OMG wed alr.

how time flies.
and yes, i'm still at home, relaxingg.
work hasn't started yet cos the interview got delayed, hence the day i start work is also delayed.
isn't it funny how when you're positively sure you've absolutely nothing to do,
you'll feel so damn bored!
but when you feel like work/school is starting soon,
you suddenly feel like you've got so many things to do???
YEAH. i'm feeling like i've got so many things i wanna do,
so in a way, i guess its a good thing work hasn't started yet. heehee.


went to catch new moon with kate, and zombieland with baby.
BOTH were AWESOME!!!
seriously, i love jacob black now, or rather, taylor lautner~!!
gawd, he is maddd yummy!!
edward was a disappointment, especially when he was topless.
just lost completely to taylor. lols. it was a clear loss.
bella was, as usual, pretty, in fact, prettier in this movie.
it was good!! and i loved it so much!

zombieland was crazily funny!!!
definitely a movie worth watching, its not the usual stupid parody,
but this one had somewhat of a story,
and the characters were hilarious!
wonder why it was m18, maybe the gory part where the zombie was like munching on human's intestines. but hey, don't we do that too?
i mean, of course not human but like pig's intestine,
just go to any nearby market, see people eating kway chap,
and there you have it, they don't make such a big deal outta it.
in fact, i get more freaked out staring at a dead fish than watching zombies eat a human's gut.
oh my, i may have issues.
anyways, i just miss watching movies so so much,
and i'm still trying really hard to call into 987 to win SHAN AND ROSS TAKE YOU TO THE MOVIESS~!!!!!!! shan~ *sighs dreamily*
no such luck up till today, bummer.


i have been putting this off for many days, cos i'm so lazy to walk to the driving centre which is...
a ten mins walk away from my place. lols.
see, ytd it rained, and i didn't wanna get caught in the rain,
and now the sun is blazing hot! no way am i gonna walk in that.
so i will wait till later, but i'm still gonna do it!
i wanna get my driving license!!
can you sense my determination? =D

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trattoria kitchen in 313, the cutesy little italian restaurant does not serve nice pasta. :((
their pretty layout raised my expectations,
but their pastas were no good, kinda tasteless.
then again, i saw everyone having pizza, so maybe they're famous for their pizzas!
hmm..should i give it one more shot?
spageddies/pasta mania still rocks my socks!`

[[ thank you for this moment. ]]

its a mondayy~!

i just love holidays to the max,
i love the feeling of waking up and not having to think about anything.
(okay not totally true, i still have a plan of things to do today)
i know many people have work or school today, and here i am showing off my free time,
dun be mad at me cos im starting work this wed, in another 2 more days,
i'll be whining and complaining about all the waking up early in the morning stuff as well.
no longer will i have the luxury of waking up late, being able to occupy my mornings doing the things i like, nope. it'll be like school once more.


yays! finally my new episode of hai pai tian xin is out!
but i'm done watching!! :(( longlong wait till the next episode!
da lang~ dang lang~ da lang~ <3
i hate to watch drama shows like that, one episode by one episode.
irritating when i can't just watch it,
but its too late now. i'm too impatient to wait for the entire whole series to show,
i rather wait one week by one week.
is there any way to get the complete series??
and the most irritating part is not being able to find xiao zhu's song also! >:(


going out for movies with kate tonight! finally!
haven't seen her in ages!! hahahas we have alot of catching up to do!
christmas is coming, and i still haven't done my xmas cards!
madd! its already 4!! more next time!

there's no place like home~

finally i'm backk from brisbane!!
(p/s: no photos here cos blogger's screwing up on me again)

byebye to all the beautiful beaches, waves, the shopping, the entertainment, the fun!

its a great place to go, but the weather's really horrible.

during the day, i swear the sun can literally scorch my skin! but the different worlds were fantastic!

i only went to dreamworld and movieworld, cos seaworld wasn't much good(as heard).

we missed out on whitewater world and wet&wild, the only two water worlds which we should have tried, given the crazy-hot weather.

dreamworld was much better than movieworld,

and so many rides in movieworld weren't operating when we went, including my much

anticipated scooby doo spooky coaster ride! :(

and i was brave enough to face the 2nd most scariest roller coaster in the world( if i didn't

remember wrongly from a discovery channel document that i watched)

LETHAL WEAPON.

that ride is mad crazy, and anyone in their right mind will not attempt it at all!

for those who are like slightly scared of roller coasters already, give it a miss, you won't regret it.

while queueing up for the ride, i was already having a minor headache from the hot weather,

and during the entire ride, my head kept crashing against both sides of the safety bar,

it was a horrible experience!

less so of the scary roller coaster feeling, but more on the discomfort experienced.

and after getting down from the ride, my headache had worsened to a migraine,

and it hurt SO bad, i just couldn't take any other roller coasters, or my head would really explode

right there and then.

it was sucha waste, cos i really wanted to go on the SUPERMAN ESCAPE,

which was a close-to-90degrees plunge ride.

i thought lethal weapon would prove to be a good warm-up for the superman ride but i was wrong!

how am i supposed to know it would be the only roller coaster ride i was gonna sit!~

anyway, i spent the next few days whining about going onto the superman ride whenever we drove past it.

what i loved the most in movieworld was the Hollywood Stunt Driver show!

that was so awesome!! i mean, you've only seen this kinda things in movies,

but right there, in front of my very eyes, were stunt drivers driving genuine stunt cars,

with all the drifting, and even balancing on two wheels of the car stunts!

it was amazing~! and a fantastic ending to the show.

that one is really a must-watch!! and the best part? i recorded it all down, sound, smoke, drifting and all to be enjoyed whenevere i want it.

still, it doesn't beat being there to watch it live!

there was also a harry potter shop within movieworld, and i got SO excited when i saw it,

but to my disappointment, it wasn't even half of what i expected.

they just sold cheap mass-produced stuff from some-place-with-very-cheap-labour-yet-low-quality-products-

that was another of my complaints!

i know i learnt of outsourcing and all, but just doesn't seem worth it to pay such a hefty sum for goods that are... not that fantastic in quality.

so, since they are able to obtain the goods at a lower price, they should have marked down the prices. despite that, i still got myself a scooby doo paw pillow to make up for missing the ride which i was most looking forward to ride!

dreamworld was way more fantastic than movieworld,

not only did they have more rides, which were more interesting,

they also had animals! like a zoo cum amusement park kinda thing.

within dreamworld, there was a kangaroo park where you could just purchase a huge pack of kangaroo food for the roos, and feed them while snapping away on your cameras.

they just roamed the area freely, but most, in fact all of the roos just laze around, waiting for highly fascinated tourists like myself deliver food directly into their mouths.

i doubt they get much exercise done, and i feel sad for the poor kangaroos.

they should be up and about, bouncing their way around, not just lying there.

guess that's what happens when kangaroos get domesticated.

