omg. one year has gone by so quickly!!
go backk to last year's january entry and you cann see my 'HAPPY CNY 2008!" entry. lols.
my cny is once again spent in malaysia, genting to be more exact, and i'll only be home on tues.
the same old things as usual, no casinos this time unless i manage to get in successfully once again. i never get lucky twice.
can't wait for the fireworks tonight, but it'll be so much better if someone else were here too.
oh, my mom actually brought 7 party poppers all the way to malaysia!
its a lucky thing we weren't stopped the customs.
its not your average small hand-size party poppers, but those big red things! the ones that cause sucha loud BANG you'd think someone just fired a bazooka! (although i've never actually heard a bazooka being fired, but i'm imagining it'll be something like that.)
and she wants us to set it off when the fireworks start tonight!
haha. no way. once is enough, i'm scared of those things.
i'll probably just give mine away to someone nearby or let my sis do the honours.
went to megamall yesterday to shop and
that place is seriously gigantic! (or maybe its only huge to lazy people like me when i have to spend hours walking around sucha big mall)
i cann say for certain its definitely bigger than vivo,
but the shops there aren't half as good.
you have the usual mango, topshop, levi, jusco, etc etc. and many other shops that i've never seen before. the only shop i spent nearly an hour in was nichii(i think that's how its spelt) where i finally bought a dress. the cny crowd did not help one bit.
by late afternoon it got more crowded, and the long queues for the fitting rooms was enough to deter us from trying on any clothes.
we only entered shops that weren't so crowded and where we didn't have to queue 10 mins just to try on clothes.
met up with my parents around 6+ before heading back up to genting again.
it started to rain on our way back up to genting, and it was so misty that the high-beam didn't help much. it was basically a cold, dark and wet journey up, andd i was so thankful to finally return to the comforts of the hotel room again.
dinner was at kenny rogers, but the macaroni and cheese cannot be compared to singapore's one at all! bleahbleahbleah it used to be much better. plus, food prices in genting has gone up by nearly 1/3 its price.
still, there are some pretty good places to eat here.
my dad mentioned something about going down to some mushroom farm to have dinner tomorrow night. mushrooms sounds good~
and i failed once again to locate the cafe which used to sell the best nasi padang that i've ever eaten. it closed down 3 years back for renovation but i can never find it again.
maybe it never did renovate.. :(
okays, this has been a long enough entry.
have a good CNY everybody!
(btw, i'm still lagging behind on blogging about many other things.)
[[ do you know, i'll never let you go. ]]
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
FOOD ATTACKK!
:( school's starting this monday and i can't be any sadder.
this only means 3 things:
1. lesser free time
2. more stress
3. more homework/tests or deadlines to be met!
when will be my next holiday?
to Genting i guess, for the chinese new year.
its sorta our routine now every year,
and its a great getaway from the hustle and bustle in Singapore.
that's only before i realised that people in malaysia do actually celebrate CNY,
therefore, there wouldn't be much difference since its gonna be equally packed over there.
greats..
been to a fair few places to pig out these few days~
its great but my body's hating me for gaining all the extra kilos.
andd i'm lazy as a pig to actually get down to working out.
i'll have to leave it to my trusty PE lessons when school starts i guess. xDD
Had dinner at kenny rogers roasters in suntec with dear for our 4th month anniversary.
i have never actually tried kenny rogers in singapore, only up in genting.
For starters, we had kenny rogers muffins which i adore oh-so-much!!
the buttery, fluffy pieces are simply heavenly, with bits of corn in it!
(my mouth is already starting to water once again)
the side dishes were served in larger portions here in singapore,
andd the macaroni and cheese was absolutely FABULOUS!
i so prefer the seashell pasta they serve here as compared to the normal macaroni that they
have in Genting. Also, the cheese is way way cheesier~! just the way i like it!
dear had ribs while i had their signature black pepper chicken.
both of them were delicious to the core!
thanks to my ravenous appetite,
i managed to not only finish a quarter of the chicken,
but also downing the two side orders easily, the other which was pasta salad.
i regretted it instantly as i felt SO super bloated after dinner that i could barely walk!
let the pictures do the talking~
playingg around with his phone after his meal.
satisfying meal for him! he managed to eat the ribs with only cutlery and not with the aid of his hands, something that proved to be rather impossible for me.
dear: Ahhh......ahhhh......AHHH...!!!..(AH-CHOO!!!)
he was also having a flu that day, so i kept trying to snap shots of him sneezing!
he must have sneezed 9812837817 times during dinner that day! lols.
this shot was a successful attempt!
dear: AHHHH!!! i give up! why must i keep sneezinggg??
the look of surrender is clearly written all over his face! xDD
.
