CNY was okaaay, same old same old. soooo, there's nothing much to elaborate. but well, it was kinda good to see the familiar faces once every year though it did feel like i was stuck in a room full of strangers half the time. contradicting much?

photos are uploaded at facebook but i shall post some of my favourites here,





he looked so happy here









hahaha





^^

oh and not one but two of my relatives thought i was the younger sister,HAHAHA? and thank you for commenting on how ive shrank in terms of size but yeah, i still have quite a long way to go. but still, it made my day, kinda.

wanted to blog with (ethan's) photos but my bluetooth refuses to cooperate soooo, i'll do a consolidated one either tmr night or the night after.

so i had two reunion dinners this year, one with my paternal family and the other with just my family family, if you know what i mean.

anyhow, it still doesnt feel like the CNY eve yet since today's like a weekend and for as long as ive remembered, CNY always falls during the weekdays. i cant wait to gobble all the pineapple tarts, watch all the nice CNY variety shows, and yeah, thats about all. now that im not 9 anymore, i cant even eat w/o worrying about pimples. and of course, weight issues. im not even psyched about getting ang baos since i dont really use them.

on a totally random note, all i want is,

1)pimples to f off
2)holidays
3)travel. anywhere, anyone (okay, not really).

yeah, in this order. as for the gruesome word starting with E, i refused to think about it, yet.

okay, im starving now. and for once, the refrigerator is filled to the brim with food. i dont know if im sick or what, but i get very comforted/secured and happy when i see lots of food. wish i could gobble them all.

lastly, happy CNY to everyone! one year older, one year wiser. and once the clock strikes 12am, my official lunar age will be 21. 21 okay?!?!?!

school's been okay, with time flying by coupled with several project submissions. and today marks the last day of school with 2 project presentations cleared, *heaves sigh of relief*. been rushing pple, got tired of doing so, rushed them some more, got more tired, then i sort of give up altogether.

anyhow, they're all over and done with and i certainly hope they revert to the previous system where we had the freedom to choose our members. NYPCD ♥♥♥

projects aside, we had fine dining practical for one of our modules and all we had to do was eattt. since the restaurant isnt even that fine in the first place, so the food we had were pretty much normal. hence, not much utencils to mess with. hah.



gummy bear drink.



bread & butter. i didnt take this cos i wanna leave my stomach for the rest. but it turned out to be pretty good with the bread being fresh out of the oven.



salad. was okay-ish.



cream of tomato. it tasted like the spaghetti paste but im not complaining since i like tomatoes.



aglio olio. friggin spicy so i only had half a plate, the mushrooms were good though.



double chocolate cake with chocolate fudge. !!! it's good, the sweetness and thickness were just right and i like soft, fluffy sponge cakes.








oh and today shereen and yen zhen got us a chocolate cake from breadtalk to celebrate all the birthdays of the january babies. a BIG thank you to the girls, appreciate the effort and thought! ♥





p.s and i'll be working for Accor for attachment!

i had the worst menstrual cramp at arnd 0530 this morning, tsktsk. i was groaning in pain, sweating cold sweat etc. my mum said my face turned green (not literally, dey). i think i know when this kinda killer cramp will come, shant go into details!

reached school kinda late, had biz finance revision lecture, a 3hour break and then MICE tutorial. i dont know, everything's in fast forward mode now and it's kinda scary.

p.s thanks to wan tou for the card and bracelet!

talk about being blessed/coincidence.

i was just signing in to blogger wanting to conclude on how uneventful my 19th was since half of it was spent in school. then, the doorbell rang. so i thought it was my dad since he always has the habit of doing that.

and since i dont like to take calls with unknown numbers and answer doors to strangers, i peeped into the peephole thingy. and well, i see two lovely pple holding onto cakes with a candle on them. it was JACYLN and MIAONING. to think that jacyln wanted my address for writing snail mails to me, hahaha.

so yeah, they screamed 'happy birthday' and proceeded on with singing me the song, with me making a wish and blowing the candle after that. invited them to come in but i guess they must have been tired after their aerobics course. (yes, they're actually living a healthy lifestyle while im accumulating fats at home.)

so they went back and i couldnt stop gushing on how im so blessed with such good friends. i mean, yeah, simple gesture but it meant alot to me. the effort and thoughts put in just to make my day and thanks to both of them, my 19th ended on a much better note. :D i guess the God above has also been very kind to me. it's like just when im being negative and all, something good will somehow happened (sometimes), and make those negativity go away. sounds really cliche but you will know how it feels if it's happened to you before.

