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Sex and the City
Friday, May 30, 2008

Theatre was almost full by the time bf booked them online. We managed to get seats 3rd row from the front, thankfully. Throughout the movie, there were lots of Woo~ and Ahs~ coming from the ladies all around us, especially when the big-ass closet that Carrie's fiance built for her was revealed. Many fancy costumes were worn in the movie, I guess that's what some people came for.

I haven't watched the TV series so can anyone tell me if the actresses are really as old as they are in the movie? Women in their 40s (& 50s) with such incredibly high sex drives? Mum's 50++ too.. hmm. Teehee. Anyway, I guess lots of sex scenes got cut off. What a turn-off. I mean, the scene suddenly gets cut off when they've just started bonging each other. Where got people have sex and stop halfway one. Can't wait to catch the uncut version online!

Movie aside, bf & I are going to have a mini pre-birthday celebration for him tomorrow evening. Keeping fingers crossed that everything's going to turn out great!

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11:05 PM



Secrets
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Do you feel exhilerated and thrilled when you think you've just discovered a secret?

Today, I think I've stumbled upon a secret of a loved one. There was no anger involved. I felt nothing like what I've just described, instead, I felt calm though there was a tiny tinge of disappointment. I thought that maybe it was just an coincidence, what I'm seeing before my very eyes, but then I looked harder and realized that there's no mistake about it.

It's no big deal, really, I just don't understand why it had to be kept from me, all this time.

So much for the trust,
so much for all that we've been through.

there's no use in the goodfriend speaking up for you at a time like this, dtd.

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4:28 PM



Overload!
Friday, May 23, 2008
There's been a lack of updates and this entry's to make up for it. Wait for the pictures to slowly load people!

HOTBOYS KELONG 17th & 18th MAY
Slept over at Siao's with Rob the night before we left. Bf was supposed to come over to finally take a look at Milo but he ended up at andy's place with the rest of his gang. We spent most of the time watching madtv clips on youtube and munching on tasty tapioca chips before falling asleep finally.

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The next day started damned early. We got onto our coach and were soon on our way to NTU, and then JB.

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meet the primary school clique

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and this is andy, one of bf's sec sch good friends.

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bf and me. le sigh.

Took a 25-minute speedboat ride to get us to the kelong, and the ride was kinda thrilling. Think viking ship rides at amusement parks, plus a whole new lot of wind in your hair.

Kelong was pretty packed with many other fellow Singaporeans when we arrived, kids running about and shrieking, uncles in different corners of the kelong with their lines cast into the waters. It was lunchtime! Didn't take us long after that to start our own fishing adventures, set up the idiot-proof rigs and found ourselves a comfortable spot to cast our lines.

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hur hur

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robin's attempt

4 pm came and it was time for to visit the nearby sibu island. waves were kinda strong, though it's probably not at the strongest yet. Got pushed about by the waves abit before we came ashore to play Captain's ball.

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frolicking... classic shot leh siaos!

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and another one...

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siaos and rob on the way to the island

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we were at the stern's stern.

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hotboys kelong

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beach of sibu island.

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jump shot, as you can see, i failed!

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moon and i-forgot-her-name! on the way to the island.

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first catch of the day, credits to jon.

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spastic me-bf shot.uh-huh uh-huh

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the 4 girls who recently just graduated from RJC. we played captain's ball with them.

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part of the kelong

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with the ntu/ex-cchs girls, mahjong at night.

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sun-rise

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group shot

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sunshine girl!

So 2 days and 1 night passed by pretty quickly. With that many people on the kelong, I guess I am thankful that it didn't have to be any longer/shorter. It was a good weekend getaway, perfect for people who don't have that much time to spare, but would still like to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city life.

VESAK DAY 19th MAY
Accompanied my mum to the Gwan Yim temple at Geylang Lorong 27 in the afternoon. Did the 'bathe Buddha' thing, had a serving of vegetarian lunch and a stick of durian ice-cream before we moved over to Peninsular Plaza to get her a new pair of track shoes.
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Met up with ex-Empathians for dinner at Heeren's NYDC and contemplated for a long time before deciding to head to the bar/pub that jianwei frequents. Had a hard time persuading zeling there. The bar's called 6 A.M and it's located near Central, Clark Quay. Bf came down and stayed for a short while before he sent me home. Realized that he left his wallet at the pub only after I got home.

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ep girls...

