Sex and the City
Friday, May 30, 2008
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!
11:05 PM
Overload!
Friday, May 23, 2008
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.
The next day started damned early. We got onto our coach and were soon on our way to NTU, and then JB.
meet the primary school clique
and this is andy, one of bf's sec sch good friends.
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.
hur hur
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.
frolicking... classic shot leh siaos!
and another one...
siaos and rob on the way to the island
we were at the stern's stern.
hotboys kelong
beach of sibu island.
jump shot, as you can see, i failed!
moon and i-forgot-her-name! on the way to the island.
first catch of the day, credits to jon.
spastic me-bf shot.uh-huh uh-huh
the 4 girls who recently just graduated from RJC. we played captain's ball with them.
part of the kelong
foamy sea-water
with the ntu/ex-cchs girls, mahjong at night.
sun-rise
group shot
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.
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.
ep girls...
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.
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.
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.
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.
lighting
complimentary drinks, lychee cocktail and beer.
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,
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).
Siao u'll like this.
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.
stage very nicely done-up.
performers, diva-sth, or sth-diva. sang a song from celin dion(?)
mum & i. what a contrast.
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.
10:49 PM
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.
The next day started damned early. We got onto our coach and were soon on our way to NTU, and then JB.
meet the primary school clique
and this is andy, one of bf's sec sch good friends.
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.
hur hur
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.
frolicking... classic shot leh siaos!
and another one...
siaos and rob on the way to the island
we were at the stern's stern.
hotboys kelong
beach of sibu island.
jump shot, as you can see, i failed!
moon and i-forgot-her-name! on the way to the island.
first catch of the day, credits to jon.
spastic me-bf shot.uh-huh uh-huh
the 4 girls who recently just graduated from RJC. we played captain's ball with them.
part of the kelong
foamy sea-water
with the ntu/ex-cchs girls, mahjong at night.
sun-rise
group shot
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.
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.
ep girls...
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.
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.
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.
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.
lighting
complimentary drinks, lychee cocktail and beer.
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,
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).
Siao u'll like this.
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.
stage very nicely done-up.
performers, diva-sth, or sth-diva. sang a song from celin dion(?)
mum & i. what a contrast.
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.
Labels: bf, events, family, friends, photos, updates
10:49 PM
much to say
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Before I start saying anything else, it was yf I was referring to in the previous entry. Plan to carry out a mini celebration for Mum wasn't carried out; she ran off for a facial appointment instead. Disappointed that she took me so lightly; I mean, I told her bout it way beforehand and still, she made an appointment that afternoon. Meant to meet her when she's done with her appointment but yf took the longest time (ever) to take a shower and get his bum off the computer. So when we finally opened the door, Mum happened to have just arrived home. Went nowhere in the end, plan not carried out, being taken so lightly by my Mum and brother, I felt like shit okay. Stomped back to my room when I heard Mum's voice in the doorway, and said to yf in tears "go away, I don't want to talk to you" when he came into my room. I don't want to plan anything for her anymore.
Caught Ironman on Saturday night with the bf and his friends. I've been anticipating it so badly and I kept thinking to myself "it'd better be good, it'd better be good". Turns out it's indeed a great movie!
Had a tiff with the bf post-movie. It was kinda ugly. Didn't expect such a simple conversation to escalate into something so serious. I ended up wiping away tears with my pillow over the phone when we both got home. Definitely did not feel good to have looked forward to something so much and then when it finally happened, it had to end in such a sorry state. It's at times like these I wonder if we truly understand each other.
Next morning, he bought some really nice wanton noodles and drove down to pick me up for work. And I was thankful that we got back to what we were as sat in the car to have our wanton noodles. It was yummy (scrumplicious), and I can't explain how grateful I was for that since I had 2 bad wanton noodles experiences in the past 2 days. Anyway, I thought that was really sweet of him, to have woken up extra early just for me. I hope that we won't be having this kinda arguements again anytime soon, don't let it become a fortnightly affair please.
