Crystaldewgems....

2012-02-14T22:02:00.002+08:00

I'm becoming such a geek recently. I had been occupying myself with surfing the web ever since the Lunar New Year.
Throughout all this time, I came across a lot of beautiful stuff. Inspiration for the wedding, my house, my soon-to-be married life and delicious recipes as well. : ))
Since L is overseas and I'm gonna start a new job soon, I guess I might not have that much time as now to "research".
I figured that I should share some of the good stuff from the net with you guys. Enjoy!

Oh by the way, D-Day is 32days away! *winks*

Marella Black and White Bowties from Amazon

Casco Bay Brunch Dress from Modcloth

Dreaming of when I could visit The Datai, Malaysia

Hyphae Lamp from Nervous System

Happy V Day

2012-02-14T17:00:00.000+08:00

It's a day for love! Or rather for the Hallmark people to make tons of $$! Nevertheless go forth and make love you all! : ))

L is in Vietnam now so yah, I'm dateless today. No roses, no fancy dinners, no presents. V day used to mean alot to me when I was younger but now I guess I've grown more practical. I've seen roses being sold dirt cheap in markets. Chocolates could be purchased from the minimarts. Dinners? Well I could learn from Masterchef and whip up my own. There's absolutely no need to splurge. BUT I'm not stopping L from giving me flowers nor dinners if he really wants or AND if we could afford. I'm just saying, before I spend my hard earned money on dedicated occasions like this, I learn to be more down to earth. *wistful*
Anyway to all lovers out there, go forth and celebrate! (
L sent me a text last night though. That's sweet of him. And I asked if I'm getting any flowers to which he sent the reply very promptly. "No" Well okies, I could live with that. Hahahah

Since it's a day made for love, I shall post pictures of Kiat and Oh's wedding held in Thailand. Super overdue, I know but there's thousands of pictures to go through and it's quite a hassle. Plus I dunno any photoshop thus I can't redo all the pictures and show it to you guys. Some (shots of me) are fugly. YUCKS! Anyway I had picked only certain portions of the ceremony to be posted. Enjoy!

Entrance to O's house

Cute guys

2012-02-10T12:22:00.002+08:00

35 more days...

"Something old, something new

Something borrowed, something blue

And a silver sixpence in her shoe"

Okies, I'm stumped! I definitely do not have any of all those!!! *tearing hair out*

I gotta have all four items!

Gotta calm down and think properly... Hmmm

Something old (continuity with the bride's family and the past)

Was going through my mother's boxes of precious scrap cloth (she used to be a seamstress) but I just can't find anything to use for my hand bouquet. I wonder what else is old enough that I could use for my solemnization. My shoes are old though...

Something new (optimism and hope for the new life ahead)

Eh, this is easy. My gown is new. So is my hairpiece! (I will post pictures of the hairpiece once I received it from Melinda. I think I'm gonna get new lingerie as well.

Something borrowed (from a happily married family member or friend, whose good fortune supposedly will carry over to me! : P )

I have no idea on what items my sister-in-law has, or my BFF has... *scratches head*

Something blue (in ancient Roman times, brides wore blue to symbolize love, modesty and fidelity. Blue was a popular color then)

Ditto as above, NO IDEAS!

I'm like so panicky now. My budget is tight as it is and I really do not want to get stuff unnecessarily. Anyone has ideas for me? : ((

Itty Bitty

2012-02-09T14:25:00.001+08:00

It's 37 more days to go!
Wow! As each day goes by, I'm starting to get more fired up. Ideas of the solemnization starts to grow, piling up with each bridal blog/magazine I read. Every married friend I talked to, always have that one more sweet little suggestion as well.
And yet at the end of the day, whilst laying on the bed, I recollected all the ideas, kinda lined them up in my mind and filtered them.
Some seem plausible whilst others are way too extravagant for my tiny reception. Some are sweet little gestures which add that extra touch but at the same time, too OTT for my intimate guests.
I want a sweet little reception, L wants a simple one and we both do not want to overspend on this. : (

On a side note, my Tadashi gown has arrived! I bought if off Ebay, as the usual US websites I shopped from, does not carry the dress in my size anymore. When I messaged L earlier to inform him of the dress, he requested to see the dress as well. I was like no way! Which groom had seen their bride wearing the gown prior to the wedding? Oh wait, let me clarify. Since I had been occupying my "eng eng cheng cheng" self recently with bridal blogs (all from US), I realised that grooms do not get to see their brides in their wedding gowns before the wedding. But our local brides usually shop with their grooms for the photography and wedding attire package together, so both parties get to see each other in their finest. Thus I'm determined that L won't get to see me in my gown just like the 'ang mo" style. I'm hoping to give him a surprise when I walk into the restaurant on that day. *winks*
In case you people wanna know what kind of gown I got, all I could say it's lace. And one-shouldered. : ))

Ain't the stars pretty in their one shoulder dresses? My dress is long, different from the pictures. I just wanna show you guys a rough indication of what's lace and one shouldered. L don't get it. Hahaha

The dress in the bottom picture was by Valentino. I absolutely love the designer's dresses and gowns. How I wish I could afford them as well. (if only... sigh)

And also within the course of the last 3 days, since my previous post regarding my search for the flowers and the color theme for the reception, I had since resigned myself to the fact that I ain't ever gonna get camellia flowers at all. BLEAH

I had somehow convince myself (like 70%) to use calla lilies instead. However the thought of using bright cheerful daffodils still appeals to me. BFF had consoled me by saying a thousand and one (well... not exactly, more like two..) reasons for me to use calla lilies. Top of her list is practicality (cost effective more so than if I order the other two flowers in) and second is calla lilies are pretty. Period.

Well I guess I should settle for calla lilies for the time being. However there's still a reminder to myself that I need to make another trip down to the nurseries slightly before my wedding to see what is in bloom.

Wanted to get yellow heels too but somehow I could not bear to part with my money for something that I would only wear once (I know, I know, you guys are gonna remind me of my gown but, but it's soooo pretty!). Yellow heels are so not me but I'm sure they would bring a dash of color to my ivory gown. Plus it would be cute to have something different. Was thinking of getting yellow Havianas as well. They would come in handy if we are going to take photos after the reception. We could go off somewhere nice to take the bridal pictures and I could change into something more comfty and nothing beats comfort like a pair of Havianas! : ))

Decisions, decisions... woahh

Gonna put the Havianas idea back to my mind for awhile. Don't really need that though. I still have a pair of orange ones, brand new. Plus L had not found his yellow tie yet. Prioritize! :P

Yellow fever

2012-02-06T18:35:00.001+08:00

It's 40 days to the Day (dang dang dang!)
Over the weekend, me and L went searching for my ideal flowers to be used for the hand bouquet. We visited quite a few big nurseries and surprisingly, I didn't get to see the flowers I wanted. (for sure?!)
Was amazed and saddened when we enquired with the nurseries, most of them did not know what camellia flowers are. The nursery staff I spoke to could barely speak English well and since I do not know the direct translation of camellia to Mandarin so I did the best I could by googling images of the flower and showing to them direct. None of them has the flower. By the time I finished enquiring with the 3rd nursery, I was pretty convinced camellia does not exist in this part of the world or particularly Singapore. The sadness grew to disappointment and slight irritation as well. It seemed Wedding Gods were not in my favour. *tears*

Camellia

Then I changed the query to daffodils. NOPE! And then I learned daffodils are actually known as narcissus as well. And only one nursery has the narcissus. And I bought a bunch of narcissus flowers back to observe them, to visualise how I could make them to my personalised bouquet. My mum was kind enough to enquire with our neighbourhood florist and realised that daffodils actually bloom in Spring. The florist told her daffodils that daffodils are non-existent in March and proposed yellow roses to me. I made a barf face. I thought Spring begins from February onwards? By then, there should be a lot of blooming daffodils in March, no? And why is the florist giving me suggestions when she doesn't even know what I want? *turning into a Bridezalla prematurely*

Daffodils

All I want is yellow flowers and initially was looking at camellia, daffodils and lastly calla lilies. Camellia is definitely out unless I consider fake flowers. Daffodils are my second choice but unsure of the possibilities of their existence in March. Lastly is calla lilies which is like so blah.... : (

Calla

A friend suggested freesia and before I could say anything, she went on to say freesia is very expensive and also difficult to get (unsure of the seasons though). The last straw came, "you could copy me, I used freesia at my wedding," WTH, doesn't people know I could use inspiration but I would never copy items to items down to the same details?! I felt insulted when she said that. I merely replied that I was looking at yellow flowers to which she replied, "freesia comes in yellow as well. Yellow is better, I don't want you to copy me using white freesia" Excuse moi?! COPY?! Since when I said I wanted to use freesia?! Felt so irritated!!! Friends Gods are not helping me either. Arghhhhhh

Freesia

I know I'm behaving like a bitch but I really wanted something that's more to my likening. L and I chose the wedding date in a rush as we need to submit the papers for our housing application and other work restrains. In a nutshell, 17 March wasn't the date I really wanted to get married on. It means nothing to me except a date we'll get married on for the sake of the papers. Truth be told, I was hoping to get married on my birthday instead.

And L promised me since our wedding date has been compromised, I'll get allowances to develop the rest of the wedding according to what I want (within our budget though). I wanted a yellow theme coz it's the color of cheeriness. The color of sun and the sun symbolizes energy to me. (I've always wanted a sun tattoo) Coldplay's Yellow should be played in the background as we sit down for our reception lunch. And now L is saying I'm making a fuss over the flowers, everything should be toned down. Just make do with whatever we could get. This proved to be kinda heartbreaking. : ((
Where's the inspiration that I really wanted to work on?