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nydc

Dinner at SHIN KUSHIYA
Met up with bf for dinner on Tuesday evening. We were supposed to meet for Gelare but we ended up in some Japanese-skewer restaurant first instead. And it's also on this night that I tried Godiva's goldlixer drink (or sth like that, dark chocolate) and I tasted bliss. $10 for a cup of ice-cold bliss, you should try it someday too.

Right back to Shin Kushiya. It's located somewhere (very) near to the new underpass when you walk out of Citylink to Suntec.

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Salmon sashimi, the belly part. $9.50 for the few slices of salmon but it was (in bf's words) heaven. He's quite a salmon sashimi fan these days... Quality-wise, it was pretty good. Near to melt-in-mouth.

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Bf's main, bits of char-grilled salmon and rice in clear broth. Reminds me of mwee fan, if you know what that is. Don't be fooled by the looks, this seemingly normal bowl of soup actually tastes power, especially with the little bit of wasabi mixed into the broth.

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my katsu curry don. the curry's sweet, I would actually prefer it a little more savoury. As for the pork cutlet, it stayed crispy throughout and it's also not too greasy. guess the pork's really quite good.

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lighting

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complimentary drinks, lychee cocktail and beer.

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Do try this if you're a fan of sesame desserts. The ice-cream's accompanied by some thick sesame paste at the side for extra eating pleasure. miam.

At gelare,
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mango smoothie, i've never been a big fan of smoothies but omg, this has got to be one of the best that i've ever tasted (which is in this case, not a lot).

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Siao u'll like this.

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Half-price waffles FTW!

GRADUATION 22nd MAY
And so, we officially graduate. Was sick and hence, the lack of pictures. Made my way home quickly after the ceremony ended. Mum attended the ceremony with me. Left much emotions surging, but I guess that'll be another entry by itself.

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stage very nicely done-up.

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performers, diva-sth, or sth-diva. sang a song from celin dion(?)

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mum & i. what a contrast.

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dearest ev & i. your speech brought about many memories, thank you for that.

And so, we graduated.

I went wakeboarding the next day, barely after I got a teeny bit better. Bf picked me up and drove us to Punggol Marina to meet his friends and the rjc girls. It's like a once-a-year thing now, wakeboarding. So bloody expensive can!

Will not forget to mention that relatives are here to visit from Penang. Danny's starting school in a week and the family's here to help him get settled. We visited at least 10 different "3 for $10" shops selling the same stuff over at Chinatown last night. Ohgosh.

What a superlong entry.

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10:49 PM



I'm hot
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Aching muscle, burning ankles, nose that won't stop running, and damned itchy mozzy bites. Hurray I'm sick.

12:12 AM



Thank you for the sugar rush
Monday, May 19, 2008
I'm back from the kelong, will run a proper update on the trip real soon.

Meanwhile, I don't know how but I've just gotten myself a swollen right eye. & Happy 20th LEE ZHENLIN!

and just what you needed to know:

Wouldn't it be nice if the world were Cadbury?
You could surf inside a chocolate tube
Ride your board across the wave forever
Get wiped out and never get a bruise
And if a shark came up and tried to bite you
You could say 'I'm chocolate - I invite you'
Wouldn't it be nice?

Happy holiday people!

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2:02 AM



All day and some old pictures
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Pulled myself out of bed early morning and made my way down to Buona Vista to get my letter of appointment signed. I still can't believe I made this decision. After all, I never expected myself to consider this as one of my career options at any point in time before this.

The Editorium was half-filled by the time the speaker (she's like the english version of pengkwee, my sec school chinese teacher) started speaking. All of us got our sets of letters, forms (ohmy so many), presentation slides, and the speaker quickly ran through her presentation with us.

Appointment information. check
Medical clearance. check
PPT/EPT. check
Benefits. check
Salary information. check
Leave scheme. check

Got down to the 3rd level where we had our photoshoot (totally un-ANTM, wrong choice of word) for the PScard. I had a very cute lady telling me "okay you look ready!" when it was my turn for the take. We sat beside each other during the briefing and I found out her name's Lilian, and she used to be working under NUH's operations management. What a mid-career switch huh.

Met up with Siao at Wheelock and we went to have XIAO LONG BAOs at Din Tai Fung. They were slurpingly good. And then Siao asked me how did the soup end up inside those baos. We guessed the 'soup' oozes out from the meat-filling when the XLBs are being steamed. Anyone here who really knows the answer?

Had the most torturous walk from Wisma to Far East after our 10 XLBs. gawd I hate those heels. Made some impulse buys that wasn't so good for our wallets (& I got a new one!) before we had HALF-PRICED WAFFLES at GELARE! I can't believe it's her first time at Gelare's but anyway, we should go again next Tuesday!!!