The one thing that both locals and tourists have in common would be the love of the beaches in surfer's paradise. now that name comes with good reason.

the waves there are freaking huge, which i presume is what attract throngs of surfers to the beaches during summer. even if you're not a surfer, you still can have equal amount of fun!

my dad, my sis and myself do not have a single clue about surfing,

but we still went down waist deep into the ocean, to come up face to face with the ginormous waves, only to get washed back onshore.

but once you're used to it, you know the exact position to stand to prevent being washed away.

the waves are so strong its even enough to throw my dad off his feet.

so he came up with this game whereby we challenged who could stand the wave the longest.

after many attempts, i finally got it!!

that was when i once again developed a very bad headache, which i guess was from the constant thrashing of waves against me, and i even went underwater several times cos the waves were even taller than me!

the waves there were absolute loves~!!

NOTE TO SELF: next holiday stop: Hawaii!! i mean, the waves there are said to be awesome as well right?

Apart from that, i went to the one place where i promised myself i would go one day,

the Australia Zoo.

even since the day i first caught my first episode of crocodile hunter, i have admired steve irwin more than any other animal person i have ever seen, and documentaries showing him going so close to the crocodiles filmed in his very own zoo made me want to see it for myself.

alas, i didn't think that i would never have a chance to meet this amazing person in real life,

but still, there were many things within the zoo holding dear memories of him, which if you ask me, is akin to already meeting him in real life.

so when my dad told me that we could choose to go to the Australia Zoo if we drove two hours up from brisbane to sunshine coast, i agreed immediately.

the drive was long, and the sun was high up in the cloudless sky again, the heat could really penetrate through the roof of the car.

we drove along steve irwin way(he even has his own road) before finally reaching the australia zoo!

my favourites were the small-clawed otters which made the cutest, most ADORABLE squeaks i have ever heard, and the wombats, not to forget the amazing crocodiles.

never before have i seen a zoo that respects crocodiles to such degree.

i once went to a crocodile farm in malacca, and within the farm itself, it contained easily up to 30 crocs, but they lived in poorly-maintained enclosures, and they looked kinda sad.

in the Australia Zoo, it was a completely different case.

steve's love for crocs ensured that each croc had its own private enclosure, unless they were mates, and the enclosures were maintained so well that i was given the impression they were the kings of this zoo. they were even named, and small little info boards were available on their individual characters.

if i do not know better, it would seem like steve did not have only 2 kids of his own, but every single croc in the zoo was his beloved children as well. one could really feel the love he had for these reptiles.

the wildlife warriors show was interesting, but the other zookepers performed the same feat that steve had once performed, which includes going into an enclosed area to feed the crocs within a dangerously close distance. still, i could sense the fear the zookeeper had, like he didn't want to get too close.

but when i watched steve do it on tv, he seemed to want to get closer, risking every possible chance until he was absolute 100% sure the croc would snap a chunk out of his body. i guess his bravery was really what sparked off my interest to watch his shows, he was just different.

the zoo itself was pretty small, and the weather was simply too hot to enjoy the day out.

even the animals were lazy, they didn't have much energy to move about,

they just lay down, letting visitors snap pictures of them.

seeing them so lazy made us lazy as well. within 4 hours, we were done seeing the zoo.

so we sat around at the cafe, and we bought this book which i don't think i've seen it anywhere else.

it's titled 'My Steve' by terri, his wife, and its a really good read,

for there were many things that i figured i didn't know about him, despite watching nearly every episode of his shows. like the way he is very hardworking, he fixed all the broken things within the zoo himself, and some enclosures were also built by him.

i always thought that once he became famous, he would just have to concentrate on running his documentaries, and sort of outsource all these to other people, but i was wrong.

seems like he is really more amazing that i thought he already was.

apart from that, there were many tributes made to him, and there was a sad atmosphere in that area where people viewed his life works, his achievements, all the goodbye messages written to him. i guess it would be pretty difficult for people to forget such a guy, i know i wouldn't, and i'm glad i got to visit his zoo on this trip! it was a different feeling from visiting like dreamworld or movieworld, visiting his zoo was more of an accomplished feeling, like i had done something that i had wanted to do in a long time, and i did it.

this is getting pretty long, i never planned to write so much, but more of pictures, but i can't upload a single picture! grr...

besides that, the rest of the trip was just shopping and more shopping!

i'm so glad its summer there, so the clothes that i buy can actually be worn in singapore.

when i went to taiwan during their winter season, i stupidly went to buy their clothes, which were mostly long-sleeved, and until today, they still remain chucked at the far end of my wardrobe, and it has been there since i came back from taiwan.

so shopping was good, not much christmassy stuff, but i think the locals there were more geared up for summer parties and all. christmas should be coupled with cold weather, snow, hot dinners kinda thing, all of which cannot be found in australia at the moment.

we also visited a winery, and in Australia, they have the land space to own vineyards, so their wines are all home-made, which is why they are so cheap.

the owner of the winery allowed us to taste some wines, and he finally recommended us to take home a bottle of port. it was only then that i heard of port, and boy was it good!

when i tried the 12-year-old port, i could taste the alcohol first, but slowly, it changed and i could taste the grapes in it. i was so fascinated by it, that i insisted we buy a bottle home for christmas,

which we did! yays! xD

we continued driving to our next stop, the glow worm caves!

that was the first time i was gonna see glow worms.

when i saw them, they were completely different from what i imagined.

well, i imagined like glittery white lights all over, and i thought they could fly cos i was confused between glow worms and fireflies.

one good thing about the glow worm cave we were going to was that it was man-made,

so unlike those natural ones, you could actually view it more close-up.

upon stepping into the caves, it was refreshing because the temperatures were way way cooler, and it was more humid, perfect conditions for glowworms to thrive.

i enjoyed being in there, like hiding from the hot sun outside.

so we watched a documentary first on glowworms, before proceeding to see them.

when i walked in, all i saw in the complete darkness, were glittering BLUE lights,

pretty much like stars, just close enough for you to reach out and grab them.

it was blue!!

we asked the tourguides heaps of questions, cos we were the only group touring,

so she explained that this particular species of glowworms emit blue lights,

but it could have been another colour depending on their diet, or their type.

the reason why they glow is because they form this long strings of sticky 'snares', which looked like droplets of water on strings, as they call it, that is able to trap flies, so the light is to attract the flies to them, where they will be caught and the glowworm would just suck their insides out.

so they look like stars so the flies will fly towards them, thinking that its the sky, and BAM! they're dead.

scary huh. when i heard that i was shocked.

they were so similar to spiders, arent' they? except spiders don't glow.

but i never imagined them to be carnivores, i mean, even the picture on the brochure depicted the glowworms to be cute little earthworm-like worms, that had a glowing butt, and it was smiling.

another advantage of having a man-made cave is that the tourguide could show us how a glowworm looks like close up. she just shone her torchlight at the worm, and there it is!

among rows of snares, there was a single worm, but the light came from the middle of its belly, and not really the end of it. it was no bigger than half the length of my pinkie, but the tourguide say they have some that are as big as a matchstick length.