.
.
andd lastly,
the final end product after our dinner!
justin and vivienne strikes again!
lols. after dinner, we wandered around suntec city for abit,
went to the arcade to play this really cool game called asian dynamite.
it was pretty interesting and we're definitely going back to complete the game this time!
no more game over for us! only THE END!
dear also managed to snap a picture of me on this pirate ship thingyy~
those that u put coins in and it'll start moving.
except this one was out of order.
i have a fetish for pirates, thanks to POTC~
but not a pirate ship that's under maintainance and wayy too little leg space for me~ lols.
we've also discovered a place where they have ice cream fondue available that's not too overpriced. i havehavehave to go there!! its so yum just thinking about it!
the following day,
i finally had the chance to meet up with kate since she's back in singapore!
she's still the same old her, always having out-of-the-world stories to tell me,
new experiences, new gossips!
we had lunch at BILLY BOMBERS!
it was a first time for the both of us and we presumed that burgers were their speciality,
so we both ordered philly cheesesteak jr.
cheesesteak sounds good, but i thought it was a sort of burger.
only when our food arrived did i realise that it was served with hotdog bread.
nevertheless, it was still as yummy and i can conclude that they definitely have the best fries.
i've never seen it before, but it comes in long thin, flat strips.
forget the normal shoestring or criss-cut fries,
but think upsized kway teow sizes(in breadth), and nearly similar length to that of normal fries.
the cheesesteak was the star of the meal~!
HOWEVER, i made a wrong choice by ordering a passionfruit mocktail which was quite a disappointment as they added too little syrup.
i do agree that i may sometimes have malfunctioning tastebuds,
but not this time.
all i could taste was the soda water itself,
and its not tempting at all.
even after requesting for more syrup to be added, it did not taste any better.
kate's order of chocolate milkshake looks WAY WAY more delicious,
andd it would definitely be what i would be ordering on my next trip to billy bombers!
dessert was chocolate ice cream, which was sinful but perfectly satisfyingg~!!
we spent a couple of hours just chatting away at our table,
and did not leave till 20 mins before our movie began.
caught transporter 3 that day,
it was not bad, andd i could grasp the storyline easily without even catching the first two movies! his car is really rather cool, but i refuse to believe that such a good car exist in the world. hahahs. it has perfect braking, and is able to withstand being driven into the river, and smashing into trains. it has gotta be the ultimate car already.
after the movie, we went to plaza sing to browse around a couple of shops,
before i had to head back to the cathay again for my sister's birthday dinner at astons.
My stomach was still pretty bloated then, with my lunch only halfway digested.
the queue at astons was crazy!
it was a weekday night, and yet by 8 o clock,
the queue was still so long.
settled for grilled salmon for dinner, which i split with my mom,
andd i've never been more full in my entire life!
i'm surprised my weighing scales did not get crushed under my newly-gained ** kilo body weight when i stood on it that night.
lols. would love to blog more but its already 2.17am on a saturday morning.
val's having her birthday chalet tomorrow andd my mom needs all the help she can get for the preparation of food tomorrow.
what better person to look for other than me right?
eyelids are shutting any minute~
goodnight!
[[ you be the prince, and i'll be the princess ]]
this only means 3 things:
1. lesser free time
2. more stress
3. more homework/tests or deadlines to be met!
when will be my next holiday?
to Genting i guess, for the chinese new year.
its sorta our routine now every year,
and its a great getaway from the hustle and bustle in Singapore.
that's only before i realised that people in malaysia do actually celebrate CNY,
therefore, there wouldn't be much difference since its gonna be equally packed over there.
greats..
been to a fair few places to pig out these few days~
its great but my body's hating me for gaining all the extra kilos.
andd i'm lazy as a pig to actually get down to working out.
i'll have to leave it to my trusty PE lessons when school starts i guess. xDD
Had dinner at kenny rogers roasters in suntec with dear for our 4th month anniversary.
i have never actually tried kenny rogers in singapore, only up in genting.