I've just accepted the offer from NIE online, just wondering if they'll still accept me if I fail my PPT. NUS offered Real Estate, and the package's really informative and looks tempting but nah, I guess that's not what I really want to do. I heard they're sending out offers for Real Estate to everyone, seems like they're kinda desperate for students huh?
No more waiting, I'm glad about that. My appointment briefing for NIE's bout 5 hours away. I can't believe it, I'm going to be a teacher? Dad reminded me that I "won't be able to do anything for 8 years", about how I'll need to keep up my grades cause I'm going to be bonded and all. Not very settling, seriously. I still can't convince myself that this is what I really want. I cannot assertively say "Yes, I want to become a teacher" when people ask, just because, I've never really given a thought about it. Okay, we'll see how the appointment briefing goes later...
1:20 AM
Caught Ironman on Saturday night with the bf and his friends. I've been anticipating it so badly and I kept thinking to myself "it'd better be good, it'd better be good". Turns out it's indeed a great movie!
Had a tiff with the bf post-movie. It was kinda ugly. Didn't expect such a simple conversation to escalate into something so serious. I ended up wiping away tears with my pillow over the phone when we both got home. Definitely did not feel good to have looked forward to something so much and then when it finally happened, it had to end in such a sorry state. It's at times like these I wonder if we truly understand each other.
Next morning, he bought some really nice wanton noodles and drove down to pick me up for work. And I was thankful that we got back to what we were as sat in the car to have our wanton noodles. It was yummy (scrumplicious), and I can't explain how grateful I was for that since I had 2 bad wanton noodles experiences in the past 2 days. Anyway, I thought that was really sweet of him, to have woken up extra early just for me. I hope that we won't be having this kinda arguements again anytime soon, don't let it become a fortnightly affair please.
I've just accepted the offer from NIE online, just wondering if they'll still accept me if I fail my PPT. NUS offered Real Estate, and the package's really informative and looks tempting but nah, I guess that's not what I really want to do. I heard they're sending out offers for Real Estate to everyone, seems like they're kinda desperate for students huh?
No more waiting, I'm glad about that. My appointment briefing for NIE's bout 5 hours away. I can't believe it, I'm going to be a teacher? Dad reminded me that I "won't be able to do anything for 8 years", about how I'll need to keep up my grades cause I'm going to be bonded and all. Not very settling, seriously. I still can't convince myself that this is what I really want. I cannot assertively say "Yes, I want to become a teacher" when people ask, just because, I've never really given a thought about it. Okay, we'll see how the appointment briefing goes later...
Labels: bf, future, school, thoughts, updates
1:20 AM
Pulau Aur
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
That took place during the easter weekend.
Got to the island with 50+ other people; lifesaving people (there to take their Bronze/Silver Cross tests), parents (plus the 3 triathlon babes there for a leisure trip), and the dive people.
Didn't snap pictures cos I was suffering from Phuket Withdrawal Symptons, nah just kidding. Just didn't feel like it. There were people all around to do it instead.
Anyhow, I got to share a room with the bf, bf's mum & June! Won't be going into details because you don't need a lot of details for such a trip, you'll just need to pay your dive operator some money and everything's going to fall into place.
That's my first leisure dive, and I had bf for my buddy. We were really lucky to see live turtles not once, but twice on our first day of diving (at Lang Island & Telok Jawa respectively). Baracudas, garfish, batfish(!), boxfish, soldierfish, idols, clownfish, angels, groupers (definitely a tasty treat!), christmas tree worms and so on. George, our dive master, brought us to a depth of 20 over metres on our first dive, & I was initially worried since it's been a long time since we touched the diving gear and it's just beyond our certification limits. No sweat though, our limit for this trip turned out to be 92feet! That took place at Pinnacle Point on the 2nd day; he said if we were lucky we could see whale sharks and manta rays, no such luck though!