lols. then i asked if glowworms were the before-stage of a firefly,

but apparently, they're two completely different things.

when a glowworm changes into an adult, it only has 2 days max to live, and within these two days, they do not eat, cos they have no mouths. so all their energy comes from sucking the insects' insides for about a year(that's the lifespan of a glowworm in the worm stage) and their purpose for the 2 days? purely for mating reasons.

they mate for 30 hours straight, enough time for the female to deposit the eggs, and byebye to the adult fly. lols. sounds pretty tragic to me.

imagine how sad it would be. like being stuck as a helpless worm,

only depending on the light to attract flies, and finally when it has wings and are mobile, they can only mate, and then die. no chance to see the world outside,

their entire life cycle is within the pitch dark caves, with perfectly acclimatised temperature and humid levels. as pretty as they are, i wouldn't wanna be a glowworm, but i do admit that they are amazingly beautiful insects!

yup, and that about sums up my holiday to gold coast/brisbane/sunshine coast all within 10 days! lols. i'm still glad to be home, because the weather there is really dry, and my hair has gone all frizzy and dry, my skin is not coping well with the dry weather there, and i feel constantly dehydrated. but apart from that, it was a great trip!! shall load up pictures if possible.

(guess i will be too lazy to do that, will be on fb though)

i miss singapore food!! laksa laksa laksa! xD

but what i'll miss there the most is my beloved kebab. i could never get sick of eating that, and you will never be able to find such fantastic kebabs in singapore!

in fact, the only kebabs i can find are those in pasar malam or at amk hub basement, and they are simply too lousy to be compared with those in australia.

first of all, kebabs in australia are piled to the brim with veggies and chunks of meat, they are very generous with their portions, unlike in singapore, where i can taste more of the kebab wrap than the meat, i'm like eating flour.

and and and, they TOAST their kebabs in aus!! it gives it a very crispy outside, with a toasty inside, in just melts in your mouth! AH! salivating just thinking about it right now.

i will miss you, my beloved kebabs. :(

okays, this has been a long enough post, and i'm running short of time~!

gotta run!

p/s: everyone who hasn't caught the movie The Time-Traveller's Wife should should SHOULD go and catch it. it is the best show ever! omg. i loved it so much!

[[ i watch you when you are sleepin`, you belong with me ]]

gold coast~!

just landed in brisbane this morning at 6am local time(4am singapore)
the ride was squashed and tiring, worse still it was a night flight.
the day before, me and my sis reached the airport at around 4,
with all the luggages, it was a long wait. nothing much to do.
kate's plane landed around 5+ when she called! hahaha such a coincidence to be able to see her at the airport! its no wonder i couldn't contact her phone.
its good to see her back! hahaha haven't seen her in ages, and she's done with year 1 in uni!
congrats girl~! and enjoy your well-deserved break!!
we'll meet up when i get back to catch up! lols.

baby rushed down from seletar right after he was allowed to go,
the stupid place delayed him for over an hour, but luckily he still reached in time to even enjoy his popeyes dinner! lols.
but everything was so rushy, within an hour, we had to leave for the plane already.
we all said our goodbyes, my goodbye to baby was a sad one. :( ten days without seeing him. *sighs* just when he has more free time at hand.
went in, and only walked around for abit, before we left to board the plane already.
i managed to catch a glimpse of my ABSLUT rock edition! <3!!
its mine when i get back! heehee.

SIA has improved from the last time i sat it,
the screen were bigger, definitely clearer and less pixelated.
but one BIG BAD POINT was that there was this extremely tall guy sitting directly behind me, and his leg was wedged right against the back of my seat, and no matter how i pushed and pushed, he would not buldge. worse still, he wouldn't wake up from his sleep.
so i had to endure 6 hours of back-breaking pain as a result of sitting up so extremely straight.
only managed to catch two shows, harry potter and the time traveller's wife, which was BOTH SO GOOD! still, i didn't manage to finish the time traveller's wife. but i wanna know the ending badly.
the rest of the time, i was dead tired, but my extremely long days had no place in the cramp plane, and i got pins and needles for as many as up to 6 times!!! =( bad bad bad!
the minute i got down from the plane, we headed for lunch at surfer's paradise,
and went to check out the apartment we were gonna stay at.
they had everything! facilities were completely there!
i immediately fell asleep when i reached, too tired and exhausted.

oops. gtg. more the next time!

i had a nightmare...

that's what you get when you're a JC student.
even in your dreams your studies won't stop bugging you.
i dreamt that i had to do chem p2 at some coffee shop, and the question that came out was on QA.
sec school pure chem which i've never learnt. so i couldn't finish the paper,
not only that, i left out all the organic part cos i wasted my time thinking bout the hard part.
horrible horrible HORRIBLE.
luckily it was just a dream, but i lost few hours of sleep thanks to that.
studies get outta my head!
i'm just not attuned to the fact that my a's has ended, that's all.


after monday, i rushed home to get my stuff packed.
that means chucking out all my notes, and i sorted them out into a pile of notes that was all the way up to my waist, and another 2 huge bags of papers.
can you believe how many trees that equals up to?
and all that consists of 5 subjects only.
anyways, its all over now! my room and table looks so bare!
nothing at all, CLEARED! xDD
my mom can never be happier with the current condition of my room.


anyways these few days, i've been mad crazy over DDR.
lols. i know its like the oldest already, but my sis just got 2 new mats for her bday present,
so we've been hooked on that game every morning.
like some routine, and this is better than morning jogs man.
we always play the workout mode, and i sweat so so much more.
besides, its fun so i'm not complaining~!! teehee.
and using the mats is much more easier than playing in the arcade cos you have to stomp your feet so damn hard on the machines, these mats are like weight sensitive or something,
just one touch will do.


note to self: remember to pack bag by todayy!!!!

p/s: why is the stupid public holiday on friday instead of thursday?! :(


[[ oh~ you make me smile! ]]

'LAST' day of exams~!

i can't believe i did it.
i survived through A levels!! =DD
(except for that chem mcq on monday)
i'm alive and kickin` after being pulled through all the papers.
it was hell, but worth making it through!
freedom seems much sweeter now~!



to all my frens mugging for their exams still, JIAYOU OKAYS!
once exams are over, we'll have a blast!!
it just feels so weird to have something so major just come and go.
but never do i wanna repeat that again, once is enough!



i have been so out of touch with everything.
not to mention this, i haven't touched this blog since like 98238748374 centuries ago.
andd the past few weeks has been just...
studying and studying and more studying.
it gets really DEAD boring.



anyways, while i was studying, there were many interesting things that i noticed.
here's some that i actually can remember:

1) the two cleanest toilets in singapore(in my opinion) are at the Esplanade, second level near chocz, as well as Changi Airport. If only every toilet were as clean as the airport, i'll love Singapore ever so much more.

2) The Coffee Bean at Changi t3 serves the best double shot cappuccino ever! Just the right ratio of coffee and steamed milk foam!