43 days more

2012-02-03T15:35:00.000+08:00

It's a countdown!
As I woke up this morning, I realise there's like barely less than 2 months to go before I hang up my "Single" status and become a Mrs.
Oooooh : ))
Am I excited? A little..
Getting cold feet? Hahaha could be *winks*

Nevertheless I'm having a good time on sourcing for good (read: budget) deals for accessories for the wedding.
Like I mentioned yesterday, Etsy is a good source. I had spent many hours infront of my laptop, just clicking on the many beautiful handicrafts they have. My mom had even caught me smiling gleefully which she assumed I had gone bonkers from lack of interaction with "real" people. Hahaha

Some of my favourite stuff from Etsy

I'm fallen in love with the teal flower with peacock feather hair clip (bottom right). Had been liaising with the seller Melinda, asking her to come up with a similiar one for my wedding. Melinda has her own store on Etsy and it's MelindaRoseDesign
Honestly I really didn't want to overspend on my wedding and yet I wanted something different, something with that kinda oomph to jazz up my look for the day.
Melinda has been real nice and patient with me all throughout our emails. I really can't wait to see what Melinda has come up for me. More of Melinda's designs could be seen here

Brides to be, or anyone who loves those flowers-in-hair look, do check it out. Melinda's stuff are really pretty. <3

WANTS

2012-02-01T19:16:00.000+08:00

Since I'm on a break now, I had been constantly searching the web for wedding ideas. Technically I'm just gonna hold my solemnization and not an actual full scale wedding. I know I'm making a mountain out of a molehill because I fell in love with whatever I researched online, and is trying to incorporate all into my ceremony.

However those ideas are super extravagant, L is telling me to cool it down with my fancy ideas.

I'm not working now, had splurged on my gown and if I'm gonna tell L that I need to get new shoes, a purse to hold all my emergency kit for that day, new bridal innerwear and other accessories, I think L would freak out!

Oh and we had not gotten our wedding bands yet. : (

Saw this lovely flower hair clip online, can't remember where I get the picture from. (So pardon me if I had not credited the source.) I'm looking for something like that too, in yellow. With more feathers. And must be cheap.

I'm also interested in this. (sorry, can't remember where I got the pic from)

L does not know what's that. Heheh. :P

I don't think garters are practical in our local culture, we don't exactly toss them, do we? So it's redundant as well... Sigh

Etsy is actually a good source of handicrafts (I SUPER LIKE!) but it's the shipping costs that's holding me back. L was commenting it doesn't make sense for me to get bridal accessories from Etsy and pay for the shopping. That would almost be equivalent to getting the stuff here locally from shops such as Diva, Chomel or some other high street stores. Hmmmmm....

So any suggestions out there?

Tuesday rain

2012-01-31T16:19:00.002+08:00

Fairly obvious for my blog title.
It's raining heavily, super duper-ly.
However I have yet to see the (raining) cats and dogs.
Where could they be?
Been entertaining myself with wedding blogs and interior design blogs.
Just gonna share something cute with all of you...

Watch this http://www.bridesmaidsguide.com/

The Princess Chair

2012-01-31T14:19:00.002+08:00

By now, most people would know I'm in the midst of finalizing my house design and after that, renovation. I can't wait to see the final draft of designs. They are actually done by my L's sister which I do appreciate her efforts in helping out. I'm too cheap-skate to engage an interior designer.

Along the way, there had been too many disagreements between me and L but we had to compromise. I had to compromise, I guess. It's always bad when Ms. Dreamily Impractical met and fell in love with Mr. No Nonsense Practical. Yucks. Gone were my dreams of doing the house like a mini princess-like castle style with color-coordinated furniture. Sigh...

In the meanwhile, I am researching and exploring around for a personal chair. Frankly speaking I find sofas boring. I love the idea of huge beanbags, mismatched chairs in all sorts huddled around, begging for guests to sit on them. But L wouldn't hear of it. He finds that "weird". He nearly raised his voice, declaring guests would have a proper seat to place their butts on. I raised my voice, declaring beanbags and chairs are improper and not weird. I don't see them as sluttish nor promiscuous nor abnormal. Anyway he won the debate (and many more). L did say I could have a chair of my own, in no way part of the sofa.

And I found my chair! But it's kinda way over my budget. (USD2,498)

Is there anywhere I could find something similiar? Perhaps in a different color as well? I'm more keen in something along the purple hue.

Chair from Anthropologie

Q & A

2012-01-30T12:05:00.002+08:00

I've been so listless recently that I started talking to myself. a lot. It ain't really creepy except I do have arguments with myself. Ha!

Have I been a stranger lately? Decide to test by coming out with this Q & A.

1. What is your favourite color? (BORING!)

None. I love all colors, depending on what / where they are found. I guess my mood plays a part in dictating what I like or do not like. Eg, I love red roses but not red lipstick. I'm inclined towards bright cheery orange walls but not orange plates. Right now as I type this, I'm still loving lavender, lilac, yellow, grey, peach and black very much.

2. Do you take junk food?

Absolutely yes!!!! I love Macdonald's cheeseburgers, Carl's Junior fries, fried chicken, pizza etc. I must have fast food at least once a month or else I would keep thinking I'm deprived. I used to crave for salted chips, pretzels but somehow that craving changed to a sweet tooth instead. I like cakes, macarons, ice-cream, candies more now.

3. Do you excerise?

Ewwwww, no! I hate perspiring, especially in Singpore's humid weather. Yucks!!! (And I'm lazy as well) Next!

4. So do you admit you are fat?

Do I admit?! What do you think? I'm just a little too short to carry so much weight on my body, that's all.

5. What TV shows do you like?

Recently I'm catching up on reality cook shows like Hell's Kitchen, Masterchef (Australian and US versions). I think Ramsay is cute, brilliantly cute. I used to watch Glee but nowadays non. I'm a fan of CSI as well.

6. Are you an Apple fan?

Yes! I like apple cider, apple crumble pies, apple crisps blah blah. Ohhh you mean the iphone har? I like the other fruit better, you know, the berry one. :P

However I don't mind if you are giving me the Iphone as a present.

7. What gets you down?

Nothing and everything. Generally I'm quite bubbly and really good in telling lame jokes. (cue: laughter) However I do have a paranoid side as well. I could be edgy, jumpy at times, worrying over non existent problems. I get on people's nerves with my 2 sided personality. *hahaha*

8. What is your favourite quote?

"We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars" by Oscar Wilde

I always remind myself to be that "some of us".

9. If you could be invisible for a day, what would you do?

Rob a bank, go backstage at the Victoria Secret fashion show, start a food fight at one of the atas restaurants here, fly a plane with one of the pilots here (he flies, I just stand around in the cockpit)... There's many things I want to do IF I am really invisible. Could I be invisible for like 2 weeks?

10. Are you crazy in concocting this Q & A?

Nah, not even half drunk yet. Hahahahah

Mauve Rose

2012-01-26T14:15:00.004+08:00

Had a dream last night in which I woke up crying and had to restrain myself from calling Lawrence.

I could still remember my dream vividly and for the whole of today, I am truly disturbed.

In the dream, I had cancer. Was undergoing chemotherapy which the doctor had told me gently it was pointless. The doctor was kind, grandfather-like and when he spoke to me in his hushed gentle tones, I remembered my tears had blurred out his face. Only the sun's rays that were penetrating into my room were on my face. The doctor seemed to be talking, I could see his mouth moving but the sun were making me unable to open my eyes any longer. Strangely I couldn't hear what the doctor was trying to tell me. It seemed that the sun was a disturbance and I just walked out of the room.

I was in a long hallway, the kind where it was dark and there was a spiral staircase at the end. I was walking towards the staircase and my mind was blank. I was just focusing on going towards the staircase. I found myself outside, out of the house. The streets were quiet, and I started to cry. There were blue roses at my feet, growing out of nowhere and I started blabbering to the roses that I had cancer. I was all alone and talking to the roses. I felt pathetic and asked the roses, "why me?" There was no answer.... It was at that point I woke up, my pillow wet from the tears.

It's still CNY, why am I dreaming of unauspicious stuff? Of all illness, why cancer?!

I really need to clear my mind...

Will it end?

2012-01-10T20:50:00.003+08:00

2012. Doesn't seem like a good year.

My father seemed to be getting sicker. Admitted to A&E recently.

Concerned about his health. Much as he is in pain, he also didn't want anyone of us to worry. And that's worrying. Coz I really do not know how he is feeling. Could only pray for a clearer diagnosis from the cardiologist on coming Monday.

My work is not going smoothly. In fact it's terrible. Feels like I'm struck in a endless pit. Everyday I'm numb to the work handled to me. Seem like the world outside is going in a flash, with technotronic colors whilst I'm stuck behind my desk, panicky.

Don't ask me why but this feeling of uncertainty, unsettlement has been with me ever since I took up the new job. Did I came out of the fire and jumped into another hell hole too soon? Everyone was telling me the company is good, with great monetary benefits. Of coz I have yet to see any monetary gains from my side. All I remember was when I wanted to go off urgently to attend to my dad who was in great distress at home, I was questioned "Why?"

I have no answer and stared blankly at my superior, trying to blink away tears that had gathered at the edges of my eyes. I was being too emotional. Images from 4years ago filled my mind, of how much pain he was when he had his first heart-bypass, implications that followed after his operations, the time and effort to nurse him back to health. We were always treading around my dad, attentive and scared. When my mum called me this morning and said,"he's in great pain, " the images, memories came gushing into my mind, no matter how much I wanted to block them.

I seemed like a idiot, tearing like a fool when all my superior was asking me "why". I had no answer, I nearly choked on the lump that was forming steadily in my throat. In the end, he said, "just go"

Much as I was grateful towards him, I don't deny I sensed a bit of unwillingness and coldness in his tone. Perhaps that is him and how he communicated with me.

Was thinking hard for the past few days, I might make a decision real soon. I do not want to sacrifice my family for monetary benefits. For all the OT, I'm required to clock in, I started to drift a bit further from my personal life. I have to plan for my own family and I do not think I have the energy to push as much sales as possible. I don't even have the drive to entertain people now.

I want to bake and cook for my partner, accompany my parents to overseas trips, become more homely and spend time with my loved ones. Or have I become boring instead? All I could think of nowadays was accompanying my dad to doctor appointments and making sure I'm on track for the development of my new house.