not to forget, friends and classmates who wished me! and helmi, for that garnier roll-on. hopefully, my dark circles and eye bags will be gone after being rolled on, haha.

oh and i had a group (with rachel & yz) interview with 3 of Accor's management personnel. i think it was pretty okay but definitely not outstanding so i shall see what i can get out of it.

once again, i thank every single one of my friends who's remembered my birthday and made my day. ♥ ♥ ♥






cakess gotten this year ((:

19th.

and im thankful for everything that i have now.

am still wishing for AFE&P & YOU and on top of that, everyone that i ♥ will be blessed with good health & happiness.

yeah, last year with an age starting 1x, HAHA. to me, age's just a number so im not really bothered with it but i think those pimples can go now since im not even much of a teen anymore.

p.s for birthday lunch/dinner, can i have laksa and not get a breakout??

went orchard with sofi and wan tou for some CNY essentials hunting. promised wan tou i wont be late or i'd have to treat her bubble tea and i reached orchard at 1030 on the dot, hahaha. they reached at like, 1100 (?!) but well, they've waited for me like countless times. soooo, ((:

anyhow, while waiting for them, i witnessed this couple hanky-pankying behind this pillar thats kinda like hidden from the mrt entrance. tsktsk. i've got this strong urge to stand infront of them or advice them to get a room. but i didnt cos, i couldnt really see the human traffic from that angle to spot my friendss.

walked arnd wisma, taka and far east. my complexion really sucks. >((( bought maybelline gel liner and ZA's mascara. shall get my hands on Skin Food's Aloe Vera BB Cream to try soon. hopefully it'll soothe and lighten those ugly scars. i guess everyone bought smth except for sofi but she saw like clothes she wants to get, soon. haha.

i still need one set of CNY clothes desperately AND a blazer for school. any nice online stores to recommend?

went back to school for wine tasting, we were half an hour late. and err, tried like 4 - 5 wines. i still prefer red/white wine as compared to sweet ones like dessert wine. and for once, i turned wred. am looking forward to fine dining, free foooood!

exam timetable's out and it's more humane than i expected BUT.

cant wait for feb 13th, 11am already.

miss those pple featured (+ Char and Erika)! ♥♥

life's getting hectic but im not complaining, yet. thinking positively helps somehow.

how now brown cow?

i know i always seem to know what im doing and what i want but nah, i would very much prefer to have choices made for me so it saves me the trouble of weighing the pros and cons and very importantly, i would not be (as) responsible for the consequences. hah.

so now i have alternatives A, B and C. what should i do??

yeah, i should totally add making swift (& accurate) decisions onto my list of resolutions.

i dont know the exact phrase but '(insert people/thing(s) you want) come(s)/occur(s) when you least expect it/them to'.

sorry for all the brackets but being really anal about language, i just had to fill them in. anyhow, the abovementioned saying is 85% true, in my case. take for example, rachel, wan tou and i combed far east in search of CNY clothes but the thing that caught my eyes almost once we were at B1 was this pair of studded sandals. on the side note, i really die die need another set of CNY clothes. recycling is out of the question since black is taboo, sigh. like i said, our eyes and hair are black, do we have to dye them red as well? *rolls small eyes*

oh and i totally pigged out yesterday.

morning & afternoon: cheese stick + mashed potato+ honeydew
snack: 3 friggin j.co donuts at 5pm
dinner: kway chap at 8.30pm

sadly, i feel more satisfied than horrified.

okay, so im trying very hard to get back on track in school but lets not spoil the mood so SKIP!

anyway, Sarah's Jan 4th post totally put what ive been trying to express/say into words perfectly. i wonder how many of you guys feel the same?

so this was part of what she wrote. Sarah, hope you dont mind me quoting!