3) Angmohs at t3 can't understand why Singaporean students love to hog tables at the coffee bean when they can be studying at libraries or anywhere else

4) christmas deco came early this year at Marina Bay, million thanks to Obama's arrival. (more pretty this year as well)

5) they change the design along the walkway from city link to esplanade every week. (last time i saw, it was something on gummy bears)

6) the pure envy i get when i know i have to head to the library to study when others are just spending their afternoon strolling around shops.

7) the guard in the Esplanade library makes his rounds every 30 mins.

8) the only store that is not overpriced at the esplanade is the convenience stall directly beside the seafood restaurant.

9) Fullerton hotel looks boring during the day, but magnificent by night.

10) coffee can keep me awake for 12 hours even when i only have 4 hours of sleep.

11) when i stack up all my notes and TYS, they're as tall as my waist.

12) Never ever go to amk library on a weekend, unless you're there at 10am to get a seat

13) sleeping early does really help you focus better(tried and it works)

14) never ever press the ON button on your computer when you're studying, it distracts you COMPLETELY.

15) who says you don't have time for workout during study periods. I have my daily dose of exercise from running to and fro from the red line to the circle line.

16) rainy days make you colder, more sleepy and less productive, so studying process slows down drastically.

17) coffee and essence brands of chicken = trip to the toilet

18) classical music helps stimulate one's thinking more than songs with music

19) i used a total of 9 pen refills during the 2 week study break and for A's

20) i wake up every morning thinking 'SHIT. one day closer to A levels."
andd i never ever have to think of that ever again~




bwahahahas. this freedom rocks!
i'm lovin` it.
i have to wake up bright and early tomorrow morning, 6am.
mom's going to some marathon thing, and i'm there for support.
baby's supposed to come along, but horrible tekong is making him stay there for tonight.
i can't get to sleep anyway, i have too many things to see!!!
too many things i've missed out on.




if not for my paper ending on friday, i would have been one of the 100+ contestants joining that 100-hour movie marathon! LOLS!
i reckon i can last a good 80 hours, IF the movies are interesting.
put on some movie that talks about politics and i won't last half an hour in the contest.
but a trip to Tinseltown Hollywood!!! andd the cash moneyy!!
$$$ all that for watching movies??
sounds too good to be true.




nevermind, no tinseltown, but i still have gold coast!!!
will be going there for holidays this thus, exactly 3 days after my last paper end.
kinda last minute thing, guess that was the only date my mom could get tickets for.
thank gawd its summer over there!
the cold is really getting to me in Singapore.
every single day it rains and rains non-stop, and the air is so chilly,
it doesn't even feel like Singapore anymore.
i know i used to complain that Singapore would be a better place if it wasn't so bloody hot all the time, but i didn't mean rain! i meant temperate climate.
rain just makes everything so inconvenient!
i miss Mr Sun, but i'll be meeting him soon in the southern hemisphere one week from now!


I have been hearing so much news on universal studios set to open next year!
i can't wait to see how everything will look like! its gonna be so much fun.
andd i'll still be on holiday!! hahas cheers~!
this year end is gonna be fun fun FUN!!
andd christmas is coming!!!
i love love love absolutely, 100% lurveeeee xmas!!
its the best holiday ever, and we should have not one, but at least 3 christmases a year!!

oh my... seems like i totally regard today as the last paper already,
note to self: do not forget, you still have a chem mcq on monday!
that's all for tonight.
i need some sleep... i swear i'm turning into a panda already.
i wouldn't mind at all, whenever i see them on the news tumbling and fumbling with each other, just makes me feel like cuddling them tightly!
my most adorable newfound siblings~

me LOVE fridays~!

finally a torturous week at school has ended, only to continue in 2 days time.
school has been terror with a capital T!
i didn't imagine A levels to be that tough... :(
the stress of it all.

waiting to my hair to dry before i head out.
dinner at Pasta de Waraku, been dying to try that!!
25% discount for students you see!
OI, dun think i'm aunty ah, you'd go for the deal if you're me! xDD



babyy has been away the entire week(since wed),
at some far far away place in tanjong pagar.
he's working somewhere there, but the working hours are killer!
gawd, he gets home so drained from energy every night,
and i'm drained from doing all my school work and attending lessons till 4+, 5 everyday!
we talk on the phone like 2 living-dead zombies,
and i bet the minute his head hits the pillow, his eyelids will immediately close shut like those heavy metal shutters. :(
poor baby.. and poor me too,
for i miss him badly as well.


chia, joan, jasmine and kim came back to NY today,
met them for lunch during my one-and-only hour break today,
the school timetable seriously sucks.
by 2pm, i'm already brain-dead. i need more breaks in between.
anyways, my fav yongtaufoo stall which was not hoarded by gazillions of people today allowed me to have a good lunch.
chia ate that too(along with her usual request of overflowing chilli! seriously, it reminds me of overflowing larva)
OMG running late, more another time! ~


p/s: like a million people has told me that baby and me look alike! =X i'm beginning to see it too. hmms.
[[ the loving look in your eyes ]]

EXAMS AE OVERRR~! weeee!!

done with exams, but back to school in a few days time! :(
ultimate sadness, where have my holidays gone?
the next bigg bigg holiday i can look forward to is after my A's,
but that seems like a gazillion lightyears away from now!

anyways, straight after 3 gruelling hours for my geog paper,
with fingers sore from gripping the pen so tightly,
i sped over to baby's place, and we got readyy to go for dinner~!!
i was super starvin' cos i skipped lunch before my paper,
BIGBIG mistake.
one hour into the paper, to my utter embarrassment,
my stomach gave an unmistakably LOUD growl!
such a paiseh moment.

when i got there, babyy surprised me with a sunflower!!!
it was so bright andd pretty~!

I ADORE SUNFLOWERS LIKE MADD!
just brightens up my already-happy mood!

but i magically transformed it into TWO sunflowers~!

TADAAS~ impressed?


camwhore abit before we left,
many failed attempts but at least this one turned out all right.

*sniffs sniff*

curiousity didn't kill tingly.

clambering onto the sunflower to catch a stronger whiff!

its scent was so strong that it filled the entire room with the smell of fresh flowers,

extremely refreshing and delightful!
its even better than the aroma-smokey thingg that i have in my room!

love <3>

baby, what's with that face?

*babyy i need dinner badly!!*

awww you look like sucha sad little rum ball (:

ultramannn~ ULTRAMANNN~!!!!

see the cute axe its carrying?

me and babyy spent about 5 games at the pasar malam at amk to finally win two of them axes!

its so much more than just an inflatable axe!

its not only portable, but extremely fun when me and baby start whacking the crap outta each other with those axes.

LOLS, as usual, i win! (:

VIVIENNE-1, JUSTIN-0!

