this is a private family 'joke'....

mum: u noe, e skinny popo is being hospitalised nw. persistent fever, water retention in e lungs, virus infection in e blood stream... things are not looking gd....
me...: huh but it's not yet 2mths since e last funeral!

haizzzzzz. donno wat to say. i tink when im old, i mite wanna do e same too, go to e nether world almost tog with my family/friends.... i miss my yeye~ =((

the man ban is on!

my girl frens were talking to my guy fren...

girl A: i dont want taohuas le.
guy...: ya u shd stick to porridge for now, no meat.
girl A: yep, so why not i give u my taohuas?? MALE! LOL!
guy...: dun wan. tmd why u keep pushing me to the gay side
girl B: yeah im trying to intro A to a guy, until she came up with the man ban
girl A: THE MAN BAN IS ON!

LOL. i love how she phrased it, MAN BAN. it's hard for me not to love these ppl.

yes the man ban is on! heng im not a man! hoho~~

# ho chi minh #

3 members in e travelgrp: e mult-functional mortal, e confused albanian and e dumb blonde
16.60SGD midnite cab to e confused albanian's house for a lift from her to e airport
715am jetstar 3K555 flight to ho chi minh
2hrs flight frm sg to hcm
1hr time diff betw sg n hcm
196 bui vien saigon mini hotel 5
12min walk frm hotel to ben thanh
4 daily visits to ben thanh
∞ (infinity) times harassed by vietnamese salesgirls at ben thanh
3 cute japanese guys helped us took photos at Notre Dame Cathedral
1 dumb angmoh who donno how to take photos
1/2 day cu chi tunnel tour at 5USD/pax
3 days of aching legs from e 25m duck walk in e cu chi tunnel
1 day mekong delta tour at 9USD/pax
45min interesting cycling experience at rural mekong delta town
2 times nearly molested by unpro vietnamese pervs
1 massage/mani/pedi each
4 glasses of vietnamese ice coffee at pho 2000
4 adidas/nike tees for my parents
4 bags purchased (n none are handbags! so proud of myself! haha)
1 extra luggage brought back (pls tink twice b4 u buy Jet Light)
139USD brought there cuz nobody knew there were so many things to buy there!
30SGD exchanged at local jewelry shop cum money changer
1,000,000VND withdrawn from viet ATM (pls apply for a Cirrus ATM card, will prove to be a life saver when u've exhausted all USDs n SGDs)
27 mrt stops betw pasir ris n boon lay (dor's mum kindly dropped me at pasir ris instead, higher chance of getting a seat)
4 happie days in hcm! =))

TRUE-ly sucks

im veri pissed off by TRUE fit and TRUE yoga! they'r always jam-packed at e popular after-work hours! n u hafta booked 2 bloody days in advance for their classes! WTH. argh.

usually for TRUE fit's yoga classes, i juz hafta walk in, no needa book. but when i walked in juz nw, e funky lady at e counter who kept calling me 'darling' said it's fully booked, even e freaking waiting list for e class is full! WTH.

so i walked over to e definitely-muz-book-in-advance TRUE yoga hoping to get lucky, tat i can juz walk into an available class on e spot. only to find out tat e only available class on e spot is a BOLLYWOOD DANCE class. n the nx available yoga class is like 45min later! WTH.

super pissed, i stormed outta TRUE yoga n into their lift lobby, n saw a salesperson walking a prospect to e lobby as well. once e salesperson left, i immed told e prospect tat TRUE sucks! LOLOLOL. i hope im convincing enough! BAH.

n also, im frustrated with tis particular breed of humans lately, so i've decided to keep as low profile as possible n swear off tis particular breed of humans. if i stay away frm u, u'll noe tat u'r tat particular breed of humans! hahaha. BAH.

mcbealism part 2

"those who do not want to settle with just anyone, often end up settling with no one."