Headed back home for Grandma's birthday dinner celebrations. Caught up with relatives and my little cousins (who are morphing into little terrors). Had a long chat with one of my older cousins about joining NIE. He's taking a mid-career switch (engineer-turned-D&T/CPA-teacher) because he feels that the prospects are really not that bad. We might bump into each other in school in future because he's going to end his contract and start lessons at NIE real soon! I seriously feel better now that I've talked to him, & I guess that's mainly because he told me not to worry bout the 8-years bond. "aiyah, at most break bond only mah" lol.

And now... for some way-overdue pictures! Taken when Siao just got her new Canon EOS baby. Anyhow anyhow also can take real artistic shots please! DSLR就是不一样!

Photo loot:


cherry garcia, choco mint, ny superfudge chunk and some coffee-flavoured one served with a generous dollop of whipped cream, brightly-coloured M&Ms and chocolate fudge. doesn't sound too bad eh?


chocolate and rose macarons! It was our first time trying them, and the rose flavoured one really caught us by surprise by being slightly crunchy on the outside, while maintaining a moist, chewy, and flavourful interior. $1.50 each from the pastry shop beside Ben&Jerry's at B1 of Raffles City shopping centre. I can't remember the name!


ff-fatface :( anyhow, she keeps saying it's a great shot cos there's a background and a foreground. um, okay lo? lol


siaosiaosiaosiao!! stark contrast from previous 3 pictures, no prize for guessing who took it. okay, the artist in me is just waiting for the right time to break free. okay, i'm kidding, there's no artist in me. boo

That's all of the photos I have for today. I hope she'll bring her baby out more often so we can take more pictures and then I will have a blog filled with artistic pictures that only DSLRs are capable of taking. Woohoo! dream on aijia!

Random mother things to end the post with:
1) Today, I talked to Mum about staying in hall.
2) She saw the card that bf made for me, and then tried to pluck out the saga seeds that bf pasted on it (!!!!), before asking, "he make one mor?" I think she was kinda surprised that he would actually make something like that for me. hohoho. Plus point for you, bf!

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1:11 AM



chung cheng sisterhood - those were the days
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Been a long time since you last saw pictures here eh? All the visuals you see in this entry today are taken off zz's, hope you don't mind when you see this!

It's the 3rd week now that zz came back to Singapura. Did lots of catching up, I'm sure we missed you much! Met up at Jumbo, Clark Quay, for dinner some 2 weeks back, together with rl.


rl, me and the wonderful spread.


the lovely zz


seafood fare for the night

After the seafood dinner, we decided to have an early Kantang Day, at Kbox Cineleisure. Seriously can't remember when was the last time we had everyone, so, it was a lot of fun! Making fun of each other, sang half-songs, and made lots of rubbish talk. Weren't drinking but I guess we still got kinda high.

Kantang's like our little clique back then. I can't remember why we ended up as mis-spelled potatoes (why potatoes to begin with? was it because we were eating lotsa french fries back then?). It's supposed to be kentang, right? And then there was the tauhuay clique, owy pte ltd, and the ahlians. Haha. After CCHS, I got to become the clumsy kentang in TP, uncle sam's teases me the most.


kt girls: rl, lm, zl, me, zz

We had supper after laughing ourselves silly at the karaoke place.
Kopitiam beside Youth Park


stingray. give.me.chomps.anytime.man.


lala. i asked the stall-owner if they sell 'zoot zoot' (because i don't know how else to call it la), and he gave me a very puzzled face. As though I asked him if he wants to 'zoot zoot' with me. That was embarrassing.


chicken satay!

zz got all of us safely back home in a damned stylo bmw, I think she knows the roads in Singapore much more than we do luh.

Some 2 nights ago, we visited Harry's at Dempsey. The place's actually a great chillout place, cosy and all, and that is, if you don't mind walking up the hill.


I brought them to see the 'fucking big fish' (aka arapaima/pirarucu) I used to talk about. they're so much bigger than us and it's scary to think that they might suddenly just jump out of that tiny pond.

So we watched the EPL finals, talked bout boyfriends, the future, ex-boyfriends, careers/education, over some beers, cocktails, a glass of cabernet sauvignon and a combo platter. Fucking awesome. I am so loving catching up with them. And I realized Hoegaarden's kinda yummy, you should try it some day if you haven't.


hello blacky. my kantang classmates from secondary 1 through 4.

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1:30 AM




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