Contradicting views...

WAtched half of the drama series, The Vineyard Man, where the princess in goong is the female lead.

Somehow felt something when I saw the show. Esp when the female lead saw how united the ppl in the vineyard was. SHe was from a city, and she came to the country to learn how to farm to inherit the vineyard. In the end, she fell in love with the man working in the vineyard. She learnt to appreciate the country, and in the end she liked the country.

It's somehow like an analogy for most of my friends. For me, all i've taken in is that I've learnt the importance of kinship and company in the country, which I brought back and applied in the city. It made me cherish the kinship and company I have in the city. But nothing in the country. I've met ppl like me in the countryside. But what I see was the worst, or so far I've seen in the countryside. Makes me not wanna stay there. Contradicting isnt it? I'm sure there are ppl who likes the countryside. They learn to appreciate what the countryside have to offer, and choose to stay there for the rest of their lives.

Not for me, therefore I find it contradicting... I have no hard feelings for the countryside. Just my luck. But I've learnt a lot, and at least I did learn to cherish whatever I have in the city...

MOS

Had the best day of my life yest! Haa, any days spent with the e3 guys are great!

It was an impromptu decision to go clubbing today after hanging out at supper yesterday. At first, I thought that only Ivy, Alvin, Me and Wanlin came. In the end, Alvin, Leiming, Jingyi, Ivy, Wanlin, Siyun and Me were at MOS! Haa, first time clubbing with them! Actually, its the 2nd time. The first was during the Bangkok trip.

Was pretty touched when my daddy (Leiming) told me that he came cos of me, despite him taking the risks of going to smoky places after his Lasik surgery. Cos his precious daughter is goin back to Aussie to study, therefore he decided to go. Thanks Daddy if u're reading this! Hee hee... Went to the hip-hop room then proceeded to Trance. Ppl were holding lightsticks which reminded of Rise, a nightclub in northbridge in Perth. Then went to Retro, where mummy (Ivy), Alvin and me were happily dancing. Took some v. nice photos using Daddy's camera!

When I was in the bar counter in the Retro section ordering drinks with Wanlin, I spotted a project superstar finalist, Kelvin Soon! (Sun Wen Hai) Hee hee, wanted to say hi, but by the time I had my drink, he was gone! Then we had to leave soon. on my way out, I saw Kelvin again! Haha... This time I was with Mummy. I took up the courage to go up and say hi. Told him I liked him a lot and that I thought he could sing v. well! (Which is true! Cos I always thought he would win the competition!) He introduced mummy and I to his friend, Terence and wanted to buy us drinks. Mummy and I kindly declined cos the rest were waiting for us. Hee, but nonetheless, it was good seeing him! Haaaaaa


And today, I finally savoured the king of fruits! When I was about to open my mouth to eat the durians my mum bought, I was silly laughing to myself, too happy that I can eat my fav durians! hee hee, my mum laughed at me while my sis gave me the " heh? What's the fuss with eating durians look?" Haa, to add on to it, ate my beef horfun at geylang! What's left is now my fav black pepper crab, which my mum promised is coming soon! Muhahahahaha My saliva's drooling at the thought of crabs! Hee hee, oh yeah, and crabbing in Mandurah real real soon! ;)

Prata story

5 e3 dogs went to a particular prata shop in JE (for the purpose of this story, the name of the prata shop cannot be revealed).

They were seated on the outside having delicious yummy prata. One of them, S, shared a mushroom w cheese prata and a kosong prata with I. They also shared tea halia (I'm not sure if its the correct spelling) and Tea Tarik. W ordered tissue prata which was too sweet, and hot milo while A ordered a kosong prata, mushroom w cheese prata and Ice Milo.

The 5 e3 dogs were happily chatting away until the worker chased us out at 12 am. AFter 12, they close of the outer section. We happily walked away. When we were reaching the car, I suddenly exclaimed, "WE havent paid for our pratas yet!!!" At this instant, the 5 ppl started giggling and realised, "Yea hor!". Haa, but being the kiam siap us, we proceeded to the car and drove off! Haa, without paying.