"there are some ppl who will have one big love in their life, and there will be some who are destined to be alone all their life."

tat sounds so damn pathetic, n scaryyyyyy. are u afraid??

choupinette

i found this place on ladyironchef, for ray's bdae brunch! n it's gooooooooooood~~~~

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607 Bukit Timah road #01-01 e corner shop right beside coronation plaza. they dont accept reservations n it's usually crowded during brunch time, but today we were lucky to get seats immed! hehe.

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veri nicey deco, to quote lulu "it feels like im brunching in a foreign land, until i see an SBS bus pass by outside". LOL~

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it's highly recommended to read e review b4 gg, so u noe wat to order n wat not to order. pastries are not fantastic, ditto for their quiches, e chou chou sets are supposedly not great either.

but this! is! AWESOME! Egg Royal's (eggs on toast with smoked salmon and hollandaise sauce)! this is lu's btw, mine's Eggs Benedict’s (eggs on toast with ham and hollandaise sauce), totally LOVE e savoury sauce n the runny eggs! a must-order!

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e sets come along with a hot drink plus a fruit juice, so it's pretty worth it ($20+)!

ray's English Coq Set ($18+), he chose fried egg out of scrambled/poached/fried. e sauteed mushrooms are a delight n the sausage is not too bad either (tho it looks like a male organ here in e photo -__-)

dessert time!

tats my tiramisu which i like e least among e 4 tat we've chosen, cuz it's dry n has zero tinge of alcohol taste. with lu's strawberry tart in e backgrd. i definitely prefer lu's tart.

ray's creme brulee, which is tastes kinda flaky n lacks e rich n smooth cremey bruleey feel. both me n ray din finish our desserts.

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e best has to be zim's i-forgot-wats-its-name-zim-pls-fill-in-for-me. it's like a layer of coffee/vanilla/chocolate mousse each, stacked tog. wish i'd order tat instead!

e lucky couple who are gonna be new yorkers soon! so envious!

me with e bdae boy, whose ex-gf said im "the bitch from air rifle club" right in front of me cuz she wanna see "how 1st impression counts". i barely spoke in e club at tat pt in time! BAH. gd thing me n ray became gd frens, i use tat ex-gf to make a dig at him every nw n then.

anyways, happie bdae, ray! i still hate ur ex-gf! LOL.

a family accustomed to loss?

tis is e 3rd wake i've been to alr, n the year hasnt even ended.

i donno if they timed their passing, but my yeye left this july, then another related yeye left in sep, this popo left in nov. all 2mths in betw.

do u tink they'll find each other up there? i hope they do, then they can keep each other company. rest in peace~

i seriously need to da xiao ren

was SO mad, i was literally shaking with anger juz nw. BAH.

ASSHOLE! JERK! ARGH! WTF! WTFFFFFF!

what the 3825!! im not a fool, u idiot!! ARGHHHH!!~

*BREATHES*

now i know who he is le

Ting: *Excited* Oh tat day i saw Abhisit at Intercontinental! *Awaiting huge response from me*

Me: *Blank look for 3 seconds* errrr....... and he is......?

then Ting deflated like a balloon. LOL!~

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, here in Singapore for the APEC.

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n yes, he IS quite attractive! but our homegrown Teo Ser Luck is not bad as well? hahaha. e blonde will be blonde...

yes im hilarious, so is lijun

this is the photo....

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these are our comments....

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e confused albanian and e dumb blonde realli makes a wonderfully hilarious duo! LOLOL~

difference in perspectives?

i was reading Man and Boy by Tony Parsons, a male protagonist said to his wife... "are u gg to throw away all tat we have just because of one mistake?"

if im e wife, i realli mite juz say yes n not forgive him. just bcuz he made a silly mistake. tho e context is utterly different, but e idea is definitely transferable. therefore, yeah, u'r prob right to write me off.

was contemplating whether to let u know e real reason why i did wat i did, but i figured tat u'll still write me off anyways. so, no diff lahz. still, u shdnt say those things tat u said. however, u wldnt have said it if i din pull e trigger.

sigh okay fine, my fault, my fault. but i alr apologised countless times. haiyah wateverrrrr~

Ally & The Biscuit

The Biscuit: I believed in Santa Claus until I was 12.
Ally,,,,,,,,,.,,,: What made you stop?
The Biscuit: My mother told me Santa fondled the elves.
Ally........../..: Oh.
The Biscuit: The next year, my mother said Santa died of heart attack, high cholesterol. I blamed myself for that. Fat man coming through narrow chimneys, and I taunted him with Oreos and whole milk.
Ally.............: And you say that I'm odd...