Perhaps I'm indeed boring to begin with. Perhaps I'm tired with telling the world I still can cheong but all I wanna do is chill in my room...

Yeah I think that's what I wanna do now....

Scars On 45 - Heart On Fire

2011-12-11T19:55:00.000+08:00

October chills

2011-10-10T20:34:00.002+08:00

Wahey.. I'm back!

Been to nowhere and here again... *winks*

Well just an update, I'm currently serving notice at my present company.

It's been long overdue and finally I will be on the path to higher development.

Dun get me wrong, current company is still alright but honestly I could do more with more money.

That packet of nasi goreng has probably increased by one or 2 dollars ever since I joined current company (3 years ago) but not my salary.. My salary still remained pathetically low. And sometimes I ever had to ask myself whether eating that nasi is worth it?! (Hahahah okies a bit OTT but..) How in the world is a big girl gonna ever enjoy nasi goreng again?! And I love my food, I love nasi goreng laden with lotsa "hao liao" lor (ingredients)!

Thus yeah, I'm moving on to better opportunities and higher pay. : )

More good news, I'm gonna to get my new flat soon!

Date Applied		Mode of Sale	Estate	Flat-Type	Application Status
31 Dec 2008		BTO	Punggol 21	4-Room	The Probable Completion Date of your new flat is end Dec 2011. HDB will invite you to take possession of the flat when the construction of the flat is completed.

See above?! I got if off HDB website and I was really excited when I discover about the latest update.

And guess what, whilst I'm smiling crazily to myself and surfing the web for more info on my house, I discovered that the other blocks within the project are completed. And some of the owners are in the midst of renovation now!

WHAT?!

A bit more researching on the web and I realised my block is actually the last to be built thus we plus other owners will definitely be the last batch to collect their keys.

WHAT WHAT!

SO whilst other blocks could be completed in time for CNY 2012, I merely could only collecte my keys and wait until the season has passed before I could do anything. Hmmmmmmmm.......

Ehhhhhhhh kinda sucky, no?!

And the best part is even before I had gotten any keys, me and Law is like "bickering" (my term, his version is "sharing ideas") forever on how we are to do up the house. He want something along the lines of "simple and minimalist" which I do not understand. I'm no "less is more" person. I don't understand how the bare essentials could express me? I'm complex and flamboyant (I believe so, *firm nods*) and I like colors. A house is more than a space for me, it's my space (okies and Law's) so I believe we should do it in any way it pleases and reflect us. But Law's kinda resistant to brash, raw ideas. DANG!

Anyway we are still bickering or sharing ideas and taking time to research online, magazines and friends' ideas. Next up, perhaps we are considering to visit showflats and gather more inspiration. It's really tiring, having to consider a million and one factors for the house. *bleah*

Luckily Law's sister has offered to design our house. And she's an architect so I'm guessing the house will come out great! : ))

Tats.. til next time then!

A Rocket To The Moon: Like We Used To

2011-09-27T21:44:00.000+08:00

Busy Bee

2011-09-14T19:27:00.002+08:00

Busy busy busy!
With what, one might ask?
I know not!

I slave all day at my desk
From sunrise to sunset
Watching time pass me by

Work gets done
Yet work is never done
Busy busy busy

>____<

Hahahahaha I can't help smirking as I make up those lines
I'm busy but not entirely flooded with work
However I'm busy with ............

Seriously there's a blank even when I posed this question to myself.
I'm just like occupying myself with stuff, minute stuff that do not mean a thing
End of the night when I sleep, I had pushed the day's occurance back to my mind.
I'm dragging my feet to work
The heart is heavy and I mak esure ot get out of the workplace promptly.
A minute, no a second longer kinda make me sick.

It's time. I'm very sure of that.
Time for a change.
Time for new challenges.
A new environment perhaps.
A change would do me good.
I'm very sure of that.

Assalaam Alailum Maldives (Part 2)

2011-08-20T18:51:00.042+08:00

Finally I managed to post the second portion of my Maldives trip.
In the previous post, I was saying we stayed in Male during the days Lawrence was required to work at the aiport. However the moment was completed, we moved out to Paradise Island Resort and Spa, a 20min ride from Male via speedboat.

Lawrence's associates had actually managed to get us a beach bungalow that was definitely cheaper than the published rates. Plus the associates claimed that they have friends who can give us some sorta of free dives from the resort's dive center. Paradise was beautiful! Plus the accommdation was really well maintained. There were few ants in the bathroom this time (phew!) and the beach bungalow was much more spacious than Rannalhi's. There were alot of PRCs (O_O) at the isl but however I still feel Paradise was relatively peaceful.

Me and Law spent our first morning there strolling around the isl, checking out the facilities they have. Law actually wanted to dive but the associate's lobang was not at the isl so we dared not ask for the freebie. Then again to make up for the loss, Law's associate arranged to let us have a free massage plus any program from the sea-sports center. There were so many to choose from and super expensive, I was really grateful that Law's associate are such sweet, gracious people. Initially I wanted to try jetski, parasailing, sunset cruise (wahhhhh so greedy) and then there was the dolphin cruise! This one is definitely my must-try!

After confirming our bookings for the dolphin cruise, me and Law decided to tan ourselves chao tar! Muahahahah... The waters around Paradise is pretty clear but there was lots of dead coral and reef on the sandbanks and it kinda hurt a lot when one is going down the waters. That was just a small con but overall Paradise is really highly recommended by me. Heheh.. We also upgraded to a water suite and the moment we moved into the suite, I was no longer seen outside the isl premises except for our meal times. The suite is superb! And I got to have my own pool even though the ocean is a few steps away!

It's luxurious living which I had never thought of splurging on but Law really was sweet, making sure I enjoyed myself thorougly in Paradise. : ) We slept and woke up to hear the ocean waves breaking against the rocks, we could see baby sharks during low tide. We caught our most beautiful sunset at Paradise too. And I feasted on foie gras during our dinner there. Honestly if the world is gonna end in 2012, I'm happy that I had experienced Maldives before I go. : ))

Turquoise rings in the ocean (picture taken on top of Traders Hotel)

Inifinty pool on top of Traders Hotel

Luv the colored buildings behind me!

Seashell light in Paradise beach bungalow.

Interior of Paradise Island beach bungalow

Truly Paradise : P

Relaxing by the beach bar after our stroll around the island.

On the way out to see the dolphins!

Dolphins! (or part of them)

Can you see the dolphin? :P

Some fins here and there

A splash!

Perimeter of the island

After our free massage!

We can upgrade to a suite! That's our suite number.

That's our jacuzzi

View from the walk in closet

That's the very comfty bed!

The day couch in the bedroom.

Our own private pool with the ocean at the background.

Law behaving like an otter, frolicking in the waters, collecting the white sand.

The suite's resident 3 fishes.

View from our sundeck

Sunset time!

One of my favourite pics.

Moonie

The pool came alive at night! Eerie color for 7th month lor....

This looked like jello...

When the tide's low, fishes come out to play...

At low tide

On the morning of our departure, our last meal at the restaurant

Fishes circling a rock. I told Law that they were having a board meeting. O____O

Can you see the fish?

Baby shark!

I saved part of the bread roll for the fishes.

And look all the fishes came to me!

Tis some sort of unicorn fish with a 'horn' sticking out on the head.

A clearer pic to see the 'horns'.

Assalaam Alailum Maldives (Part 1)

2011-08-15T14:46:00.015+08:00

The meaning of the title is like the official greeting in Maldives.
And yes, I'm back from my Maldives trip! Absolute awesome! : ))
And moi could only thank Lawrence for this trip. If not for the fact that there was some work to be done at the Male airport, I would never had the chance to visit Maldives. A visit, such as this, exist purely in my dreams...

The sun was perfect (there were a couple of rainy mornings / noons though) but mostly everything about the trip was awesome. Oh, besides the fact that there was no beer, I repeat NO, NONE, ZERO alcohol in Male but I guess I did survive quite well.

Initially we were supposed to stay at Adarran Club Rannalhi for 5 days, which Lawrence's agent had arranged while Lawrence needs to complete his work in Hulhule Airport but it turned out the resort did not have the flexibility to arrange transfers to and fro the airport. Ermmm wait, I corrected myself yah, they WILL transfer Lawrence to and fro, only if we pay USD$500 per single trip. Eh do we look like farking retards to them?! Per day charges would be USD$1,000 and multiply that by 5 days would be USD$5,000. Eh, even if I REALLY LOOK like a farking retard, I wouldn't spend that 5G at Rannalhi lor. Oh pleazzzzzze! TSK TSK
Plus the beach bungalow kinda smells like sewage (it was old, built like million years ago... KIDDING!) and there were really ants all over the bathroom. Lawrence was ok with that, he said it's norm to have ants since we were surrounded by vegetation. Doesn't make sense right, when I mentioned we were staying in a beach bungalow but surrounded by vegetation. Bleah
Seems like the beach bungalow and/or garden bungalow is surrounded by vegetation and takes 10 steps to the waters so I really do not get the difference between the two. However the ONLY plus point of Rannalhi, in my opinion, is the great views. Crystal clear waters and no dead corals lying in the white sands, stabbing your soles..

After staying for a night (we arrived at night thus needed a room), we insisted we wanna check out. Lawrence needed to work and nobody is gonna shell out 5G for the transfers. The resort insisted we pay the charges for the remaining days and wanted us to sign some form of declaration that we were "pleased with the hospitality of Adarran Club Rannalhi and that we are leaving on our own free will and we won't hold the resort responsible blah blah" PUIIIIIIIIII leh
I'm ok with them insisting on the payment ( I understand there's a losst of opportunity cost) but the letter?! Dun add oil to the fire what! (Anyway that letter is attentioned to Lawrence, should get him to scan to me and post it up). The resort people wanted to hold us back coz Lawrence refused to sign the letter. He declared that since his agent was the one who made the booking, the agent should advised us whether we should sign that letter or not. We tried to stall the signing of the letter by telling the staff that Maldives is 3hours behind Singapore and that since it was like 4plus going 5pm, we couldn't get our agent on the phone.