Haa! ITs super hilarious! I said before they are v. slow in getting the bill. People can run away without them realising it. Haa, the 5 bad dogs.... Hahahaha.

one dog left and the remaining 4 proceeded to WEst coast mac where they sat down chatting. They ordered nothing but no one chased them away. Hee hee.... S had the time of her life last night! Hee hee.... Yeah, and this is the prata story ;)

FREE HUGS

Was on my way to meet patricia and Maggy at takashimaya today. Walked out onto orchard road. I saw this guys back facing me holding a huge sign. I got excited because I kinda knew what he was holding. Seen a similar thing in Youtube before. Except the thing took place in Sydney. Passerbys who saw the sign commented on it, which further confirmed what I thought was written on the sign.


Guess what it was?


The sign says "FREE HUGS".


I was pretty thrilled at the thought of seeing the sign. If I were feeling really upset, I would go up to the guy to give him a hug. I was quite sad to see no one wanting to hug him for the last min I walked past him. A hug can do wonders, esp when you are feeling down.

It made me thought of the low prospect of becoming a psychologist. No one would really go see one when they are feeling down. Most singaporeans would satisfy themselves with materialistic things.

Giving a hug can make a person's day. Being willing to give a person, any random person on the street, is awesome. And I totally respect, admire this guy..... :)

Kelly Li Kelly Li Kelly Li...

I gotta blog about this...

ONe fine day, which is today, I asked Miss Kelly Li out for dinner. She suggested to go Kembangan to have dinner. We took the mrt, happily chatting away. When we reached Kembangan, she told me " I am not sure if I can still remember the way to the place I'm having dinner." When I heard this, I was like "...........".

We walked into Jalan Msjid. We hit the end of the road, at the intersection of Changi Road, we finally found the place. Thank god for that. We found a table. THen I asked Kelly " What are we eating here? " She said " Errr.... I dont know how to order." WHen I heard it, there was a double ................................... in my head. She took me here to have dinner, and she doesnt know how to order? THen what are we gonna eat? I looked around and people were having rice and dishes. I knew we were having herbal chicken, becos the coffee shop put herbal chicken. Finally, we asked the auntie whether they had mee sua (Kel remembered she ate mee sua the last time she came here). Then the auntie asked us "do you want mixed?" We were like "?????" Then we asked the auntie. SHe said mixed consists of pork, pig kidneys and pig liver. I hate pig kidneys so we ordered 2 bowls of mee sua with pork and pig liver. I'm hate eating pig liver too. BUt mum always say " Pig liver replinishes your supply of blood lost during your period!" Felt that I havent had enough blood since I always feel giddy after I exercise, I had to force myself to eat one.

I then heard from Kel that she came with her friend a few years back and its her friend who ordered the mee sua. Okies. Fair enough. You're forgiven!

Haa... Miss Kelly Li! Arent you honoured a post in my blog is just dedicated to you?

Nostalgia

Didnt expect to see many ppl that I've lost contact with today. Was at Cine with Emes when I saw Shwu Huey. WE both share the same name and the same surname. Haa, I remember when we were in Jc, our chinese teacher had a hard time calling our names. When she said "Lee Shu Hui", we both were like " which shuhui?" From then on, we were differentiated either by "xiao shu hui" (me) or "da shu hui" (her) because of our height differences. She was much taller than I am. It's pretty nice to see her.

Had dinner with family at our old place at Bukit Batok. Jiaxian walked past me. Didnt have a chance to say hello. He's one of the e3 dogs. But I lost contact with him since we seperated from sec sch. Only seen him in the first 2 gatherings after we graduated, but havent seen him in the recent ones.

To me, my old place still remains the same. Some shops are still there, like the bread shop my mum used to buy bread from, some hawker stalls still remains, like the duck rice shop which sells yummy kway chap. According to me, they're still the best kway chap I've ever tasted! The 4 of us were comparing rojaks and hokkien mee from Bukit Batok and Toa Payoh. We all tried the rojak in Bukit Batok and agreed that the one in toa payoh is still the best! But after trying the hokkien mee, my sis still thinks that the hokkien mee in toa payoh is better (Tian tian lai hokkein mee in blk 127, toa payoh lorong 1). I somehow prefer the hokkien mee that I had in Bukit Batok. It's less oily, and the chili is not too hot.