In conclusion, my first leisure dive was fantastic! More time to look at the fishes instead of focusing on drills, I had such a great time down there, just observing. Both bf & me concluded that it's really amazing to be so deep down with sooooooooooooooooo much water all around you. I feel like I've stumbled into a whole new world underwater, there's so much activity going on around and I'm just some random observer that's happened to pass by. Being able to see an entire school of ikan kuning swim past right in front of you, can be a really magical experience. There's just a lot of respect that I have for the seas & oceans; for the myriad life forms that it supports, from the tiny cleaner shrimps to the gigantic whale sharks. I love the sea. I love diving!
Okay, enough of dive-talk. I should just go again sometime soon, once I start having an income.
For the times that we were not diving, we went fishing! I'm a total newbie at this; and I hope my dad would share more with me (but he wouldn't). Thankfully, fishing nowadays is somewhat idiot-proof. You don't even have to tie your own hooks and knots; there are ready-made ones that you can just clip onto the lines. We tried jetty-fishing but apart from the few tiny fishes we caught on the sabiki hooks, there was nothing else. & what really amazed me was that you don't need any bait for the sabiki hooks. Wtf? No bait and the fishes still get themselves hooked?! Anyhow, I enjoyed the session where we had a boat to bring us out to sea more instead; more fishes were caught. We caught many groupers (one of the boatmen said to me, bbq sedap, when i caught one). It's a damned cruel business, getting the hook out, & it's definitely something I am going to need more practice with, everyone was laughing at my inability to get it out luh.
We enjoyed our catch the next day steamed. Super yummy, the flesh is just so soft and tender can. I think fishing can be a new hobby, provided there are fishes to be caught. This little kid Daryl, taught me a new fishing lingo (钓石头鱼). & his dad is the one of the coolest around, damned generous and encouraging too. He was telling one of my friend's younger sis not to be sad because she didn't catch anything; it's just not her luck, and stuff like that. I sibei respect people like that one lor, uncle koon, way to go man.
And for times we weren't diving or fishing, I spent my time swinging (& sleeping) in a hammock under some coconut trees, overlooking the horizon. Damned the song. 2 angmohs brought the hammock and everyone else just had fun swinging in it; thank you angmohs! Anyway the 2 of them went diving with us, if they send the pictures to us, I'll post some up okay! Promise!
I thought the food was alright, not fantastic. Still swearing by the lambchops, chicken wings and satay (bbq night!) from Dayang Blues Resort, heard it's one of the best in that region. Anyone wants to go there someday?
All in all, I had a great time, & I hope everyone else did too. Couldn't ask for better room-mates, and I had fun helping Patrick 'babysit'. I heart you bf! I love you Aur/Dayang! Can't wait to go back again soon.........
1:49 AM
Got to the island with 50+ other people; lifesaving people (there to take their Bronze/Silver Cross tests), parents (plus the 3 triathlon babes there for a leisure trip), and the dive people.
Didn't snap pictures cos I was suffering from Phuket Withdrawal Symptons, nah just kidding. Just didn't feel like it. There were people all around to do it instead.
Anyhow, I got to share a room with the bf, bf's mum & June! Won't be going into details because you don't need a lot of details for such a trip, you'll just need to pay your dive operator some money and everything's going to fall into place.
That's my first leisure dive, and I had bf for my buddy. We were really lucky to see live turtles not once, but twice on our first day of diving (at Lang Island & Telok Jawa respectively). Baracudas, garfish, batfish(!), boxfish, soldierfish, idols, clownfish, angels, groupers (definitely a tasty treat!), christmas tree worms and so on. George, our dive master, brought us to a depth of 20 over metres on our first dive, & I was initially worried since it's been a long time since we touched the diving gear and it's just beyond our certification limits. No sweat though, our limit for this trip turned out to be 92feet! That took place at Pinnacle Point on the 2nd day; he said if we were lucky we could see whale sharks and manta rays, no such luck though!