The staff was all frustrated (I don't understand why they were, we already paid up), why did they insisted on our signing of the declaration form?! Anyway the porters were loading other guests' luggage on the speedboat and the staff were still trying to debate with us. I nearly panicked when the guests started boarding the boat, I was like I'm so not gonna stay at Rannalhi another night! Finally we were let off without the signing of the letter which Lawrence told them the agent would revert instead. Thus we begun the journey back to Male and gotten another room in Traders' Hotel instead. Male is like 15minutes away from Hulhule Airport and it only cost USD$1 per trip to get to the airport. They have this airport ferry service which operates every 10minutes. Apparently if one works in the airport, one gets free transfers! That's really like hooray! :P

And Traders Hotel is like 10 times better than Rannalhi lor! Clean and brightly lit room, no sewage smell and I get some views of the sea. And I get AXN too hahaha! Dun wanna miss my CSI what...
Male is like tiny, erm I had basically finished most of the sightseeing venues in like 3hours.
I spent 2 days in Traders Hotel, at the rooftop pool. Lawrence gotten a day off thus his associates arranged a dive trip for him. And I tagged along even though I couldn't dive. I stayed on the dhoni (a type of sailboat widely use in Maldives) the whole time whilst he was in the waters. And got seasick the moment my feet laid on land. Lol...
Most nights if he ain't working, Lawrence would accompanied me for dinners. We had been to recommended places such as Seahouse and Seagull (best ice cream in Maldives). The only grudge was I had not tried any Maldivian style cuisine yet. The places we been to all recommended western food such as beef steaks or pasta... Hmmmm

There were a few things I realised about Maldives.
1. Most of the Maldivian people I met HAD BEEN to Singapore. (and they told me they like the food at Newton Circus! WTF, confirmed tio tok wan!)
2. No beer in Male but I'm pretty sure the locals get their high from RedBull. (They drink kofi and Redbull even at hours like 10, 11pm..)
3. PRCs are as abundant as white sands in the Maldives. (Everywhere was infested with loud, camera flashing, Crocs wearing PRCs. OMFG!!!!!)

I'm fine with point 1 and 2 but I'm super horrified at the sight of colorful Crocs anywhere I turned. Okies basically I heard the PRCs first before I saw their Crocs approaching. Geeze! Lawrence is more tolerant, he just turned a blind eye (and deaf ear) to them. I didn't take any pic of the PRCs, I do wish I did then...

Arrival hall at Hulhule Airport.

Lawrence playing with his Iphone while waiting for someone to pick us up.

I really wanna pose with the thumbs down sign but can't be bothered lar...

Luv the different colors in this picture

FML, there was something on my lense or else this picture would looked kinda cool.

Finally on the speedboat to Male!

The bathroom looks out to the bed in Traders Hotel.

Pretty toiletries box, luv the orange, so Hermes-like! :P

At Male jetty.

A common sight of rows of bikes.

Luv the vibrant greens and yellows in those tubs of blues.

I couldn't resist a picture again when I walked past them.

Tanning at the infinity pool.

Every room has a picture of the some fishes tagged to them. Ours is a clown fish!

Seahouse

I luv the sunflower garnish!

Mine was a course of chicken in some creamy sauce and beef in some tangy dark sauce which Seahouse named this dish as "Black and White" Amused ttm

Lawrence had some tuna steak, dry and hard. Disappointed ttm

Back of a dhoni

Lawrence is ok!

I think Lawrence looked liked an otter leh, swimming on his back.. Hehehe

View from top of Traders Hotel

Some turquoise rings in the sea

Lawrence with his Kurumba Surprise

Mine was Maldives Surprise

From the Maldives Surprise, they chopped up the "flesh" inside..

Seagull serves some wicked diet ginger beer (NICE and the only "beer" around I could find)

Maybe..

2011-07-24T20:29:00.000+08:00

On Hiatus

2011-07-23T20:12:00.002+08:00

I know I had been gone too long. It seems irresponsible of me abandoning my blog to the ruins in which I admit, this is not the first time.. *bleah*

Really lazy nowadays, can't seem to use much of the brain cells. *excuses!
Oh well, there were times I admit I really wanna write some of my feelings / thoughts and the moment I would go WTH.. Perhaps I am losing interest in this?!

In fact nowadays I spend more time surfing the net, reading the blogs of our famous XX, E-bay window shopping (saw a pair of Commes de Garcon sneakers I really like! :P), or rather practically lying on the bed rereading old Cosmos magazines.
Gotta a feeling my life kinda sucks.

Sometimes I wish I can go to some place, away from the hustle and bustle here.
Take a break for a few days to clear my mind.
But again, I wouldn't know what's on my mind.
(you know, I gotta admit, the most irriating thing on Earth is fickle minded women, who doesnt know this nor that IE ME)

Work is getting to me, and I feel I'm going crazy. (Do all feel this way at some point or another?)
Company's restructing has yet to produce some results and I coudl only cross my fingers and hope for the best. Sucks to be an employee, duh!

Lawrence is travelling more and more, making more difficult for us to repair the relationship.
We seldom see each other nowadays and even though I celebrated his recent birthday with him, he was really too impressed with my efforts. I would have tried harder again but my close friends told me to give ourselves a longer break instead. Oh well, I guess I can't force any more.

Seems like there's a "break" mentioned in almost every paragraph of this entry. : S

Wanderlust

2011-06-19T20:02:00.003+08:00

A list of places I really wanna travel to before I croak...

1. Barcelona, Spain

2. Rome, Italy (been there but still, I want to go there as many times as possible)

3. New York City, USA

4. Venice, Italy (been there as well :P)

5. Halong Bay, Vietnam

6. Paris, France (been there)

7. Capri, Italy

8. Agra, India

9. Naples, Italy

10. Boracay, Philippines

11. Sabah, Malaysia

12. London, UK (been there : P)

13. Vienna, Austria

14. Bora Bora, French Polynesia

15. Sanya, China

16. Amalfi, Italy (been there)

17. Boston, USA

18. Sydney, Australia

Wahhhhhh, there's all I can think of right now but honestly, I do admit this list is pretty long. I gotta work very hard to earn more $$ just to check half of my list! : (

Rapture

2011-05-22T22:51:00.002+08:00

Isn't Judgement Day a load of crap?
Or was that coined up just to make Arnold-had-a-child-with-his-housekeeper Schwarzenegger look badder than bad?
I mean, Judgement Day is to judge him right and not the Universe?!
News of his affair went viral just days before all went crazed with the Rapture thingy, so I firmly declared Judgement Day was indeed for him.
Typical of Hollywood people starving for attention, tsk tsk..

I seriously need a holiday. Can't believe I really miss out Wiesbaden.
Really regretting now.
Bloody island is too hot for me to do anything except nua with iced coffee.
Which is bad. Real bad.
I'm hungover with too much caffeine and so damned bored that I make fun of the walls.
Period.
ARGHHHHHHHH

Missing

2011-05-16T22:30:00.003+08:00

You made me breathless

You made my heart skip a beat

You are everything that I thought I would be

You are not me

You made me cried

You made me bleed

You are everything that I thought I wouldn't be

You are definitely not me

You don't care how I feel

You don't care how much I hurt

You could even pretend I don't exist

You don't even know me

You moved on

You threw all the memories out

You forget the lies you told

Whilst I was still holding on...

Let's hear it for the boys!

2011-05-14T20:25:00.002+08:00

My last post was more for girls and thus now I'm ready to present a list of names I would like to give to my sons in future.

List of names for my son:

1. Shawn Ciel

2. Ignatius Chane

3. Calvin

4. Damien Karl

5. Royce

6. Cannes Hail

7. Jason Spain

8. Marine

9. Soleil

10. Connor

Apparently I do think boys' names are harder to come up with thus it really has not occurred to me what I wanna name my son in future, until today...

All I can say is I hope my husband in future will agree to give these some consideration. Heheh..

Girlies

2011-05-02T21:03:00.002+08:00

Kinda emo today..
I went out shopping alone and felt really alone...
It seemed like half of the population was out shopping with me and the other half was busy preparing for the elections.. Geeze..
There was nobody to talk to and to further dampen my mood, I couldn't find anything I really like. Had this intention to get a nice top for Thursday's Lion King, intended to dress up so that I can go Ku de Ta..
Oh well...

Whilst on the train back, my thoughts were running all over the place again and thus I came up with the below list:

List of names for my daughter (in future):

1. Amber Fay
(I go by this name sometimes heheh)

2. Seraphina

3. Chloe Rei

4. London Fay
(blame it on my wanderlust that I wanna name my daughter this)

5. Calvina Sun
(sun as in "Soleil", not Sun, the surname)

6. Camelia Hayden
(one of my favourite flowers)

7. Tourmalyn

8. Autumn Sky
(sounds so 4 seasons!)

9. Katherine Miel
(Katherine sounds so princessy :P)

10. Cheyanne
(but Cheyanne means "unintelligent speakers, wtf)

Me time

2011-04-25T19:44:00.003+08:00

In my earlier post were some of the picture at the Bintan getaway, yet I had not shared about how I was during the whole trip.

I mean, I enjoyed the trip very much, there was bestie's nephew who is a tremendous bundle of jovialness and fun. And Bestie was always afraid I would be left out of the family activities that she kept making plans around me. However all I wanted was some time alone, just with the sun and sea... (Me being ungrateful brat, again)

Sometimes, when in the middle of the night, instead of sleeping, I would listen to music (I had a whole room to myself!) and reflected on my past. This 2011 had not really been very kind towards to me, I feel I needed more... I could do more!

At times when the group was walking in pairs and I'm the single one, I wished he was there with me. Then I shook my head to get rid of that thought, it was so absurd thinking of him! We are not supposed to be together and both of us ain't ready yet. Then I caught myself thinking how nice it would be if he was at Bintan with me....