Nostalgia... Back to my old place which brings much memories. But somehow, I like the place I'm staying now. But its good to savour the old place. That's where I grew up. THe place shaped who I am. THe school that I attended. The friends that I met and kept in contact till now. Now I believe there's a difference between the east and the west people. And growing up in the west, I still say the west rocks! ;)

4 pretty ladies reunited after 7 years =)

Waner, Mag, Me, Steffi at VivoCity 2007. The 3 of them have become prettier, innit?

Simple thoughts... Mature thoughts..

AFter 7 years since we graduated from Dunearn in 2000, the 4 of us, Waner, Mag, Me and Steffi met up at Vivocity today. We've been good friends since sec 2. We've been through a lot together during our secondary school days, and its because of them that made my secondary school life so enjoyable. Looking back, my sec sch days were the best days of my life. We had so much fun together. The 4 of us were with each other when we faced relationship problems, family problems, teenage problems, friendship problems. I miss our hangouts, going to WEst Mall, CCK Shopping Centre, bowling sessions, movie sessions...

Been chatting a lot on who we've lost touch with. Who's been into what uni etc. It amazes me how all of us are starting to get back in contact with all the sec sch friends we lost touch with, even though we werent even close to them durin sec sch. My first simple thought was that we may have been through a lot in our poly, Jc, Uni days. ANd that made us realise how precious and innocent our friendship was in sec sch. That's why we treasure each other friendships so much now. ANd it surprises me that all of them, I mean ALL my sec sch friends are either pursuing a uni degree, or furthering their education in one way or another. I feel so happy for all of them, and right now, I wanna be in contact with all those that I've missed out on all these years. And whenever I face problems in Aussie, I'll think of them. With every thing I face, it reminds me of them. That with each problem, my heart leaves more room to cherish everything I have with them.

And I wanna leave more room for God. I can't explain it, but after meeting up with Jon and Jem on Tues, My desire for God has somehow sparked a lit. I would love to know god better, to learn to have a better relationship with him.

Yeah, in a nutshell, I'm amazed how mature how all of us has become in 7 years time. Priorities, our future, our marriage seem so important now. And I learnt something. Life is worth living. Because I am so happy that I can live till now, to be able to cherish every moment i have with my friends and family in singapore, even just for a short 3 months.. Thank you God.... ANd I love you =)

Chinatown

Met kel at chinatown for dinner today. It's only one and a half months away from chinese new year (sighz... counting down to the day i leave for aussie again :( ) It's surprising to see Chinatown so quiet. "OG seems sooo quiet", Kel equips.

Had dinner first. Met her at Raffles place, then walked over to Chinatown. Talked about how good the food in Maxwell hawker centre is, but we decided to go to Chinatown itself. WE settled for homemade noodles (shou la mian). I had dumpling noodles dry and Kel had Fried wonton with cha siew noodles soup. It contained no oil. V. plain, v. nice, v. cheap. Just what both of us needed. WE saw that the other stall which sells "zhi cha" looks really good. Thought of organising another e3 outing closer to cny and eating there.

After that, I went to satisfy my craving for a thailand coconut drink ($1). I remembered that Zhida used to order a coconut drink in Bangkok wherever we went; seafood place, chatuchat market, e.t.c. I also remember Alvin telling me that the sausages in 7 eleven is good. And he wasnt joking. It's really nice. Esp the chicken cheese suasage. And its cheap! hahaha... ANd leiming's recommendation of the thai soy milk and vitagen in 7 eleven as well. It's light, less sweet and delicious! Haha.. I miss Bangkok's 7 eleven. And I remember Suqin's shopping craze in Bangkok. According to her, its the first time she shopped like mad ever. And Kel and my craze of getting a sports bag which we could carry to school. ANd for 10 sing, both of us are proud owners of a brown adidas bag, which I am gonna carry to uni.