ULTRAMAN: " i will conquer you!!! don't think i cann be bullied just cos i'm filled with air!"

gosh, ultraman looks like some freakyy alien abducting babyy in this picture!

don't worry, i'll save you! :D

after all that, we finally headed out to dinner,

but before that, we headed to topshop to get baby's present.

couldn't find the shirt he wanted, but he eyed another one.

elton scone.

the blue glittery thingyy was dazzling, andd he looked mad nice in it!

so it was sucha good buy!

finally headed to dinner at ryoichi sushi again, cos i missed my smoked salmon and mango sushi,

while baby couldn't wait to get his hands on his soft shell crab roll!

when we arrived, all the booth tables were filled,

shocking to be rather crowded on a wednesday night.

i presume everyone would be at home, and only special cases like us would be out for dinner on a wed night. guess i was so wrong.

we were slotted into a two-seater located beside this glass division,

whereby next door was Thai Express.

andd there was a couple sitting there right beside us,

so it seemed like we were dining with them,

rather uncomfortable but no more seats available.

after we decided what to order, there was an available booth seat and i was so happy about it!

i was all out to rating them 4 out of 5 for services,

but further on into the dinner, i was more and more disappointed.

firstly, my salmon and mango sushi still tasted delicious,

but it has reduced greatly in size.

baby's soft shell crab was even more of a disappoinment for him,

cos the size was reduced by nearly half of it.

but he enjoyed his salmon cheek, andd the beef was absolute yums!

WORSE THING happened was the damage done to my beloved sunflowers!

when we first entered, the waitress kindly offered to keep it in the fridge for me,

when she said fridge, little did i expect it to be the FREEZER where they store the bloody ice cream.

my poor sunflower wilted within 15 mins of removing it from the freezer,

but luckily it only affected 1/3 of my pretty sunflower.

i withdrew backk any good ratings i had to the service immediately,

for they should have known better than putting it in at sucha low temperature.

sunflowers and ice cream are two different things,

andd the damage was only done after i left the restaurant.

totally bummed out by that..

now my sunflowers stand facing my window,

with only 2/3 of the flower still retaining its pretty yellow petals,

the rest have gone brown from the exposure to the sun this morning! hmpfs!

anyways, although it did affect my mood, i still had a great night out!

andd no more exams to stress my brain cells for a while. :)

babyyy was in his new shirt today!

<33

headed to Din Tai Fung todayy for dinner!!

we were gonna try the Steamed Chilli Crab XiaoLongBao!

limited edition in conjunction with singapore food fest,

until 31st aug only!

although that was our primary motive,

we missed the original xiao long baos there as well,

so we did the craziest thingg and ordered two whole baskets of xiaolongbao!(10 piece each)

andd the chilli crab thingy, steamed yam paos, and a plate of their crazily delicious dan chao fan!

*did we order too much??? its alrighty, my mighty expandable stomach to the rescue!*

showing signs of impatience that the food hasn't arrived yet.

but it was pretty prompt.

5 minutes after we've placed our orders, our piping hot baskets of food arrived!! xDD

WOOHOOO~!!! chiili crab xiaolongbaos!

scream for more!

andd this is the maddest thing we have done,

two baskets of xiaolongbaos will not only make you extremely bloated to the max,

but it will also leave you not craving for xiaolongbaos for a longlong time.

too much of a good thing just kills the yearning for it.

so, the next time you're feeling greedy, order one basket,

and decide on ordering the second one only later into the meal!

this was one of the first few he ate,

he popped them into his mouth easily, (this was not his expression when he was eating his 8th one)

and they were maddeningly soupyy when you place the entire thing in and bite down on it!

i used to put it in on the spoon and nibble a tiny hole, before drinking the soup,

and then popping the remaining into my mouth.

but babyy's way of eating it is so much better!

the taste just fuses together~!

dessert: steamed yam pao!

PLAYINGG WITH FOOD!!!!

lols!

the yam pao was yummy!! but the skin was abit too hard,

babyy loved it though, he said it tasted like REAL bun!

lols. probably the normal ones taste kinda fake to him, right baby?

hadd sucha full dinner we practically ROLLED ourselves along to check out the Ion, where they really built a two-storey high LV outlet!

it was absolute GLAM, and oh-so-classy!!

but either its closed, or baby's theory that nobody dared step in the Louis Vuitton shop was true.

either way, we headed back to cine for our movie, Threads of Destiny.

was kinda...confusing,

and not much destiny-y stuff, except same birthday on the same unique day (29th feb)

and they went to the same school.

the ending was too abrupt and i didn't even expect it at all!

so i take it that its true when everyone says this is nto as good as sky of love,

although its the same director.

lols, i thought that abusive boyfriend of hers was mad though, and she was way too nice!

i missed watching movies so much,

really relaxing when its just the screen, surround sound system, and the accompanyment that makes it so complete and perfect. :)

gawdd how i miss going to the movies!!

anyways, still gotta get up for school tmr, drats!

hope i won't be late for class breakfast at 8.30.

i will try my very best to hear my alarm~!
goodnights people!

[[ that's what i love about youu. ]]]

this is EXACTLY what i mean.

this is the real thing,
andd guess what? every bit is true! =D

Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer, that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. So have a cup now and then!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!! ..... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!

'Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO, What a Ride'

cheers~! and credits to kate for this wonderful email! =D

hope you're having fun in Scotland, the pictures look great!

1 down, 3 more days to go!

shit i'm so not looking forward to wed.

wish me luck ppl. tatas!~

[[ and the reason is you. ]]

something fun to do once in a while...

if you happen to be walking around suntec,
feeling like there's nothing much to do.
DARE YOUR FRENS!
head down to the pushcart store right outside carrefour at level one to the
HOT SAUCE SHOP!
this shop boasts selling the hottest sauce that gained itself a position in the guinness world of record, with around 30 over varieties, depending on the rate of hotness.
i dared babyy to give it a try,
and to my utter surprise, he did!

we walked right over, andd he unknowingly asked the owner which sauce was the hottest.
she pointed to the one on the left, which i presume they were rated according to the level of tolerance.
then, he proceeded on to pick out a chip from the sample box,
and he bravely dipped the chip into the sample sauce.
the owner said the hotness will come abit later then when you first pop it in your mouth,
so she precautioned him against dipping too much.
the amount of sauce that covered the chip was only enough to coat the top tip of it(which means it was only a teeny tiny amount), and he popped it into his mouth and started chewing.