In conclusion, my first leisure dive was fantastic! More time to look at the fishes instead of focusing on drills, I had such a great time down there, just observing. Both bf & me concluded that it's really amazing to be so deep down with sooooooooooooooooo much water all around you. I feel like I've stumbled into a whole new world underwater, there's so much activity going on around and I'm just some random observer that's happened to pass by. Being able to see an entire school of ikan kuning swim past right in front of you, can be a really magical experience. There's just a lot of respect that I have for the seas & oceans; for the myriad life forms that it supports, from the tiny cleaner shrimps to the gigantic whale sharks. I love the sea. I love diving!
Okay, enough of dive-talk. I should just go again sometime soon, once I start having an income.
For the times that we were not diving, we went fishing! I'm a total newbie at this; and I hope my dad would share more with me (but he wouldn't). Thankfully, fishing nowadays is somewhat idiot-proof. You don't even have to tie your own hooks and knots; there are ready-made ones that you can just clip onto the lines. We tried jetty-fishing but apart from the few tiny fishes we caught on the sabiki hooks, there was nothing else. & what really amazed me was that you don't need any bait for the sabiki hooks. Wtf? No bait and the fishes still get themselves hooked?! Anyhow, I enjoyed the session where we had a boat to bring us out to sea more instead; more fishes were caught. We caught many groupers (one of the boatmen said to me, bbq sedap, when i caught one). It's a damned cruel business, getting the hook out, & it's definitely something I am going to need more practice with, everyone was laughing at my inability to get it out luh.
We enjoyed our catch the next day steamed. Super yummy, the flesh is just so soft and tender can. I think fishing can be a new hobby, provided there are fishes to be caught. This little kid Daryl, taught me a new fishing lingo (钓石头鱼). & his dad is the one of the coolest around, damned generous and encouraging too. He was telling one of my friend's younger sis not to be sad because she didn't catch anything; it's just not her luck, and stuff like that. I sibei respect people like that one lor, uncle koon, way to go man.
And for times we weren't diving or fishing, I spent my time swinging (& sleeping) in a hammock under some coconut trees, overlooking the horizon. Damned the song. 2 angmohs brought the hammock and everyone else just had fun swinging in it; thank you angmohs! Anyway the 2 of them went diving with us, if they send the pictures to us, I'll post some up okay! Promise!
I thought the food was alright, not fantastic. Still swearing by the lambchops, chicken wings and satay (bbq night!) from Dayang Blues Resort, heard it's one of the best in that region. Anyone wants to go there someday?
All in all, I had a great time, & I hope everyone else did too. Couldn't ask for better room-mates, and I had fun helping Patrick 'babysit'. I heart you bf! I love you Aur/Dayang! Can't wait to go back again soon.........
Labels: bf, dive, friends, happiness, holiday, sea, travel
1:49 AM
Phuket: Final Installment!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Okay people, last one!
Finally decided to rent a bike from our hotel to get us to Phuket Aquarium at Cape Panwa at last. Was pretty reluctant initially as I felt it wasn't safe with the hilly and unfamiliar roads/roadsigns. Turned out to be a great decision, saved us some moolah. It's about sgd70 to hire a cab for the entire day, and we only spent sgd15 for renting the bike the entire day too.
Guess I got a pretty good tan while we rode. Entrance tix costed us 20Baht each (wtf 1dollar!).
we arrived safely!
skeletal-looking fish; forgot the name. but i wonder if the meat's going to be transparent also when it dies...
grumpy looking grouper, probably very old
beautiful turtle
gold trevally or something like that; they have really long "hair" growing (and flowing) from the fins, lives in the same tank as the turtles
electric eel
butterflyfishes
the ever-familiar lionfish
this one cute, the name also cute; cowfish
spotted moray eels; misunderstood most of the time
soldierfish, eyes will really remind you of a sad-looking fish. sad soldiers?
batfishes; this picture makes me want to steam and eat them up!
funny-movement shrimp, cute?
surgeonfish; like blades
these totally look like rolled up condoms lah
angelfish... nice glow
interesting-looking seagrass; mini spherical leaves
another cleaner shrimp
supposed to take a shot with the turtle but it swam away
stingray; they ALWAYS have a smile on their face one leh
flying underwater
this one too old and fat to fly anymore
tigerbarb, nothing really interesting to say bout this one
the tunnel-like thing.
sharkie
maori humphead wrasse; the saltwater luohan? and speaking of luohans, they have one on exhibit can!