For starters, we had kenny rogers muffins which i adore oh-so-much!!
the buttery, fluffy pieces are simply heavenly, with bits of corn in it!
(my mouth is already starting to water once again)
the side dishes were served in larger portions here in singapore,
andd the macaroni and cheese was absolutely FABULOUS!
i so prefer the seashell pasta they serve here as compared to the normal macaroni that they
have in Genting. Also, the cheese is way way cheesier~! just the way i like it!
dear had ribs while i had their signature black pepper chicken.
both of them were delicious to the core!
thanks to my ravenous appetite,
i managed to not only finish a quarter of the chicken,
but also downing the two side orders easily, the other which was pasta salad.
i regretted it instantly as i felt SO super bloated after dinner that i could barely walk!
let the pictures do the talking~
playingg around with his phone after his meal.
satisfying meal for him! he managed to eat the ribs with only cutlery and not with the aid of his hands, something that proved to be rather impossible for me.
dear: Ahhh......ahhhh......AHHH...!!!..(AH-CHOO!!!)
he was also having a flu that day, so i kept trying to snap shots of him sneezing!
he must have sneezed 9812837817 times during dinner that day! lols.
this shot was a successful attempt!
dear: AHHHH!!! i give up! why must i keep sneezinggg??
the look of surrender is clearly written all over his face! xDD
.
.
.
andd lastly,
the final end product after our dinner!
justin and vivienne strikes again!
lols. after dinner, we wandered around suntec city for abit,
went to the arcade to play this really cool game called asian dynamite.
it was pretty interesting and we're definitely going back to complete the game this time!
no more game over for us! only THE END!
dear also managed to snap a picture of me on this pirate ship thingyy~
those that u put coins in and it'll start moving.
except this one was out of order.
i have a fetish for pirates, thanks to POTC~
but not a pirate ship that's under maintainance and wayy too little leg space for me~ lols.
we've also discovered a place where they have ice cream fondue available that's not too overpriced. i havehavehave to go there!! its so yum just thinking about it!
the following day,
i finally had the chance to meet up with kate since she's back in singapore!
she's still the same old her, always having out-of-the-world stories to tell me,
new experiences, new gossips!
we had lunch at BILLY BOMBERS!
it was a first time for the both of us and we presumed that burgers were their speciality,
so we both ordered philly cheesesteak jr.
cheesesteak sounds good, but i thought it was a sort of burger.
only when our food arrived did i realise that it was served with hotdog bread.
nevertheless, it was still as yummy and i can conclude that they definitely have the best fries.
i've never seen it before, but it comes in long thin, flat strips.
forget the normal shoestring or criss-cut fries,
but think upsized kway teow sizes(in breadth), and nearly similar length to that of normal fries.
the cheesesteak was the star of the meal~!
HOWEVER, i made a wrong choice by ordering a passionfruit mocktail which was quite a disappointment as they added too little syrup.
i do agree that i may sometimes have malfunctioning tastebuds,
but not this time.
all i could taste was the soda water itself,
and its not tempting at all.
even after requesting for more syrup to be added, it did not taste any better.
kate's order of chocolate milkshake looks WAY WAY more delicious,
andd it would definitely be what i would be ordering on my next trip to billy bombers!
dessert was chocolate ice cream, which was sinful but perfectly satisfyingg~!!
we spent a couple of hours just chatting away at our table,
and did not leave till 20 mins before our movie began.
caught transporter 3 that day,
it was not bad, andd i could grasp the storyline easily without even catching the first two movies! his car is really rather cool, but i refuse to believe that such a good car exist in the world. hahahs. it has perfect braking, and is able to withstand being driven into the river, and smashing into trains. it has gotta be the ultimate car already.
after the movie, we went to plaza sing to browse around a couple of shops,
before i had to head back to the cathay again for my sister's birthday dinner at astons.