3 seconds later,
no effect.
he pestered me to give it a try, saying its not too bad.
so i did, but i simply tried a SPECK of it.
we thanked the woman and went off,
andd this was when babyy started choking, and saying he needed water badly!
omg, i was so afraid that i spat the remaining chip out of my mouth,
and by then, my TONGUE was already ON FIRE!
we stood aside, forcing as much water down our throats.
babyy's situation was far worse than mine cos he swallowed the chip,
and both his tongue and throat were burning.
only my tongue suffered~ lols.


when water didn't do the trick,
we ran into carrefour in desperation. we needed to find a drink badly to put out the fire.
we could only think of lemon1000, but contemplated against it cos it was acidic,
which may aggravate the dire state we're already in.
we stood there deciding, and gulping down water,
and laughing at ourselves underestimating the hotness of the sauce.
Little did we noe, the 'fire' within us was dissipating over time,
by the time we actually got to the counter,
the 'fire' was gone.
it didn't seem so bad after that,
it was an exhilirating moment~


babyy's eyes were tearing from the sauce,
while mine was tearing from seeing his reaction!
hahahs. he was like one of those cute cartoon characters that accidentally ate a bowl full of chilli,
andd desperately running around trying to find water~
wahahahs~ xDD


babyy gushing down my entire bottle of water.


lols. he was not only perspiring, but his entire mouth was red,
and his eyes were all teary~


lols! im so sorry for daring you to do sucha thing babyy,
but you were so brave to try it!
you can now proudly say you've conquered the world's hottest sauce!


so the next time you're feeling bored,
andd need something to spice up your life,
go try the various hot sauces at the pushcart.
its funn to see how others react to the sauce,
but never ever try playing a prank and dumping the whole bottle into your friend's food,
i SWEAR you're gonna kill your friend!


SAY BYEBYE to my long hair, its gonna be shorter soon!~
starbucks to mug for abit,
denn it was DINNERTIME!
had dinner at Ryoichi Sushi at marina sq.
the food was good, andd the MANGO AND SMOKED SALMON SUSHI are to die for!
babyy enjoyed his soft shell crab tamaki,
which only costs half the price of nihon mura, but the crab served was twice the size!
we're so going backk for more next time~ =DD


andd now, for baby's and me latest addiction.
PUPPIES!!!!!

MY FAV:

say hello to my furry friend~ golden retriever pup with the cutest grin ever!!!


BABY'S FAV:

bulldog pup with the most adorable wrinkles on its soft, furry skin!
makes my heart melt~



sticking out its tongue xP



this dog wins it all with just that look in its eyes!
he can even get away with murder~
although i doubt its within the capability of sucha harmless puppy.




furry whites~ look at its paw!!! *awww*



this is the ultimate cuteness!
look at its eyes!!
AHHHH~ makes me wanna cuddle it soooo badly now!
when can i ever get my own puppy??


[[ our song ~ ]]

this is for you.

ever had someone you trust so much betray you?
try someone who's been living right next to you, sharing the same bedroom, living under the same roof do that to you.
you have no idea how scary that it.


how is it possible that i can receive 'punishment' for a crime i did not even commit?
Is not lending my stuff to YOU consider me in the need for a lesson learnt?
i cannot comprehend ONE BIT how that leads to me being punished,
even more so by YOU.


i can assure you that not lending you my foundation DOES NOT render me guilty,
and there is no need for you to hide my treasured belonging from me,
only to return it to me when i'm begging you on bent knees.(you wish.)
may i remind you that you are already 16 years old, and that, my dear, no longer falls under the category CHILDREN.
Therefore, there is no need to resort to such childish acts in a bid to see me stomp my foot and get furiously mad, for if that is the effect you are hoping for, you will be seriously disappointed.


this is not only about getting back at me, but it is also about CHARACTER,
which is a bigbig word that i am sure does not exist in your dictionary.
SURE, you may be able to mask it from the rest of the world,
and put on your pretty facade, BUT, the world is not all blind.
this rotten part of you will exist in you always,
and you are bound to let out your fox tail someday.
As someone who is at least genuinely concerned about you(as much as i don't want to be),
i do hope that day does not come before you have learnt that this is NOT the way to survive in the outside world.
Not everybody is able to condone to your childish acts.
try that on your boss next time and see where it gets you.


One day, you will just have to learn about responsibility,
and that comes from learning to admit to your mistakes and not whine about how you're scared of punishment only after doing something wrong.
THAT should have been thought about way before you do something stupid,
and it is known as consequences.
NO point doing something and fearing the consequences,
for that would only define you as a COWARD~
brave enough to do something so bold?
then be brave enough to face up to the music.


Perhaps you have your own good reasons for doing this,
which i can guarantee that i will not be interested to listen to.
but kindly do me the favour and skip the bullshit about "oh, i really care about you." or "i'm not as bad as you think." for that is really fucking nonsense to me.
punishing me for NOT lending you MY STUFF does not call for me to receive this kinda treatment from you.
it is tasteless, childish and truly blackhearted of you, my dearest sister.
if you still feel no guilt after what has happened,
then i am truly sad to say, that there is no longer any hope for you.

friday night

ohh man, i've forgotten HOW to blog already..
school's shit, they've been piling up so much homework onto us,
its coming in never-ending torrents.
its the second consecutive week that i've got a long weekend,
no school on monday! =DD


thanks to the h1n1, the geog trip to sydney this june was cancelled initially.
but just ONE day after mr yeo cancelled the trip,
the warning level fell the next day! great.
i told my mom about the cancellation of the trip and she cancelled my air ticket.
now that the trip is gonna be carrying on,
i've got difficulties getting my ticket back, and i'm only on stand-by.
*GROANS*
i wanna go sydneyy!! =(( REAL BADLY!


this week's been a dragg.
hurry home soon baby.
you've been gone for too long!


i wanna watch taken!
why's everyone saying its sucha nice show?
two girls getting kidnapped in Paris,
and i always thought Paris was more civilised than that.
andd this ultra cool ex-CIA of a dad tried to rescued both of them.
he only succeeded in rescuing his own daughter.
sounds like its worth watching to me.
i wanna catch 17 again too!
can Zac really be that hot?
i've watched most of his shows except for hairspray,
he doesn't look that cute to me,
not those crazyily cute guy that will induce girls to swoon when they hear his name and include him in their top 10 WANTS list.
maybe this show would change my mind after all.
besides, i only found jay chou cute when i watched Secret.
(although shortly after that, Jay didn't appeal to me anymore)
maybe this would be the same.

caught Friday the 13th some time back,
one heck of a gory movie, with at least some storyline in it.
why won't the killer die in the end?
so many loopholes~! anyways, its just one of them horror flicks.
pissed someone off in the cinema as well, i can't help it that i've got long legs~ >.<


i've been having recurring dreams about owning a puppy!
most of the time its de portugese water dog~
i hope my dream's coming true soon~!! =DD
been sleeping alot these few days, yet still feeling extremely drained.
what's wrong with me.


[[ i've never felt like this before, everything that i do, reminds me of you. ]]

baby's 21st birthday!

arghhh~ guess how long i took to upload all this pics?
an hour and 40 mins!!
why does blogger have to do this/
why can't anyone suggest a faster way of posting pictures online?
i am only allowed 5 pics at a time,
which i have to wait after uploading.
so i spent that time waiting to browse through xiaxue's blog,
which btw has an extremely long post with many many pics.
the alternating between uploading of pics and browsing through her blog was NOT what i had in mind. *groanS*

a long long long time ago, on 21st march,
i brought baby to bottle tree park to prawn!
he seriously had NO idea we were going there,
i hope he did get a surprise!
amazingly, the bus service there was extremely convenient and it landed us right at the entrance to bottle tree park.
the prawning area was only a 5 mins walk from the bus stop.
THANK GAWD IT DIDN'T RAIN!
in fact, the sun was blazinggg hot!

we did one hour of prawning, which costs around $15,
but one hour is barely enough.
anyways, i think they're having some kinda promotion whereby when you prawn on sun-wed,
its $30 for 3 hours!
we're so going back for that one!