On the last day of the holiday, I sneaked out to the beach whilst everyone was still sleeping soundly. And I had the whole beach to myself! (well for half an hour or so) Guess people always like to sleep late on holidays.. It felt so relaxed, alone and getting the sun. I felt so much at peace with myself... Hehehe

And I came up with a list of smells that I like

List of Smells I Like
1. Freshly baked bread
2. Acqua di Gio Men
3. Apple tarts
4. The earthy smell after a slight drizzle
5. Chloe by Chloe perfume
6. Roses
7. A mixture of cologne and little bit of sweat after a workup at the dancefloor on my man
8. Leather
9. The first smell that hits when one walks into a candy store
10. Burnt rubber (Huh?!)

Easter weekend

2011-04-25T13:02:00.020+08:00

I was away over the Easter weekend and had great fun, fun, fun! Whoppeeeee!
Bestie's hubby managed to score a Bintan Lagoon Villa for 4 days and 3 nights thus we all packed our bags and food for the getaway.

Camwhoring whilst on board the ferry towards Bintan..

Camwhored again...

There's our villa!

Interior of the villa

We got a buggy for our own and there's our DD! Muahaha

Taken at sunset

Beautiful skies

My mess in the living room.. :P

My favourite drink, avacado with brown sugar! Pity it's so hard to find it in Sg..

Ermm where's Patrick?!

Getting ready for our BBQ!

Bestie hard at work, heating up food to fill our famished tummies

Bestie with her bro and sister-in-law

Foooood!

After dinner entertainment

Whose birthdae?!

Tar-ta! Gerald's 32!

Another happy family pic

On the beach, camwhored as usual.

I had the beach all to myself! That was, early in the morning lah!

A boat in the middle of nowhere

Super FLY!

2011-04-09T20:35:00.002+08:00

Flavour of the week! Yeaps, my song of the moment now.. You know, I just saw Carol off at the airport today. She went back to Japan despite all the radiation scares now. And I'm already missing her. *bleah* I wish she didn't have to go off so fast coz I was real attached to her. She's like an elder sister to me, the impratical one but ever so willingly to have fun with me... After a month long clubbing. pubbing, wasting myself, I gotta admit it's time to sober up now. I am real tired. Had been real stupid, living in the past hoping that things would change. Wishing that my present is not like us, just coz my love can change things (which is really stupid). I thought it through and through... It's really time to let go... Time to put all behind and move on. Seen who are and had been my friends before, realised that people do change. It's time for me to be strong...

New Beginnings

2011-03-27T18:14:00.003+08:00

Totally dig this song man! Dream Catch Me Everytime I close my eyes, it's you And I know now who I am Yeah yeah yeah And I know now There's a place I go when I'm alone Do anything I want, be anyone I wanna be But it is us I see and I cannot believe I'm falling That's where I'm going, where are you going? Hold it close, won't let this go Dream, catch me, yeah Dream, catch me when I fall Or else I won't come back at all You do so much but you don't know it's true And I know now who I am Yeah, yeah, yeah And I know now There's a place I go when I'm alone Do anything I want, be anyone I wanna be But it is us I see and I cannot believe I'm falling That's where I'm going, where are you going? Hold it close, won't let this go Dream, catch me yeah Dream, catch me when I fall Or else I won't come back at all I see you as a mountain, a fountain of God See you as a descant soul in the setting sun You as a sound just as silent as none I'm yours There's a place I go when I'm alone Do anything I want, be anyone I wanna be But it is us I see and I cannot believe I'm falling That's where I'm going, where are you going? Hold it close, won't let this go Dream, catch me, yeah Dream, catch me when I fall Or else I won't come back at all

Stupidity

2011-03-26T13:02:00.002+08:00

Stupidity had really clouded my judgement and made me lose my mind.
Where had I gone so wrong that I could not even recognise myself now?
What had I succumbed to that made me less humane now?

I fear. I fear the path ahead. I fear myself. I fear the lies I told, to convince people I am alright.
I fear the lies I told myself too.
What a load of BS!
I cower in the face of uncertainty, I weep at my stupidity.
Like a prayer before bed, I tell myself every night, "This is my cross to bear"
And I lie wide awake in the darkness, letting old memories swarm over me.

I hate my stupidity. I hate my weakness.
I hate the excuses I gave just to wallow in this hole.
I hate this deceit that he gave me, this deceit I gave myself too.
My holding on, a weakness, a joke even....

Life as it is...

2011-03-19T20:33:00.002+08:00

Sometimes I think I am ready, ready to move on
And yet tiny little things, events, places brought me back to the reality why I fell so hard...

Was listening to a song and I slowly teared..
The heart is in pain but the worst part is, I gotta deny myself that kind of pain
Or else I could not move on...

The feeling of crying felt so good, so real,so weak that I hated myself
I wish all was just a nightmare which when I wake up, he will still be by my side.
How foolish to cry and convince myself such illusions!

How painful the heart weep and strangled itself in the past memories...

19 March 2011

2011-03-19T01:20:00.002+08:00

A Friday without a night of drinks, dancing.. A first since January this year...
Eversince I know him, we had been going out weekly, on Fridays for our drinks, movies, dancing ..

It has been two weeks (or more, I can't bear to remember the dates anymore) since I last saw him.
I miss him....
I don't think he remember me.
I hope he does.
Coz I miss him....

ANGELS OR DEMONS
(by Dishwalla)

This is the last time
that I'm ever gonna come here tonight
This is the last time - I will fall
Into a place that fails us all - inside

I can see the pain in you
I can see the love in you
But fighting all the demons will take time
It will take time

The angels they burn inside for us
Are we ever
Are we ever gonna learn to fly
The devils they burn inside of us
Are we ever gonna come back down
Come around
I'm always gonna worry about the things that make us cold

This is the last time
That I'm ever gonna give in tonight
Are there angels or devils crawling here?
I just want to know what blurs and what is clear - to see

Still I can see the pain in you
And I can see the love in you
And fighting all the demons will take time
It will take time

The angels they burn inside for us
Are we ever
Are we ever gonna learn to fly
The devils they burn inside of us
Are we ever gonna come back down - come around
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could break us

If I was to give in - give it up and then
Take a breath - make it deep
Cause it might be the last one you get
Be the last one
That could make us cold
You know that could make us cold
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold

I Cry

2011-03-13T15:16:00.002+08:00

I cry coz I feel
I cry coz I remember
I cry coz I know
I cry coz I love

I cried when you walk away from me
I cried when I couldn't bear without you
I cried when I know it was not meant to last
I cried when I lost your love

I still cry in the middle of the night
I still cry when I hear the songs that remind me of you
I still cry when I gotta admit you're not coming home anymore
I still cry when I'm all alone

Closure

2011-03-04T17:36:00.002+08:00

A love that does not exist anymore, why am I still holding on?
A love that was once perfect to me, has only wasted to bittersweet memories
A love built on pure ignorance, grew jaded from life's realities.
A love that allowed itself to be crushed by pride could not survive.
A love that is surrounded by doubts and insecurities, is that "Love'?

Perhaps I had said some things that hurt you.
Yet what you don't know is you chose to hurt me more.
In the past , I didn't want you to see my vulnerable side,
I didn't want you to know I was afraid and insecure of losing you.
All this while, you wanted me to be happy but silly me always claimed I could not feel your love.
I masked my insecurities thinking I can be strong.
By assuming I was strong, stronger than you, I could take on us, take on your love and you....

Yet I had not expected my front caused you to run from me.
I didn't know my so-called strength was causing a rift between us.
We just quarrelled without any meaning or reason to..
My stubborness, your ego were the weapons in this battle with each other.
And how I fought together with my stupidity, refusing to step down from the warzone.
You fought with a weariness that manifested with each bicker, quarrel and fight.

You became dubious of your love whilst I grew more needy.
I pained for you to hold me every night and whispered "Everything's gonna be alright" Even after our fights, I just want to cry in your arms and apologise for my wanton pride.
I just want you to hold and forgive me but you shut me off.
As strips of my facade started to peel, you got more confused.
Am I really what I am protraying and what did I protray to you?!

Now, you made your choice, which you wanted me to accept as my choice too.
I couldn't, I never will but my pleas were useless to you...
You decide to be free, free from my needy bounds, whilst I stay handcuffed to our past memories.
You walk away with your head high but I'm crushed by the wrongs of our love.

My dreams and aspirations were suspended in that surreal world where I make believe you are still by my side.
My laughter and joy hide behind closed doors which you took the keys as you walked away from me.
My composure, desolate and weak, shows signs of crumpling behind a new facade of smiles to anyone and everyone...

How I wish our time together could been reversed.
How I wish I could stripped my false front and laid bare to you...
How I wish I could let you count on me and me unto you.
How I wish you could hold my hand and whisper "Everything's gonna be alright"
How I wish you can come back to me....

Save me

2011-02-19T12:05:00.002+08:00

Sometimes things just don't go the way I want them to be.....

Inspired by Gin, I changed my blog design as well.
Kinda bored of the old one but just never got down to changing it.

You know, when you invest too much in a person, and yet the person never even acknowledges your existence, it stings..
Just like a cold icy slap to the face...
Like a knife plunge deep into the heart (how cliche)

Was whining and wining with my gal friends the other night..
Skeptical and Practical were their middle names, I think..
Somehow they disapproved of me giving up stability with the ex and my persistence to search for the perfect "one".
To them, my middle name was Stupid. Hahaha
Too many bottles later, the 3 of us couldn't even walked straight (oh wait, was that me only?!)

Perhaps in a drunken state of mind, it occurred to me that maybe Skeptical and Practical were right in some sense.
I told them about all the fairy tales that comes with happy endings and the first thing they said was I dun look like Taylor Swift in a single, tiny, nano bit.. (>_<")
How about Walt Disney, I debated. And all I get was I ain't no Miley either.. Hahaha
Totally loving Skeptical and Practical..

I love LOVE!

12-02-2011

2011-02-12T14:42:00.004+08:00

My brains are all clogged, nowadays it seems so hard to spit out a post...

Then again my Twitter seems to be getting more updates than Blogger.