My stomach was still pretty bloated then, with my lunch only halfway digested.
the queue at astons was crazy!
it was a weekday night, and yet by 8 o clock,
the queue was still so long.
settled for grilled salmon for dinner, which i split with my mom,
andd i've never been more full in my entire life!
i'm surprised my weighing scales did not get crushed under my newly-gained ** kilo body weight when i stood on it that night.
lols. would love to blog more but its already 2.17am on a saturday morning.
val's having her birthday chalet tomorrow andd my mom needs all the help she can get for the preparation of food tomorrow.
what better person to look for other than me right?
eyelids are shutting any minute~
goodnight!
[[ you be the prince, and i'll be the princess ]]
Monday, January 05, 2009
random.
1. Were you smiling when you woke up this morning?
nopes. got woken up earlier than my alarm~ *grumpy*
2. When was the last time you met someone new?
yesterday at ogl meeting.
3. When did you last eat pizza?
long long time ago. but just went to pizza hut ytd! lols.
5. Do you wash your own clothes?
washing machine does it for me.
6. Are you any good at poker?
poker's the 5-card game right? hahahas no.
7. What do you want more than anything?
me to know, you to find out.
8. Are you tired?
nopes!
9. Besides your bed, what is your favorite thing in your room?
i have many favourites! eg. musical box, tingly, flowers, bolster.. all of equal favouriteness! xD
10. Pepsi or Coke?
pepsi!
11. Would you ever take someone back if they cheated on you?
depends on who the person is.
12. Do you enjoy piercings and tattoos?
enjoy no. like yes!
13. Taco Bell or McDonald's?
TACO!
14. Are you restless?
not at the moment.
15. Is your computer desktop or a laptop?
laptop.
17. Want to be a prince/princess?
how bout movie star? mwahahahas!
18. Do you believe dreams come true?
absolutely.
19. Last song you heard?
love story by Taylor Swift
20. Do you like Batman?
get real.
21. Who is in the room with you?
sister.
22. What are you wearing on your foot?
bare.
23. What was the last thing you ate?
rasin bread! xD
24. What were you doing before this?
chatting to laogong online.
25. What is the closest item near you
my beloved tingly!
26. In your opinion what is the weirdest thing listed on goofysicons.com?
huh?
27. What instant messaging service do you use?
msn, duh!
28. What's your favourite website?
xiaxue.blogspot.com
29. Whose house were you at last night?
my own.
30. What do you wear more, jeans or sweatpants?
jeans.
31. What is the last movie you watched?
YES MAN!
32. What do you currently hear right now?
fan.
33. When did you last buy a new pair of pants?
hmm....
34. Where's your favorite place to be?
doesn't matter where you are, but who you're with. :)
34. Have you ever heard of the band Our Lady Peace?
nope.
35. Where do you sleep?
in the toilet.. of course on the bed!
36. Where do you shop the most?
no idea.
37. Where did you get the shirt you're wearing?
totally forgot. got it long time ago.
38. Coach Purse or NFL game tickets?
can i get cash instead?
39. Where was your default pic taken?
sentosa.
40. Why did you pick your background?
makes me happy.
41. Are you happy with where you are?
yepp.
42. Do you believe love at first sight exists?
lols. only for certain cases.
43. Do you believe in celebrating anniversaries?
yep.
44. Do you believe that you can change someone?
i guess.
45. What are you going to do after you do this survey?
blog summore!
oh yeahs. i would also like to blog about my new darling tingly!
but i need pictures, so that would be in my next post if i ever get down to blogging.
currently 1.15am but im still waiting for dear to finish doing his resume,
what's a resume?
swimming with yx and yl tomorrow at cg.
haven't swam in ages! hope i still remember and not drown!
my voice is back, but my throat's still not fully 100% okay yet.
pleasepleaseplease get better soon!
i'm craving to eat soooooo many things!
[[ you were romeo, you were throwing pebbles. ]]
nopes. got woken up earlier than my alarm~ *grumpy*
2. When was the last time you met someone new?
yesterday at ogl meeting.
3. When did you last eat pizza?
long long time ago. but just went to pizza hut ytd! lols.
5. Do you wash your own clothes?
washing machine does it for me.
6. Are you any good at poker?
poker's the 5-card game right? hahahas no.
7. What do you want more than anything?
me to know, you to find out.