LOLOL~

mcbealism

"I saw a piece of good meat and I thought to myself: I only live once, be a man! So I asked him out."

LOL i love her!

Loot frm Ho Chi Minh!

USD 1 = SGD 1.40 VND 13,000 = SGD 1

Bags, bags, bags!

Clockwise frm top left: Northface backpack for my future travel needs USD 12 (SGD 17), Roxy duffel to as my 2nd travel luggage VND 160,000 (SGD 12), medium Crumpler sling for my wkend yoga VND 450,000 (SGD 35), big Crumpler sling for my bro VND 450,000 (SGD 35).

Apparels for The Royal Family

Clockwise frm top left: Tommy Hilfiger short-sleeved shirt for dad VND 140,000 (SGD 11), bro's Abercrombie polo tee VND 100,000 (SGD 8), remaining Nike/Adidas tees for Mum n Dad at VND 60,000 (SGD 5) each.

Mine!

Clockwise frm top left: American Eagle tee USD 5 (SGD 7), Abercrombie shorts USD 10 (SGD 14), Ally McBeal Complete Season 1-5 DVD VND 150,000 (SGD 12), Adidas top for yoga VND 50,000 (SGD 4), American Eagle shorts USD 9 (SGD 13).

Muahahaha i love my HCM loot! I believe they are all real cuz they look damn real right to e core including paper tags, plus these big brands have factories located in viet. all frm Ben Thanh Market! Hehe.

qian loves vietnamese iced milk cà phê!

day 1

day 2

shucks forgot to take photo! argh~~~

day 3

day 4 (final day)

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same shop, same table, same seat, same drink, same companions. hehe.

tmr will be a better day!

when e going gets tough, e tough gets going. n you'll see who are e ppl worth being friends with.

you, you, you, you, you, and you! i love you! n i noe you love me too! hahaha.

it's not fair

i made one stupid mistake which din even caused u actual harm to begin with, n u wrote me off cuz of tat. u made ur share of mistakes too. i believed i've tried my best to salvage e situation, but enough is enough.

it's sad tat a friendship is lost in this way. oh well, thanks for e rollercoaster ride. u have definitely left your footprints in my guestbook. take care~

post viet blues~~~

i LOVE how inexpensive it is to fly there (S$134 by Jetstar),
i LOVE how short e flight is (2hrs incl taking off n landing),
i LOVE how affordable n yet decent my Saigon Mini Hotel 5 is (price still pending dor's cc bill),
i LOVE tat their day tours are shockingly affordable (USD5 for Cu Chi n USD9 for Mekong Delta),
i LOVE tat it is more advanced than i expected,
i LOVE their taxis - so comfy n cheap,
i LOVE tat it is SO not as backward as cambodia,
i LOVE all e bags tat i bot,
i LOVE all e clothes i bot there,
i LOVE tat my family is happy with my harvest for em,
i LOVE ice vietnamese milk coffee,
i LOVE vietnamese spring rolls!

VISIT HO CHI MINH! LOL~

im back from vietnam!

ho chi minh is fun! we had some troubles with currencies n cash n baggage, but still fun! post-hcm blues~~~

quite tired, shall blog abt it tmr. oh n kailin, i havent blogged abt e things i bot in hcm yet, lijun got a shock when u said u read abt it on my blog. lol.

nitez!~

oh oh, happie bdae ray! happie belated bdae, ting! xoxo~