Just went through my camera and realised that I had not uploaded any pic from my recent Batam getaway (yeah the one that I came back with chicken pox)

Then again, there were only 3 miserable decent pictures...
My friend that went along with the trip was real camera shy and refused to pose for any pictures.. Geeze...

Taken whilst waiting to board the bus that will bring us back to the ferry terminal...

Camwhore in the resort restaruant

Last night my date took me out for a surprised pre Valentine's Day dinner. : )

Can't tell you guys where we went to but all I can say, it's in town and the place is real old school. They serve mean steaks, Borsch and grilled skewered meat. Ahhhhh I feeel I am revealing too much info.. Hehehehe...

Then we had dessert at another place which their mudpies and cheesecakes are the best (to my standard) And I heard their desserts are airflown daily from the States.. I was like "Wowwww"

Gotta really salute my date coz he took so much time to plan the surprise for me.. = )

To end the night, we went dancing with said date's friends...

I love St Valentine's day! A day to spread love around and kill if you are not getting any.. (just kidding!) Hahahah

Happy V day, everyone!

So this is it..

2011-01-08T10:51:00.002+08:00

Was spring cleaning my room earlier on and realised I did not really have a lot of junk to throw away...
Just a few bridal magazines, some old receipts, some ancient makeup, that's all.
I'm like a hoarder at times, hanging on to almost every and anything that ever crossed my path. But then again, I realised today I really wasn't one at all.. (Well it could also be a case of there's nothing really fancy that I wanna keep)

So it's like 23 days into a new year. A new start, that's what it is...
I still feel like the same old me, still wandering in this vast universe, trying to settle down, trying to find my place.
My job is routine, but I refuse to get stuck in this rut.
I do not have an exciting social life but I'm contented with intimate wine sessions with my close friends and the occassionally club nights.

I'm still trying to face up to reality and take risks sensibly.
Trying to be alone and get happy on my own, which I think I'm doing fine so far. : )
I just wish there wasn't so many complicated ends to clear up after the relationship has ended.. Sigh...

Oh well, sometimes I do feel like I have an expiry date on me...
I'm getting older and hopefully wiser. But sometimes I feel that I'm being judged.
I don't believe in the saying of "I eat more salt than you ever eat more rice"
I just believe that there's still a lot of things for me to learn, be it from my seniors or juniors.
Sometimes I just wanna let loose and do crazy stuff such as eating too many ice cream cones at one go (feels like a teenaged girl) but this is being frowned upon.
I should act my age? How does a 32year old person behave? And who has the right to say how a person behaves?

That day, I was chasing my friend up an escalator just for fun.
It was out of a spontaneous moment and we burst into laughter after our ascent. People were looking at us as if we were a couple of imbeciles.
Well I admit we did look idiotic but it felt good and we don't know why.
On the positive side, I still have the stamina to run and giggle like a shy school girl without really pausing to catch my breath.
Ha.......

Then again, I can't deny I should be worrying about more serious stuff in life, like when I should find the One and settle down? When can I retire comfortably?
When would I be able to cruise around the world with my partner in tow?
My mind comes to a blank when my parents asked me these and trust me, they sure ask numerous times..
I live for now, I really don't want to tie down to a future I can't forseen but I can't possibly tell them that...
At times I feel that me and my parents have this weird love/hate relationship.
I love them and they hate me for being still single at this old age.
Hahahahahah...

Reflections - 2010

2010-12-24T10:20:00.003+08:00

YOG - Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games
1st in the world, and I played a part in the transportation! Who can make up for all the lost hours of sleep just to ensure nothing went wrong?!

Great times and I nearly cried on the last day coz I know I'm gonna miss it so much...

Tokyo trip
not once but twice! Yippppeeee! I spent my time travelling alone most of the times. I absolute love the Japanese culture and people. Everything is so much nicer, fresher and prettier compared to what we have but then again, there were brutual stabbings, elderly being knocked down by cars on the news almost daily.. Makes me think twice about everything is nicer, better over there, hehehe

I was struck in a train platform for nearly two hours, with torrent rains warnings broadcasting on their local radios. Such an experience!

Phuket trip
For once, me and L ventured out of our comfort zone (Bangkok) and explored. It was fun coz we did everything thru scratch. I made Lawrence walked endlessly to search for the cheapest island tour package. We walked to find nice, cosy eateries frequented by the locals instead of what was recommended in guide books. Not only that, it rained most of the time when we were in Phuket and we spent our time hiding underneath giant beach brollies on the beach instead of getting the sun.

Realization
I started to think of the kinda married life I want. Realised that perhaps L might not be the kinda person I wanna spend my time with when I'm older.. He's nice but I feel he just dun understand me well or deep enough...

Slowdancing
He always hold me tight and with my feet on his feet, he would lead me around the room. A sweetest gesture that has touched me in which I always feel he belong with me only...

Chill out nights
The times we spent quietly talking and listening to the pub's background music. At times when I tried to steal a few glances at him, he would always turn towards me and give me a smirk, as to say "Gotcha!".

December 2010

2010-12-18T21:26:00.003+08:00

It's December, my favourite month of the year!
All those year end parties, the networking, my friends, the booze and the morning after hang-overs..

I'm exhausted..
Really am...
Didn't really attend a lot of parties, I'm really surprised my friends can come up with any excuse to have a party, geeeze..
Rather, quality time was spent chilling, drinking wine in quiet dainty bars.
I realise I really love wine even though I'm not a conorsoissur, perhaps I should develop my love even more.
I stopped seeing him.
Partically was he was still travelling too much.
Mainly was I'm confused.

We told ourselves, decided that we should enjoy ourselves in December.
We would see each other again once we are ready, or rather, I am ready...
Is there such a thing of being ready?
I mean after all the turmoil that has passed?
Am I always not ready? I do not know...

I think of him sometimes, but not all times.
I worried for him too but I didn't pick up the phone and call..
I let my fears washed me through..
Sometimes a certain song would remind me of him and I shut my mind off
And sometimes I would juz recalled the happy memories we once shared
And after the walk in memory lane, images of me alone and scared would surfaced, haunting me..
Me blaming him that he's never by myside..
Even though I know how much he (claimed) wanted to be...

I skipped his Xmas present coz I do not know what to get him..
I never know what he likes, he never what I like either..
Previously we told each other to get what we wanted thus we definitely won't be making wrong choices..
But since we ain't really calling each other up, I really do not know what he wants..
Oh, and I do not know what I want either..

Want from us, want from him, want from me, want from us....
I don't think I'm ready...
Such a shame...

Running

2010-11-21T15:14:00.003+08:00

I ran for so long that I'm really unsure of what I'm running away from
I was merely being a coward, sweeping issues underneath the carpet
I was afraid of rejection thus I chose to be blind

I ran til I'm tired and outta breath now
I really thought of facing the problem, our problem
But I realise I do not really know how to handle it

I wonder how did we ever come to this stage?
What had made us shut ourselves away from each other?
What had turned us into cold strangers now?

Perhaps our journey with each other is coming to an end
Perhaps our love had ceased
Or perhaps we just did not want to face each other anymore

2010-11-13T14:47:00.002+08:00

It pains so much to be lost
Lost in your love
Lost in your pain
Lost in you
Lost in me

It hurts so much to let go
Let go of your love
Let go of your pain
Let go of you
Let go of me

If all this a mere fool's game
I want to leave
I want to hide in dark shadows
I want to run away from you
Let's stop the game and move on

I'm alive

2010-10-09T21:28:00.002+08:00

Yes I am...
Alive that is..
But sometimes I like to think I'm a zombie
Trying to grasp this world

I am constrained
I feel dead
I feel for myself and I can't cry
Or can I?

I peep through my looking glass
and realised that it's been broken all along
No such rose colored lens either
I try to walk to the greener side
and realised it's all in my mind

I hope you are here
Where have you been?
I hope you stay with me here
Where would you wanna be?
I hope you'll hold my hand in yours forever
I really hope you will

Tokyo Luv

2010-09-14T17:08:00.036+08:00

I juz came back from Tokyo and there's lotsa pictures!

Never in my life had I imagined that I would get to travel to Tokyo and yet it's happened! All thanks to my baby who had to oversee a project site over there. I used his airmiles points for my flight tix and squeezed in with him in his tiny hotel room.*smilez*

Tokyo was pretty fun. Even though I travelled alone most of the time (coz baby was working), there was really no danger. Tokyo was absolutely safe.

I braved the complex train systems of Tokyo, stood at the crowded street junctions of Shibuya, wandered into a ever so common maid cafe in Akihabara, drank in the vibrant air of Shinjuku, relaxed under the shade of greenery in Ueno Park, was at peace in the areas of Asukusa...

However there were a couple of incidents which thinking back made me laugh. I was trapped on the train platform in the town of Sakura when the trains outgoing to Narita was super delayed. As I couldn't really understand the annoucements over the PA system, all I could do was wait. And of all days when I was in Tokyo, that day happened to be the day when there were torrent rains all throughout parts of Tokyo. It was 10.50pm when I reached Sakura. I was cold and scared although there were also other commuters waiting at the platform as well, I was not comforted. Comtemplated to take a cab back to Narita if not for the fact that baby pointed out the fare would easily come up to S$200 - S$300... *Balk*

Kept calling Baby then coz I need someone to talk to me, to console me but he was still working and ain't really convenient to chat with me. *sigh*

Waited for the train til 12.05am and was instantly relieved when I jumped into the warm carriage, away from the chilly wind and drizzling rain...

*phew*

My travel essentials! Junk food, guide book, camera, sunscreen lotion, passport...

Mercure hotel in Narita

Women only

My passport endorsed

Common sighting #1

Us inside the train

View from our hotel window

It's easy to guess which luggage belongs to me right?

Look at the pretty clouds

Common sighting #2

Common sighting #3

My supermarket dinner.. Yummy!

Tea break. Yummy fishy swimming in black honey

Naritasan Shinsoji Temple

Omotesando

Dinner time! Some DIY drink baby ordered

The process of getting pineapple juice

Gotta work hard for his drink.. hahahaha

Grin and bear it!