8. Are you tired?
nopes!
9. Besides your bed, what is your favorite thing in your room?
i have many favourites! eg. musical box, tingly, flowers, bolster.. all of equal favouriteness! xD
10. Pepsi or Coke?
pepsi!
11. Would you ever take someone back if they cheated on you?
depends on who the person is.
12. Do you enjoy piercings and tattoos?
enjoy no. like yes!
13. Taco Bell or McDonald's?
TACO!
14. Are you restless?
not at the moment.
15. Is your computer desktop or a laptop?
laptop.
16. How many friendster views do you have?
haven't been to friendster today andd too lazy to go now.
17. Want to be a prince/princess?
how bout movie star? mwahahahas!
18. Do you believe dreams come true?
absolutely.
19. Last song you heard?
love story by Taylor Swift
20. Do you like Batman?
get real.
21. Who is in the room with you?
sister.
22. What are you wearing on your foot?
bare.
23. What was the last thing you ate?
rasin bread! xD
24. What were you doing before this?
chatting to laogong online.
25. What is the closest item near you
my beloved tingly!
26. In your opinion what is the weirdest thing listed on goofysicons.com?
huh?
27. What instant messaging service do you use?
msn, duh!
28. What's your favourite website?
xiaxue.blogspot.com
29. Whose house were you at last night?
my own.
30. What do you wear more, jeans or sweatpants?
jeans.
31. What is the last movie you watched?
YES MAN!
32. What do you currently hear right now?
fan.
33. When did you last buy a new pair of pants?
hmm....
34. Where's your favorite place to be?
doesn't matter where you are, but who you're with. :)
34. Have you ever heard of the band Our Lady Peace?
nope.
35. Where do you sleep?
in the toilet.. of course on the bed!
36. Where do you shop the most?
no idea.
37. Where did you get the shirt you're wearing?
totally forgot. got it long time ago.
38. Coach Purse or NFL game tickets?
can i get cash instead?
39. Where was your default pic taken?
sentosa.
40. Why did you pick your background?
makes me happy.
41. Are you happy with where you are?
yepp.
42. Do you believe love at first sight exists?
lols. only for certain cases.
43. Do you believe in celebrating anniversaries?
yep.
44. Do you believe that you can change someone?
i guess.
45. What are you going to do after you do this survey?
blog summore!
oh yeahs. i would also like to blog about my new darling tingly!
but i need pictures, so that would be in my next post if i ever get down to blogging.
currently 1.15am but im still waiting for dear to finish doing his resume,
what's a resume?
swimming with yx and yl tomorrow at cg.
haven't swam in ages! hope i still remember and not drown!
my voice is back, but my throat's still not fully 100% okay yet.
pleasepleaseplease get better soon!
i'm craving to eat soooooo many things!
[[ you were romeo, you were throwing pebbles. ]]
Thursday, January 01, 2009
drats...
on the first day of the new year, 1st January 2009,
i have no voice.
i've really been rendered speechless this time..literally! (and very against my own will!)
think it must have been the 4 dougnuts that i've consumed since yesterday,
including one green tea doughnt this morning, thanks to my mom's theory that if i were to eat doughnts on the first day of the new year, i would be prosperous or something..
she must have heard it off 90.5FM.
anyways, went to get a dozen of doughnuts from doughnt factory yesterday,
my favourite would now be dark chocochino~
smothered with dark chocolate on the top but this creamy, cappuchino foam within the doughnt itself!
sidetrack: AHHHH!! XIAO ZHU MADE IT MOST FAVOURITE ARTISTE OF TAIWAN on mtv asia awards! he sounds cute when he's attempting to speak english! wahahahs! i can't scream!(i can't even talk!) i can only nudge my sis like crazeee! gawd i hate it when i have no voice....
oh and yx would be loving to watch mtv now... her beloved super junior is performing now~
okays, back on topic.
me&dear met yx and yl at city hall around 8+ yesterday night,
we were planning to catch the fireworks but went for dinner first at hong kong cafe~
my voice was alreadyy sounding very raspyy by dinner yesterday,
but i couldn't stop blabbering non-stop cos there was just too much to talk about.