ENORMOUS grumpy looking groupers, somehow they remind me of the potato cod
dugong, i still can't believe people in the past mistook this for a mermaid...
a set of dugong skeleton on display. did you know that they are mammals just like dolphins and whales? the fingers, look.
Finished walking around the air-conditioned aquarium and we found out that the aquarium's not the end to our visit! You can actually continue to their....
There's actually also the Hatchery, Turtle Center, and Research Vessel that visitors can go take a look at. Cool cool cool.
view from the trail
have never been to a hatchery, this is just awesome. baby fishies, here we come!
some jellyfishes that like to stick themselves onto the glass tanks
bf likes these, cute
baby bamboo shark
and baby sharks come from these egg cases; reminded me of cockroaches... haha
clownfish looking radiant
seahorse, probably went out in the sun too much? looking really chao ta.
have never seen a sea horse on any of the dives i've been on, yet
this is some squid thing, just that it's a little burnt.
mean-looking arowana
this lobster looks really scary, like some tarantula spider
And then we moved on to the turtle centre, where they breed baby turtles until they are old enough to be released back into the sea. First time I'm seeing so many green turtles altogether at a go, overwhelming.
there were soooooooooo many of them in the different pools
and when they're tired of splashing around they just tuck in everything and float on the surface.. haha
much bigger pond for the much bigger turtles... these fellas here look really battered
quarantined, perhaps it was sick?
Spent half our day here before moving back to Patong Beach. Totally loving this place.
Got back to Patong Beach so we could go for dinner. Haven't been feeling well the entire day, damed menses decided to be a bitch and brought cramps along. Lao-sai throughout the day, literally. I'd be clambering for the toilet every 2 hours or less, & I hope it'll never ever have to be like this again. Made me feel really weak, and there goes my appetite for the entire day and the next.
we thought the logo reminded us of the taiwan lailai beef noodles at liang seah st. free one day we go together okay!
supposed to be a fine-dining place, prices were exhorbitant and we were given complimentary crostinis.
don't be deceived, i felt like shit(ting).
bf's steak, serving was scarily big.
and my lasagne. i think i only managed to finish a quarter of it. terrible waste of food, blame the cramp!
Total damage done: sgd50-70. We're probably not going back there again, that money can get us both a decent thai massage each leh.
bf and the trusty scooter...
advertisment van for thai-boxing, they have a fake ring with some locals in it asking passerbys to go watch their matches.
bf's supper that he commented was very good; pork porridge. i should have taken a mouth seriously! spent my time curled up in bed getting ready for the next lao sai round to come and nursing the cramp instead... regret!
caught in the act!
Got a minibus deal that got us to the airport at 170Baht each next day, beats flagging a cab that will probably chare a 600Baht fare.
Not exactly a bigbang ending to our kick ass trip, but I hope everyone enjoyed the pictures!
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Finally decided to rent a bike from our hotel to get us to Phuket Aquarium at Cape Panwa at last. Was pretty reluctant initially as I felt it wasn't safe with the hilly and unfamiliar roads/roadsigns. Turned out to be a great decision, saved us some moolah. It's about sgd70 to hire a cab for the entire day, and we only spent sgd15 for renting the bike the entire day too.
