over the years,
things changed,
it wasn't easy,
sometimes they had to put their differences aside and ask themselves what they were after.
Now,
the Wedding mouse can proudly say that over the years,
he has helped keep her feat grounded,
for at times she is over ambitious.
Similarly,
the Church mouse can proudly say that through her,
he has learnt the importance of socializing ~
and,
he claims,
that he has a tuxedo kept in the closet!
(a.k.a, the Church mouse does come out occasionally to play too!!!)

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Well~ Just the other day, we were doing a reflection on our relationship.
Ney told me that he felt that:
he was like the church mouse and me, the wedding mouse.
He said he was so plain and simple..
and there I was.. the doll up freak,
always want to have fun,
always meeting my friends,
constantly finding things to do.
Cannot rest for a minute!!!
it was such a cute analogy that I decided to WRITE A STORY about US!
He said he had a tux hung in the closet.. so funny..
Oh well~
To me at least.
Love you,
you CHURCH MOUSE.
(P.S: For those that suspect that this story is a rip off from somewhere..
Please be aware that this is a 100% original production;
and the contents is "our" story=describing our relationship! :P)

2006-10-31T00:32:00.000+11:00

Na's ramblings

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Part I
Exams :( I'm 3/4 done. Hai.. all back to back 24th-26th Stupid Monash!!!
All in the first week of the exam. I am so dead :< style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">
Part II
The unkept Na.
Those people take know me well should know that I hate to look unkept :<. However being in Melbourne, as much as I hate myself to look like this: I HAVE NO CHOICE :'(
1) Ugly hair.... Look at the regrowth hai~~~
if I was in Singapore I would have done something about it long ago!!!

2) Bushy and unruly brows..
totally not like me cause I trim them in Singapore every 2-3 weeks.
Now I look like some cave woman :(
Thick and bushy!!! I'm not a MAN~!!!

3) Dull looking complextion :/
what happened to my once a month facials :(
Aiya I need to ramble about lots more.. including my dry skin..
pimples popping out, threading hai but I'm lazy and
I'm sure those reading should be sick by the time they get to this part!
hai~ so I would like to leave you with something to laugh about!

For those people (you know who you are) who frequently distort my pictures (Lol):

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Boy do I look like a MAN~ lolx
I think with this, I have already scared off any potential suiters :(
Hai "oh well~"(Chen, 2006).....

2006-10-15T00:02:00.000+10:00

Se Marier a.k.a getting hitched
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OMG~! I just got news again~ another friend getting hitched..
haha all of them are either marrying this year or 2007.
Whoa come to think of it, its really fast..
everyone is almost of age :)
Haha I envy you guys...
Good job, right guy, right time.
Just do it~!
Lolx.. happy for u guys..
But peeps.. wait for me to come back man..
whoa u all marry during exams very hard lei :P
I really dont wana miss anyone's wedding~
Hai at this rate hor. I think I can't find bridesmaid liao~ all taken :S
Bleah :P