As Kel and I walked along Chinatown, I chanced upon this stall selling icy ice (Taiwan's xue hua bing). I remembered I fell in love with the desert when suyen introduced me in Curtin's Pasar Malam. The desert is made of flavoured ice with toppings. The ice just melts in your mouth the moment you eat it. Kel fell in love with it after she bought it. Try the mango flavoured one if you guys have a chance! It's delicious. According to that auntie, her stall is the only stall in spore that sells icy ice. PLUS, its only 3 sing. I ate it for $4.50 aussie..... which means it costs around $6 sing, which means I CAN EAT 2 ICY ICE IN SPORE FOR THE PRICE OF ONE IN PERTH! Damn....

We walked further along Chinatown. Went to OG. Nothing much. SAw this shop selling Kuching Kolo mee. Must try that shop next time. Sounds good. Plus many shops selling hainanese chicken rice. Spotted this desert shop along chinatown that sells hot desert. Yummylicious!

Afterwards, we went to Chinatown Point to have a drink at Mac. And in there, I chanced upon annalakshmi. I've always heard from Lu hui that there is annalakshmi in spore. But I just dont know where. Now I found it in Chinatown, which is quite surprising given the fact that it's an indian vegetarian restaurant. They have one in perth, so I told myself I gotta try the one in spore. Shall bring my mum there soon... You take as much food as you want, and you pay any amount you want. All proceeds go to charity. Check it out at http://annalakshmi.com.sg.

Enough of my ramblings... On to watching My Girl... Damn... I bought it this morning for $29.90 in TS only to find it selling for $20 in Poh Kim... :(

Photos of the Bangkok trip...

Left: Me in front of MBK

Right: Photos the guys took in front of MBK. Spot the difference?






Look at the lobster we had on thailand!


From left to Right on the Second Row: Zhida, Alvin, Terence, Leiming
From left to Right on the First Row: Suqin, Kaili, Ivy, Me

Above: "pork rice" on a roadside stall. Costs less than $2 sing. Cheap and nice! Plus 4 girls having german beer in a german restaurant. Their suasages were nice too!

Time Flies...

It's 2007 already! Time passes so quickly in Singapore that I totally lost track of time... It's totally different when I'm in aussie... Oh well, I cant have the best of both worlds! Hee hee, let me try to recall what I did for the past few days...

Today: WAtched Death Note 1 on DVD which I bought from Thailand. Makes me wanna watch Death Note 2. It's not as scary as I thought it would be.

Yesterday: Spent the day catching up on sleep. Been pretty exhausted for the past 2 days. Woke up with a sore throat in the morning

2nd Jan: Had a makeover at Wanlin's place by Siyun, our professional makeup artist at Shu Umera... heee hee... Had my eye-brows plucked. Became a "xiao ye mao" after the makeover, took photos.. Plus, I learnt heaps of makeup tips from her! Thanks Siyun! And remember to put my makeover photos in your blog! Hee hee. Went to West Mall for Dinner and Movies. Havent been to West Mall in 4 years. Brings back Dunearn Memories. Had dinner at this chinese restaurant. Food was fantastic! WAtched Confession of Pain with Kel, Xian, Tian and Wanlin.

1st Jan: Had an e3 gathering at my condo. Bbq... Serene just told me it was the 3rd consecutive gathering at my house... Woke up at 5 am to make almond and mango jelly.. Baked a cake and decorated the word 2007 with strawberries... Played games as usual... drinking games... More ppl turned up this year! It was fun! Thanks everyone for turning up! Its good to see all of you and catch up! You guys have no idea how much laughter u bring to me... no matter where I am, as long as we have gatherings it brightens up my day. Oh yea, and thanks Kel for helping me clean up my place!

31st Jan: Invited Kel and weitian over for countdown. We could watch fireworks from my place. No need to squeese in the crowd. Great! Kel and I were laughing at the videos that terrence took during the bangkok trip. All of them were hilarious! Esp the part where they were in the tuk tuk and imitating the visa ad where the tuk-tuk driver said "Mr Brosnan!" Haahahaha...

Hmm... I cant remember much of what happened before that. Only the meetup with Siqiao. Which was on a thurs. This girl is working right now. She looks v. feminine.. Had a wonderful time catching up with her and shopping with her. Thanks to her, I bought myself a pair of Mondo shoes from Far East... Thanks babe!

Shall post some photos on my next blog... stay tuned...