Guess I got a pretty good tan while we rode. Entrance tix costed us 20Baht each (wtf 1dollar!).
we arrived safely!
skeletal-looking fish; forgot the name. but i wonder if the meat's going to be transparent also when it dies...
grumpy looking grouper, probably very old
beautiful turtle
gold trevally or something like that; they have really long "hair" growing (and flowing) from the fins, lives in the same tank as the turtles
electric eel
butterflyfishes
the ever-familiar lionfish
this one cute, the name also cute; cowfish
spotted moray eels; misunderstood most of the time
soldierfish, eyes will really remind you of a sad-looking fish. sad soldiers?
batfishes; this picture makes me want to steam and eat them up!
funny-movement shrimp, cute?
surgeonfish; like blades
these totally look like rolled up condoms lah
angelfish... nice glow
interesting-looking seagrass; mini spherical leaves
another cleaner shrimp
supposed to take a shot with the turtle but it swam away
stingray; they ALWAYS have a smile on their face one leh
flying underwater
this one too old and fat to fly anymore
tigerbarb, nothing really interesting to say bout this one
the tunnel-like thing.
sharkie
maori humphead wrasse; the saltwater luohan? and speaking of luohans, they have one on exhibit can!
ENORMOUS grumpy looking groupers, somehow they remind me of the potato cod
dugong, i still can't believe people in the past mistook this for a mermaid...
a set of dugong skeleton on display. did you know that they are mammals just like dolphins and whales? the fingers, look.
Finished walking around the air-conditioned aquarium and we found out that the aquarium's not the end to our visit! You can actually continue to their....
There's actually also the Hatchery, Turtle Center, and Research Vessel that visitors can go take a look at. Cool cool cool.
view from the trail
have never been to a hatchery, this is just awesome. baby fishies, here we come!
some jellyfishes that like to stick themselves onto the glass tanks
bf likes these, cute
baby bamboo shark
and baby sharks come from these egg cases; reminded me of cockroaches... haha
clownfish looking radiant
seahorse, probably went out in the sun too much? looking really chao ta.
have never seen a sea horse on any of the dives i've been on, yet
this is some squid thing, just that it's a little burnt.
mean-looking arowana
this lobster looks really scary, like some tarantula spider
And then we moved on to the turtle centre, where they breed baby turtles until they are old enough to be released back into the sea. First time I'm seeing so many green turtles altogether at a go, overwhelming.
there were soooooooooo many of them in the different pools
and when they're tired of splashing around they just tuck in everything and float on the surface.. haha
much bigger pond for the much bigger turtles... these fellas here look really battered
quarantined, perhaps it was sick?
Spent half our day here before moving back to Patong Beach. Totally loving this place.
Got back to Patong Beach so we could go for dinner. Haven't been feeling well the entire day, damed menses decided to be a bitch and brought cramps along. Lao-sai throughout the day, literally. I'd be clambering for the toilet every 2 hours or less, & I hope it'll never ever have to be like this again. Made me feel really weak, and there goes my appetite for the entire day and the next.
we thought the logo reminded us of the taiwan lailai beef noodles at liang seah st. free one day we go together okay!
supposed to be a fine-dining place, prices were exhorbitant and we were given complimentary crostinis.
don't be deceived, i felt like shit(ting).
bf's steak, serving was scarily big.
and my lasagne. i think i only managed to finish a quarter of it. terrible waste of food, blame the cramp!
Total damage done: sgd50-70. We're probably not going back there again, that money can get us both a decent thai massage each leh.
bf and the trusty scooter...
advertisment van for thai-boxing, they have a fake ring with some locals in it asking passerbys to go watch their matches.
bf's supper that he commented was very good; pork porridge. i should have taken a mouth seriously! spent my time curled up in bed getting ready for the next lao sai round to come and nursing the cramp instead... regret!
caught in the act!
Got a minibus deal that got us to the airport at 170Baht each next day, beats flagging a cab that will probably chare a 600Baht fare.
Not exactly a bigbang ending to our kick ass trip, but I hope everyone enjoyed the pictures!
Labels: bf, happiness, marine life, thailand, travel
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