Beef cubes

Lotus roots fried to perfection. : P

Tasty chicken wings that can bring me to heavens :p

Watami good!

@ Akihabara

My "sour" and tired face after walking in the sun for 2hr to find this place, only to realize it's very near the JR train station.

What's this in Harajuku?

Okies, now I know... I absolutely love this building!

Ohhh I like this designer!

That's how the building is...

@ Shinjuku for drinks..

@ Dubliners with our friends

I craved in to my fast food needs...

Sensoji, the famous temple

My dinner whilst waiting for my baby to return from work..

There he is, all grins as always, even after a hard day's work..

Statue of Takamori Saigo (inside Ueno Park)

Ueno Park

Tokyo National Museum

Anyone you would like to headbutt?

Yawn

Hmmm

So cute!

My trusty guidebook

Outside the National Museum of Western Art

National Museum of Western Art

Look at that temperature! Grrrrrrrr....

Shopping time!

One and only day it rained when I was over there

@ Venus Fort, Odaiba

Many vintage cars on show!

Look at the length of this car!

My friend cum guide, Carol

Dark (pretty) skies

Pretty ferris wheel, pretty skies

Hachiko Statue outside Shibuya JR station

Yums yums

Anticipation

2010-08-31T12:32:00.002+08:00

I feel it's really not you, it's Me..
It's me, lost and confused..
I believe in the greener grass on the other side
I crave for the new

Sometimes I feel like screaming,
I feel like dancing
I want you out of my life
but I know I want you in my life too

I long for changes
but I'm secured in the old
I want freedom
yet I know you can set me free...

Something wonderful

2010-07-24T21:45:00.003+08:00

Sometimes I feel as if Time has stopped,
Time has taken all reality away..
Time has made me forgotten
Forgotten about all, except you

I can't see the light as
Darkness surrounds me
My breathing stops
But yet I always feel you by my side

When Time stops but life goes on
It's only my mind that froze, in the unreal
When Time starts and life goes on,
My mind is still frozen

It seems so cruel
It feels so surreal
An irony, a tragedy, a fairytale, a love story
Nothing more

Flavour of the week

2010-05-23T18:31:00.004+08:00

Recently I wasn't up to much...
Nothing really fanciful to blog about...
Except I had been to our 2 most anticipated IRs!!
Yet the saddest thing was , the places are not totally completed thus I kinda refused to take
pictures of them.. *lazy me*

Arghhhh if life has become too mono for me to blog, then I shall post my favourite at-the-
moment song lyrics... Coz I do think they are so meaningful! (and more ra-ra than my life!)
*WINKZ*

Just Say Yes
Snow Patrol

I'm running out of ways to make you see

I want you to stay here beside me

I won't be ok and I won't pretend I am

So just tell me today and take my hand

Please take my hand

Please take my hand

Just say yes, just say there's nothing holding you back

It's not a test, nor a trick of the mind

Only love

It's so simple and you know it is

You know it is, yeah

We can't be to and fro like this

All our lives

You're the only way to me

The path is clear

What do I have to say to you

For God's sake, dear

For God's sake, dear

For God's sake, dear

For God's sake, dear

For God's sake, dear

Just say yes, just say there's nothing holding you back

It's not a test, nor a trick of the mind

Only love

Just say yes, coz I'm aching and I know you are too

For the touch of your warm skin

As I breathe you in

I can feel your heart beat through my shirt

This was all I wanted, all I want

It's all I want

It's all I want

It's all I want

It's all I want

Just say yes, just say there's nothing holding you back

It's not a test, nor a trick of the mind

Only love

Just say yes, coz I'm aching and I know you are too

For the touch of your warm skin

As I breathe you in

Out and about

2010-05-08T11:44:00.018+08:00

Gosh, I'm so disgusted by my lack of updates in April..
Completely no (blog) entries... *shudders*

Oh well, it's like the 8th day into May thus I'm not gonna waste any time reflecting why there wasn't any updates but but I would just post my Phuket trip up...

Yeaps, yeaps I was away to Phuket! Absolutely fab, I tell you guys...

Me and Law practically din do much but juz relax... (which is what beach holidays are about anyway) Hehehehe..

DAY 1

Upon reaching our hotel, and putting away our luggage, me and Law recce'd the area.
It was hot, hot, hot! The sun was real strong. (this instantly won me over)

And then I saw a couple eating something. Being the always hungry and glutton cat I was, I wanna eat what the couple was eating too!

And you know what, that "something" totally changed my life (why?!)

Life changing pancake

It might not look scrumptious but I finally realise that Heavens might be made of bananas and nutella pancake.. And I always thought Heavens is made of fluffy (pink) cotton candy.. Hahaha..

>.<"

One is not enuff, I tell you...

Yet I couldn't stuff myself silly with too many B&N pancakes or else Law will make me go on diets now... Hehehe

We walked around the beach area and booked a day trip for the following day to Phi Phi Island. Which I understand, is a must do for those visiting Phuket for the first time.

Soon it's dinner time! I wanted to try Sea Hag which I read in some website that it's the best restaurant around Phuket.

Well, to be honest, I was a tad disappointed with the dinner. It wasn't really that fanastic which I sincerely felt the website has given Sea Hag too much hype.. *sighz*

And it wasn't cheap either, S$64 for a grilled squid, a grilled fish, some kangkang which they termed it as "morning glory" in Phuket, some fried wanton with a nice name (Sea Hag Bags)...

Camwhoring while waiting for food..

I think I look very demure in this pic (HAHA)

DAY 2

Next morning, we got up all bright and early coz we are going to Phi Phi Island! Hehehe..

There was a mini van waiting for us at the hotel lobby once we finished brekkie. The trip to the pier was like, 45 minutes and Law kept nodding off to sleep.

I was entertaining myself by counting the number of motorcycles on the road (too many) but soon lost track and resorted to counting dogs (which was less than 10 plus super boring). Ultimately I had to keep poking Law in the ribs to keep him from dozing off...

Finally we reached the pier and there were alot of people there too. We were divided into 2 main groups of 30 odd and before we board the boats, there was a mini brief from the local guides...

Beach front property, anyone?

Guess which one we took?

Camwhored before we set off

Our guide was a Ms Tania, humourous as hell, pretty with olive tanned complexion.

(Too bad I had forgotten to snap a pic of her). The most surprising thing was, she din seem to like the sun much... She was wearing a long-sleeved sports jacket (!!) whenever we disembarked onto a new location and stayed well in the shade whereas the rest of us (the tourists) ran amok on the beach, stripping off the tops and letting the skin drink in the sun.. (the guys within the group did) I merely took off my top when there's not many people around.. Hahaha..

First stop was where the infamous movie, The Beach was filmed, Maya Bay. It was beautiful, not to mention, very crowded..

Maya Bay

Law with his top (still) on

Law with his top (finally) off

Close-up of us

I hardly can get a good shot of the place without a stranger (or a boat) straying into my background.. *bleah*
We spent a brief 30minutes on the beach, frolicking in the waters and trying to take pictures.

Then we proceed to Loh Samah Bay for snorkelling. Law was enjoying himself whereas I stayed on the boat for a tan...

We made a couple of stops along the way, Pileh Cove and Viking Caves, saw some monkeys, fed them, took pic of them, more crystal clear water, more beautiful scenery...

By this time, I was getting tired of sitting inside the boat... Weather was really hot and I desired a dip in the waters again...

Finally we reached Phi Phi Don Island where there was a gigantic shelter with rows and rows of tables and chairs. That was where our lunch was to be taken, with lotsa others too from various tours. Having no appetite, all I wanted was a Coke... I made Law rushed through his lunch and dragged him to snap more scenery pics.

Law with my Coke..

Then Ms Tania ushered us back to the boat again so that we we can continue the journey to Khai Nai Island where we finally could tan, swim or just nua.. Whahahahah...

Slighly after four, we had return to the main island of Phuket.. Too tired to think of anything else, this time I just wanted food.. Dinner was at Sabai-Sabai, which was much better than Sea Hag...

I'm a fan of green curry chicken now all becoz of Sabai-Sabai *wide grinz*

(no pic coz I was charging the camera's battery in the hotel)

DAY 3

Me and Law relax all the way on the beach! There was a heavy downpour shortly after we settled down on the beach. With no brolly and no additional beach towels, me and Law just sat within our deck chairs and hopped the rain would stop, which it did...

The rest of the afternoon was spent tanning and cooling off in the waters..

Camwhoring after our tan...

DAY 4

Fiery sunset

Kindly see above for Day 3.. Haha..

Honestly that's what we did for the last 2 days...

The beach took up the bulk of our day time, whereas at night we merely strolled around the area, having foot massages...

DAY 5

Time to go back SIN... Law was saying that we should have a longer hol in Phuket instead of 5 days, I rebuked that's what I wanted but prior to booking the trip, he felt 5 days was a bit too much... *men and their fickle minds!*

Law camwhoring at hotel lobby

We walked around one last bit, had another heavenly pancake but with maple syrup and bananas this time round *yummy*

Finally our cabby arrived to pick us to the airport and from there, I came back to reality again..

*bleah*

Really wish I could go back to Phuket again next year! : )

Mid-life crisis

2010-03-28T11:39:00.002+08:00

I think I have hit a down low...
I'm so constantly paranoid over (non existant / bad) things which are gonna happen to me...

I have hurt my loved one unwittingly...
And I can't retrace my steps...

I wish I had been not been building wispy fantansies and beautiful castles in the air all this while..
Nobody changes, not even luv...
(WTH)

Has it been time for me to wake up? Time for me to stop running from Reality?
It has always been here, clutching me but I chose not to see it..
Reality's hideous face makes me weep in the dark silent nights.
Oh, I hate its suffocating clutches too!

I am such a coward..
Unable to face up to the enemy....

Perspective

2010-03-23T17:42:00.002+08:00

I have changed....
I start to run away from reality...
I refuse to see the facts infront of me and
I'm having illusions that all is merely a dream...

How exhausted from all the running
Weary from the constant fake smiles
I can't act happy infront of you anymore
And I think I'm going crazy with all the nitpicking...