"Basically , the most simplest of contentment - How does that REALLY feel ? I so want that . Or actually maybe when you really find out that particular someone means so much to you but its just too late & that guilt & overwhelming regret just sucks life out of you"

and this part totally hit home. there's this hurt/sinking feeling that's pretty much indescribable and all along, i thought im the only one (not that im glad that someone else's feeling like this). it'll go away soon, i hope.

p.s anyway, everyone's in the Nyonya craze but i dont really get the story?! i mean, there're a lot of loop holes. i think for once, i should just shut up and let it be. who said everything has to be rational?

p.p.s the news just reported that lee kwan yew was at NYP today. why didnt i see him?? but well, we do breathe in the same air. *sniggers*

yesyes, new layout in say, 3 days?? the previous layout's been giving me problems. though this layout reminds me too much of the PowerPoint template that i (more than) once used, i hope i'll get least stick with it for 2 months or so.

now that the anticipation and excitement of the new year are over, we'll all have to get down to work. school was as per normal yesterday with a make up lesson at the end. tsktsk. this sem is screwed with poor organization (from nyp, duh).

waited for cs after school and went over to amk hub to stock up on his trusted oxy5, haha. i bought dinner takeaway along the way and then we went over to stanven's house. char and va came not long after and limin came arnd 7plus? anyhow, we were practically doing nothing but eating and watching local dramas. yeah, like we dont have tvs at home. lol. but still, it was good just to be hanging out together cos i dont think we'll all be free till mid feb.

went home arnd 2230 and the buses took effing long to come.

anyway, see a new column (or row or whatever) on the right? my list of wants is up! hope i dont have to constantly add on to it cos if so, it will merely be a wishlist that'll never be granted. yeah, if anyone doesnt plan to grant me any of those on the list but smth else, a card would be nice. like a handwritten one. im such sucker for cards. no idea why. i used to keep almost EVERY single card given by friends but not now due to space constraint. hence, i only keep those special occasion cards instead of the erm, letter writing kind, you know? bottom line is, a card would be nice.

talk about having wishes come true, my dad just passed me a letter (for me, duh) and this lame shit newspaper on education (they dont come together lah).dont know why, but i got a feeling on who the sender is. and i was right. i guess that other than her (and a few other friends), no one bothers to write me a card anymore. Geraldine Ho, you made my day! i'll write you back soon, i promise!

p.s and i think as one gets older, the pple you meet tend to be pretty much individualistic. like, it's a all for oneself world. i think pple may see me as one myself but NO, i aint. okay, maybe it's the environment now. soooo, ♥♥♥ to my fab primary & secondary school friends!

no one's pissed me off or provoked me. the above is just a general observation. and im sticking to my NY resolution. be less bitter and nicer. it'll take time but im already taking steps towards achieving them!

p.p.s okay, the previous paragraph came out kinda wrong, i couldnt really type out what im trying to put across. s'okay, will edit it once the sentences untangle themselves.

happy 2009!

it was a good start in general. i had fun with the girls at CQ. just a teeny weeny but, one thing didnt really go in my favour. well, i kinda expected that since you cant have everything your way and my texts were pretty much general anyways. oh well.

anyhow, met up with peggy at amk before taking the train to dhoby ghaut. amk mrt was exceptionally packed with partygoers (i presume) and urgh. i hate crowds. i know im supposed to be young and the young loves crowded places in general. sadly, i dont. i think im a 25year old stuck in an 18year old body (or maybe 14, *looks down at bust*). HAHA. i think im too rational sometimes.

okay, peggy had mos burger for dinner while we had subway. PS was flooded with youngsters as well. went to the washroom before heading over to CQ via train. oh and i wonder why PS' toilets smell like shit every single time i go??

okay, so we walked arnd to kill time before trying out at places to so called party since everywhere was packed. was refused entry at this place cos we werent 20 yet. s'okay, im in no hurry to hit the big 2-0. waited for arnd 45mins at Hooters before we got seats. peggy was whining non stop about how slow their service was. hahaha. ordered, ate, chatted, laughed, giggled (not me, i dont giggle. hahaha). oh and we saw fireworks from dont know which direction. should be marina bay?

so we were there for 2 hours before heading opposite to chat and all. was feeling like shiat, tipsy and all. waited for mn's friend before walking back to the centre area where there was countdown celebration. but when we were there, they were already packing up. hah. so we walked aimlessly arnd before settling at Highlander since there were seats.

so some of them ordered drinks, some went inside to dance while i sat and stoned. saw wei siong, his phone was dead so he joined us while waiting for his friends to arrive. they took like agesss?!

anyhow, it was 6am by then so it was home sweet home! so the first day of the new year's well spent with great friends and it will get even better. hah, i hope so!









the rest of the photos will be up on facebook!