It wasn't very crowded when we got there,
baby set up everything himself.
i didn't dare to touch the bait(tiny bits of chicken heart).
the first prawn got hooked about 10 mins after the bait went into the water,
but because we were both HIGHLY inexperienced prawnners,
the prawn got away!!
the second time, baby pulled the prawn out of the water,
but he tugged too hard and the prawn escaped the hook and plopped back into the water!
his first catch was quite a fine-sized prawn,
with the two long spindly, blue claws.

there!

he did everything himself!
from the unhooking of the prawn to putting the prawn into the basket and re-baiting his hook!
lols. not that i didn't wanna help, but i'm very much comfortable with just watching him prawn! =DD

his second prawn was a smaller one,
but then we realised that it wasn't just a smaller one.
it was a female prawn, and a pregnant one at that.
it had this whole brown cluster right below its belly!
OMG. i know. ultimate cruelty.
but baby's a prawn lover,(as in terms of prawn consumption)
so it didn't really bother him much.
in fact, i think he was pretty excited to see how prawn eggs taste like~

andd after an hour of prawning,
we caught a total of....
.
.
.
.
.
2 prawns!

lols. okays fine, 2 prawns ain't alot!
but the next time we go prawning,
it wouldn't just be two measly prawns!
after returning the rods,
we headed to the bbq area to bbq the prawns.
seriously, i'm so proud of myself to be able to witness all these.
when i look at the pics below,
my hair still stands!!



firstly, he skewers the live prawns!!!
i saw it jerk! omg.
imagine having some sharp sharp thing poking through you,
deeply disturbing thought.
andd there he is, nonchalantly skewering the prawn like its a normal thing. lols.
sometimes, i'm so amazed how people can eat prawns!
prawns are scary to eat!


next, he places them on the grill(still alive)
most probably to maintain its freshness, i guess.
this part was scary,
cos the male prawn was still twitching its legs when half side of it has been cooked!!
you could see the side facing us was still grey,
with its moving legs, and the other side was orange!
then suddenly, its legs stopped moving.
this time it was dead for sure.
the prawn should have been killed beforehand so that it wouldn't have to ever experience being cooked alive. yikes! that's painful!


waiting "patiently" for his prawns to be cooked.


all done!
we suspect these pair of prawns were lovers!
the guy was caught first, denn the poor mummy prawn came to visit him,
and ended up getting caught in the hook! :(


PRAWNING WAS FUN!
but only if i'm sitting there watching baby do all the prawning! lols.


NEXT STOP: marina barrage.i had ordered pizza hut and they kicked up a huge fuss saying how they were not able to deliver it to the mrt station. why not?
its still a landmark, but they insisted on an exact location.
luckily, they managed to get hold of the exact address,
andd our pizzas arrived there just about the same time as we did!
AND I FINALLY GOT TO SEE THE HOT STICKER!
it really works! xDD
i've been so wanting to order from pizza hut just to see the HOT word appear on the sticker!


our humble lunch of 8 spicy drumlets(WHICH WE ABSOLUTELY ADORE!)
and a 10 inch pizza, bbq sausage!


when we arrived, the clouds were threateningly dark,
andd the lightning alert was already blaring like crazyy!
we only managed to catch a 5 minutes glipse of the area,
before we were asked to seek for shelter cos of the heavy rainstorm approaching.


lucky for us, there was an indoor shelter area which still provided us with a nice view without getting wet!
the rain was sickeningly heavy, but what's there to complain about when we can still enjoy our pizzas and drumlets! heehees~


after about an hour, the clouds gave up and the rain finally cleared!!
we could finally enjoy the scenic view from marina barrage!

in fact, its even better after a heavy rainstorm cos the wind was amazingly cooling,
andd there was no hot sun to make you feel all sweaty and sticky!
the weather was perfect to be at marina barrage that day! =DD


the floors were still pretty wet but there were many other people who also went out into the open to enjoy the scenery.



MARINA BARRAGE <3


us trying to take a pic with the s'pore flyer behind!


nowhere on earth i'd rather be. =D

RANDOM PICS:

lols. dunno what kinda dead expression we giving.


hahahas! looking innocently innocent!



it was about 6+ when we finally left the place.
andd they were holding some kinda marriage fair at the barrage.
no wonder we saw so many pink and purple heart balloons all over the place.
baby initially thought that someone was holding a marriage ceremony.
we went down to check it out,
andd apparently couples were asked to write their wishes on a pair of balloons before releasing them.
we wrote ours and released it, andd i took another pair of balloons home! hahahs.
the purple balloons were cute and i loved em!
(they deflated the next day anyways)
andd den we had to rush off for dinner!



reached home and took a quick bath before heading out for dinner.
it had started raining again, and this time, the rain wasn't so nice.
we trained down to clark quay where we were already late for my 8pm reservation at sizzling rock.
baby pretty much guessed where we were going for dinner,
but did well to hide it from me!



anyways, sizzling rock was WAYYYY below our expectations.
the only reason why eating there was bearable was cos i was having dinner with him.
AND the worst part is, sizzling rock didn't use to be like that.


the first time i went to sizzling rock, it was on my dad's birthday just last year.
we had an outdoor table facing the singapore river, andd the weather was breezy,
and the ambience was perfect for dinner!
halfway through the meal, the chef(who wasn't local) personally came out and asked for our opinions on our meals, and if everything was going fine.
their customer service was pretty commendable, andd i couldn't wait to return there soon!



LOOK WHAT THEY EVEN MENTIONED ON THEIR WEBSITE!
Right on the edge of the Singapore River sits a rather unique A l Fresco dining experience - the Sizzling Rock.
Merely describing the place as Al Fresco seems to do it injustice, as the Sizzling Rock dishes out not just an outdoor dining experience for breezy Singapore nights, but it also can provide a cool escape for the hot and hungry during lunch. and MORE!



firstly, they did NOT offer us the table at the edge of the singapore river because that section was closed off to normal diners.
it was only reserved for TOUR GROUPS.(first big turn-off)
so the boss suggested we head upstairs, where they had an air-conditioned dining area.
sounds pretty okay to us, so we headed upstairs to check it out.
GUESS WHAT?
the area was like some kinda KTV pub where uncles would just sit there and chit chat.
there was even a variety show playing on the large screen,
and the noise level was enough to drown out even the boss's words.



so we headed back downstairs where we got a table just outside the counter.
when we thought the worst was over.
out popped the two main characters that made our night.
first was a waitress who was in her 30s, and was from China.
second was a mediacorp reject, and celeb-wannabe teenager who worked at sizzling rock just cos mediacorp rejected her.
(oh yeah, she appeared in teenage magazine too and appeared on tv!(Chingay festival))



the China woman started blabbering away in chinese to baby,
while i was served by the teenage girl.
we didn't even have time to ponder over what we wanted to eat,
and we were drowned in their suggestions for this and that.
baby couldn't understand what the China woman was telling him about salad dressing,
while i was stuck in a weird conversation with that teenage girl which was sparked off when she asked me what drinks i wanted to order.