Problems unsolved yet I'm on the lookout of trouble now...

Before and after

2010-02-18T21:56:00.003+08:00

Well I believe I am 2kg heavier, with all the feasting over the Lunar New Year weekend...

It's not the pineapple tarts, the ba kwa (oh wait.. I had not had any ba kwa yet!), the love letters, the cashew nuts blah blah that's making me fat, it's the million meals in a day that is contributing to the many rolls of fat around my middle!

Oh wait, I might be exaggerating on the million meals but the part of many rolls of fat is definitely true (*nods sadly*)

You know, sometimes I dread CNY coz there's so many temptations around and dun we all know there's always a price to pay for temptations?!

I had been rather disciplined this year round (lotsa hard work!) by not wanting to munch on the goodies BUT BUT I can't help it of every house that I had visited, gracious hosts / hostess would insist on having a meal with them before I leave...

So there I was, having 1 breakfast, 1 brunch, 1 lunch, 1 late lunch, 1 super late lunch that's almost like tea-time lunch and 1 dinner all in 1 day! I nearly kneel over when someone asked me out for supper! Phewwwwwwwwww...

Then again, I'm back to work so no more feasting and merry making.. It's back to reality and more stress : S

Okies hopefully I can starve off that many rolls of fat then! Hahaha... :x

That's me, always disturding Law whenever he's on the phone.. : P

Us! : )

25months

2010-02-13T22:50:00.002+08:00

25months on and things are changing..
People change, did you?
Or had I changed?

I know you try to be there but more often than not, I'm alone...
You never say anthing, never do..
It's as if I'm dating myself, having conversations with myself, shopping by myself or having dinner with myself except the seat opposite is taken by you...
The telly is more attractive than me anyway, it doesn't matter whether I sat beside nor opposite you..

I thought by talking more, shows that I had contributed
I thought by making all the plans, taking care of matters that evolves around us would leave you more time for me..
I thought by being passionate about us would make you fall deeper for me..
Well, I had always thought wrong..

I talk too much that I couldn't even hear the cracks..
I made too much plans that I didn't even stopped to ask whether were you available for me
I was too passionate about stuff that wouldn't even matter at all...

Tis a bad time to be thinking did I talk too much or did you stop caring at all..
Tis a day before Valentine, one hour to be exact..
An hour before the Lunar New Year...

Jaded...

RANT!

2010-02-06T19:28:00.002+08:00

It's another 1 week or so to the Lunar New Year!
I'm still missing 1 set of clothes for Chu-Er!
Dang!

And I'm sure by now, amost of us know that Chu-Yi falls on Valentine's Day too. Such a coincidence! And it means this is one of the few occasions where I would be spending Valentine with my family. :P
I had not shopped any goodies yet but seriously how many pineapple tarts can one stuff?!
Pardon me but the sight of pineapple tarts, ba kwa and egg rolls kinda put me off... Geez : (
Perhaps I'm still not geared up for the festive mood yet...
And I had not decide on what to get for Lawrence either! Duh!

On a different note, I realised it has been 37days since I last had an alcholic drink.
(WOW! That is a miracle!)
Perhaps I had been overly sober, hahaha...

Damnit! It's sooooo boring around...

BORING!

2010-01-22T15:54:00.002+08:00

*sigh*
*sigh*

Geez it suddenly dawned on me that it's really boring around here....

*sigh*
*sigh*

Wanderlust is kicking in again but Lawrence rebuked that we shouldn't be making any plans soooo sooon (just back from Bali not too long ago)

*sigh*
*sigh*

CNY is acoming and, and I had NOT bought any new clothes yet!!!
Dang!

*sigh*
*sigh*

BORING!

Bali Bagus - Part 2

2010-01-16T11:23:00.021+08:00

So after making ourselves comforty at the bungalow, Gin and I were restless.
We needed to get out to the main touristy area and feel the vibe.
And off we went, walking alongside the streets outside Santika.

There were a lot of tourists, Caucasians mainly and some of them were like walking around topless. Eye candy alert!!

Gin and I had a foot massage done whilst waiting for Law to arrive. It was cheap, totally loved it! Just S$5++ for half an hour of massage and they were very pro, nothing sloppy.

Eventually Law got to Bali, to the hotel and to us.

Had our dinner at Blue Planet, their snapper fish was terrific! Wholesome goodess and totally fresh! (took some pic but they were too dark to be seen coz silly me had forgotten about the flash! :P)

Law waiting for dinner

The next morning, I went over to Nusa Dua to have brekkie with Gin.
She had to check out the room by noon thus we kinda lazed around the beach whilst waiting for time to pass.

Well lazing around = more camwhoring!

Law came by after his work and we proceeded to Ubud for some duck.
Too bad Gin ain't available coz she was gonna catch a flight to Jakarta.

And you know what, the cab ride to Ubud from Nusa Dua was like 1.5hr!!
Prior to reaching the place, I was thinking what had I subjected myself to?! Geez..

But but upon reaching the place, I had the most wonderful duck ever.
Crispy somemore! Mad luff it! And I think the restaurant name is the cutest ever.. *grinz*

Dirty Duck Diner

Crispy Duck = absolute wonderful!

Nice satay!

Crispy duck covered with sweet & sour sauce

Me and Law with his colleagues

After lunch, we had another 1.5hr cab ride back to Kuta.
4 of us slept through the ride and by the time we got back to the hotel, it was evening...
KC, Law's colleagues wanted a massage thus we called up this parlour, Rose Garden.
Such good service, they sent a mini-van to pick us up from the hotel.

The massage was good! There were 2 therapists working my body at the same time, non-stop kneading with smooth strokes. Totally refreshed after the 2 hours!
Hearsay was the boss of Rose Garden is a Singaporean thus if we, Singaporeans, go there, we will get special rates. (and I did, it's very cheap compared to local massages and spas)

Dinner was settled at the restaurant next door to Rose Garden. Had fried flying fish (great!), petai, salted egg covered chicken (taste will grow on you)...

Fried fish

Salted egg covered chicken

Somehow I feel my Bali trip has made me put on 2 pounds, all delicious foods that I can't get enough of! *yum yum*

We had some drinks at nearby the Hard Rock Hotel area and I'm really amazed coz it seems like there was this endless flow of people walking around even though it's like late into the night.
People were smiling, drinking dancing and basically I feel everyone is affected by the party relaxed vibes of Bali.

Totally luff the place, and such a pity that my stay was so short. *boo woo*
Am looking forward to going Bali again!

Bali Bagus - Part 1

2010-01-13T17:50:00.015+08:00

Yessssh I'm back from my hols...

And I'm so lucky to be alive yah?! (yeah, there are some people on this earth who actually warned me that I would be bombed to death when I'm over in Bali.. Duh!)

It was my first time in Bali and I really understand why the place is such a hot favourite for beach resorts. Everywhere was soooo nice and I mad luff the place! *swoooonz*

Upon reaching Bali, me and Gin proceed to her hotel, Aston Bali Resort and Spa, in Nusa Dua. It was a tremendous great place! Everywhere was sooooo beautiful, the rooms, the pool, the beach...

Room at Aston Bali

Private beach at Aston

Me and Gin took our sweet time, dilly-ing around the resort. Next we had a late lunch at a cafe just opposite of the resort. The food was nice BUT BUT there were a lot of flies around us. Was it coz of the delicious food?! Geez.. I had a hard time swatting away flies. Initially it was like, okies it seems like the norm (as Gin put it) but as I delved deeper into my meal, I didn't really wanna share any of my lunch with a bunch of bug-eyed dirty flying things. I soon gave up (swatting flies AND my lunch) and decided to be a kind generous old lady and let the flies win.

*sighz*

Grilled mackeral in curry sauce. *mad luff this and yet have to share with stoopid flies*

Nasi goreng Indonesian

Damages done after we had our share

So (late) lunch was over and off we went to the private beach for some sun!

Well, there ain't really anymore sun as Mr Sunny chose to hide behind some clouds at that point but there were some wind thus we lazed around at the beach. I nearly fell asleep until I saw the ang-mohs beside me sipping on their cocktail drinks.

I WANT A COCKTAIL DRINK TOO!

Ordered a strawberry crush (unsure of its ingredients but it does pack a punch) and it's 1 for 1 too! So Gin had the same drink as mine. Hehehehe..

Wanting to imitiate the bug eyed flies who had a share of my lunch..

Okies, no more bug-eyed but puffy eyes instead! Yucks!!!

Can you see me in the shades? *hahaha bo-liao*

Soon after the chill-out by the beach, we proceeded to Kuta where I needed to check in for me and Lawrence. I can't imagine Nusa Dua and Kuta is like 25mins' drive away. That's really like Ang Mo Kio to Changi Airport (trust me, I cabbed to the Airport on Departure day).

We were staying at Santika Premier Beach Resort (wat's with the extra Premier?!). Din't explore much of the place coz we were too busy taking in our bungalow.

My first time staying in a bungalow (Downtown East bungalows dun count) and at Bali somemore! Hehehe

The bed

The bathtub

Home Alone

2010-01-09T11:10:00.003+08:00

It's a weekend, family is holidaying in U.S and BB is in Jakarta for work.
So that makes me home alone!!! : S

Last night was the first time I stayed home without anyone in the house..
And it was so quiet.. Normally my dad would watch TV til late, there's the rumbling exhausted sounds from the ancient aircon, the younger bro would be surfing net etc...
But But when I got home (and I got home like 11ish so that I would not be so bothered by being alone), emptiness greeted me...
Such a turn-off! I walked around the living room like 3 times, hoping to find life and nope, TV does not equate to life but it's like eerily quiet. (haha such drama)

So I switched to my "life" aka Faithful Laptop and msn-ed with frens!
Got on FB but now I feel FB is turning stale.. Nothing exciting..
Need more online life... : S

And the best part is to minimize the home alone feeling, I'm escaping to Bali tomorrow!
Wheeeeee...
Just for a short 2 days, to soak up some sun and sea...
Can't wait! : P