sometimes, when i feel like i have nothing to talk about, my voice just works perfectly fine.
but just when i'm in the talking mood, there goes my voice. reduced to nothing more than a hoarse whisper. sighhhs.
walked around marina square after dinner,
went to meet up with dear's frens for abit, denn we headed to find a good spot to catch the fireworks.
the crowd near the esplandade/marina bay area was crazyyy!
the four of us dreaded squeezing with the crowd so we headed to a spot just a few metres away from marina bay and right in front of marina square.
it was not as crowded there as the areas near the esplanade,
BUT when the fireworks started,
we had like a perfect view from there!
luck must have really been on our side cos we ourselves had NO idea where the fireworks came from, so it was pretty hard to find the right spot to view the fireworks.
the fireworks were beautiful yesterday night,
plus a BIG bonus was that we didn't have to be squeezing with another 9812838127381 people.
i'm so going back there next year again!
FIREWORKS ARE AWESOME!!~ i love em!
i didn't scream at all yesterday, andd i nearly drowned myself in drinking so much water, so i have no idea how i can be voiceless today.
its alright, just have to stick to whisperingg and loads of let-my-actions-do-the-talking.
my mom just went out to attend her sec school class gathering.
secondary school! that's amazing how they actually managed to keep in contact!
it must have been, what, 20 years?
it would be very nice to still keep in contact with all my classmates(pri,sec,jc) 20 years from now, hahahas.
back to my tv~ tatas`
[[ kisses & fireworks mesh so well together~ ]]
i have no voice.
i've really been rendered speechless this time..literally! (and very against my own will!)
think it must have been the 4 dougnuts that i've consumed since yesterday,
including one green tea doughnt this morning, thanks to my mom's theory that if i were to eat doughnts on the first day of the new year, i would be prosperous or something..
she must have heard it off 90.5FM.
anyways, went to get a dozen of doughnuts from doughnt factory yesterday,
my favourite would now be dark chocochino~
smothered with dark chocolate on the top but this creamy, cappuchino foam within the doughnt itself!
sidetrack: AHHHH!! XIAO ZHU MADE IT MOST FAVOURITE ARTISTE OF TAIWAN on mtv asia awards! he sounds cute when he's attempting to speak english! wahahahs! i can't scream!(i can't even talk!) i can only nudge my sis like crazeee! gawd i hate it when i have no voice....
oh and yx would be loving to watch mtv now... her beloved super junior is performing now~
okays, back on topic.
me&dear met yx and yl at city hall around 8+ yesterday night,
we were planning to catch the fireworks but went for dinner first at hong kong cafe~
my voice was alreadyy sounding very raspyy by dinner yesterday,
but i couldn't stop blabbering non-stop cos there was just too much to talk about.
sometimes, when i feel like i have nothing to talk about, my voice just works perfectly fine.
but just when i'm in the talking mood, there goes my voice. reduced to nothing more than a hoarse whisper. sighhhs.
walked around marina square after dinner,
went to meet up with dear's frens for abit, denn we headed to find a good spot to catch the fireworks.
the crowd near the esplandade/marina bay area was crazyyy!
the four of us dreaded squeezing with the crowd so we headed to a spot just a few metres away from marina bay and right in front of marina square.
it was not as crowded there as the areas near the esplanade,
BUT when the fireworks started,
we had like a perfect view from there!
luck must have really been on our side cos we ourselves had NO idea where the fireworks came from, so it was pretty hard to find the right spot to view the fireworks.
the fireworks were beautiful yesterday night,
plus a BIG bonus was that we didn't have to be squeezing with another 9812838127381 people.
i'm so going back there next year again!
FIREWORKS ARE AWESOME!!~ i love em!
i didn't scream at all yesterday, andd i nearly drowned myself in drinking so much water, so i have no idea how i can be voiceless today.
its alright, just have to stick to whisperingg and loads of let-my-actions-do-the-talking.
my mom just went out to attend her sec school class gathering.
secondary school! that's amazing how they actually managed to keep in contact!
it must have been, what, 20 years?
it would be very nice to still keep in contact with all my classmates(pri,sec,jc) 20 years from now, hahahas.
back to my tv~ tatas`
[[ kisses & fireworks mesh so well together~ ]]
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