finally, when we've placed our orders,
peace returned and we were left on our own.
the food didn't take too long,
andd during that time, i was explaining to baby how sizzling rock didn't use to be like that.
finally our food arrived.

the really hot volcanic rock that they use to sizzle the meat.


baby's rib-eye steak!



this picture was most kindly taken by the teenage girl,
who didn't fail to continue blabbering even when she so nicely offered to help us take a picture.



when we were done with our meals,
we were pretty disappointed with the service standard there,
and agreed that it was the first-and-last.
then, the teenage girl proceeded to hand us towels to clean our hands.
she held out a towel to baby, who by chance didn't happen to be looking her way.
so i prompted him to take the towel
andd she suddenly exclaimed, "he's crazy! *laughs*"

OH MANN! seriously, i didn't know how else to react but to laugh.



i didn't know what baby did that made her say something like that,
but it was baby's utterly confused expression that made me laugh even harder.
baby didn't hear what she said, but after i told him, he gave the -.- face. hahahs!
i agree with him that the teenage waitress was WAYYY crazier than him, definitely.
she was not only super hyper, but never failed to make irrelevant links to anything and everything!




it was a lucky thing we didn't stay too long, but she really brought the service standard down to an all-time low!

the only thing that salvaged the unexpectedly disappointing dining experience was our bill.
we weren't aware of the one-for-one deal at sizzling rock,
so we thought our bill totalled up to close to $100,
but since they had an ongoing promotion, our dinner costs us only $60,
which wasn't too bad.
the weird dining experience also made it rather memorable for us!
hahahahs.



but once is really enough to deter me from ever going to sizzling rock again.


went for desserts after, at some famous tau huay stall which baby brought me to.
it was somewhere close to the cathay.
headed home soon after that~








SUNDAY: baby's birthday party.

i had planned a surprise birthday dinner for baby,

andd i hope he got a nice surprise!

not all of his closest frens turned up,

but it went on pretty okays.

the cake wasn't supposed to be pink at all.

i swear i can never talk to china people.

the person at the bakery was from china,

and the upteen times that i reminded her that i do not want a single bit of pink on the cake fell on deaf ears.

she nodded and insisted she knew,

but see what happened in the end.

and the blue wasn't THAT nice as she described.

baby and his parents.

happy 21st birthday, baby! =DD

his frens~

andd his aunts and little cousin.

the food that was catered was NOT good.

so the next time anyone does any catering,

do not go to liang food catering.

despite the reviews stating that it wasn't too bad,

andd they had some dishes that were a must-try,

it was really below standard!

andd there was so much leftovers,

that we all had to help take some home!

i had a total of 10 boxes chocked full of noodles, rice, spring rolls and paos.

you can pretty much guess what i had for the next 2 days.

luckily, all the food cleared pretty quickly!

24th march, baby's REAL BIRTHDAY.

the day he finally turns 21 although he doesn't look a day over 19! =DD

hahahas.

i had school that day, so i was only able to meet him in the afternoon.

headed to CHEEKY CHOCOLATES along upper thompson road,

where we've been dying to try the chocolates there!~

it was a pretty cute place,

with loads of cute chocolate wallpapers.

the menu was a chocoholic's dream!

we picked the warm chocolate cake, which was the perfect choice and a really MUST-TRY item there!

we also selected 2 of their in-house chocolates from the menu,

which bore really cute names!

the chocolates there were pretty pricey(around $2.50 per piece)

but so worth every mouth!

the inside of cheeky chocolates.

our WARM CHOCOLATE CAKE!

the melted chocolate filling just oozed right out when we sliced into the cake,

and the vanilla ice cream really complemented the chocolate cake perfectly!

*i'm drooling at the sight of this*

the right hand side is called "the sad little rum ball"

dark chocolate with rum,

and the one on the right was 'dark and sexy"

which was basically just dark chocolate with chocolate flakes coating it.

baby was trying to act like the sad little rum ball! hahas!

CHOCOLATES IS LOVE! <3

andd my huge grin just before we dig in into the warm chocolate cake!

that night,

we went for dinner with baby's parents and aunts and little cousin.

we had some steamboat fish thing, which according to baby is called fish-head-steamboat.

luckily, i didn't see any fish head bobbing around,

but the food was absolute yums! xDD

dinner was really satisfyinggg~ lols.

after dinner, headed back to cg where i got ready to cut baby's birthday cake with him.

his birthday cake was like no other cake,

and i'm pretty sure he'll prefer this to all other cakes!

FIESTA CHEESECAKE from ichiban sushi!

this is baby's favourite cheesecake and its no wonder why.

this cheesecake is yummier than all other cheesecakes as the amount of cheese and cake balances out really well!

the only thing that would make it perfect is the biscuity crust below that most other cheesecakes would have! i love that part alot!

cute candles that i bought from kuhl concept!

PRETTY CAKE WITH HANDSOME BIRTHDAY BOY~


his amazing phone managed to capture really pretty pictures that night.

i loved the twinkly background lights at the back!! =DD

MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT TO HIM! =DD

with his own very personalised wrapping paper! lols!

cute smile, baby!

andd that concludes baby's 21st birthday!!!

21 years old already! omg. he's old! xDD




JUST LAST SATURDAY,

after i had to go back to school for napfa,

which was a total waste of my saturday morning.

(go back just to fail 3 items)

i had to attend kids read in the afternoon.

luckily baby accompanied me to the kidsread thing in the afternoon,

denn he cann noe how terrible it is to read to kids,

and try to settle them down for the activities.

he said it wasn't too bad,

but it would have been alot worse if he weren't there.

headed down to ikea for lunch after that.

FINALLY, baby could try his water shrimps.

but they weren't as fantastic as he thought they would be.

they smelt SO PRAWNY!

hahahs. had smoked salmon, poached salmon and meatballs!! =DDD

i adore ikea's food!! yummy yummy yumms!

the poor alligator that was abused by baby.(the one on the right)

the left one is the original one!

he stuffed the snout in, such that it looks like some lizard!

Remember to catch Take-home chef: Justin Lim

channel 16, every sunday, 2.30pm

after that, we headed to downtown east to catch SHOPAHOLIC!!!!

*SCREAMS*

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THE SHOW SO SO MUCH!!!!

i don't mind watching it over and over again!

(which i am going to)

i laughed so hard during the funny bits~

it was really different from the book,

yet still extremely nice to watch!

the movie wasn't a disappointment at all~

all thumbs-up to shopaholic movie!

a whole row of tingly in the arcade!

i wanna catch one of these tinglys home!

LAST PICTURE OF THE DAY!

RIKKA!!!! =DDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[[ ever ever after~ ]]