conflicting selves rolled into a shell.

we are told to do an ad to describe ourselves, and this is what i whipped up within an hour.

i think it is pretty apt in reflecting my 27th August's entry.

"as i grapple with the notion of being somebody in future,

a part of me tells me all i want is to live meaningfully

even if it means i am nobody."

two conflicting selves. i guess this ad and this quote is a piece of everyone. of course, there are some (lucky) individuals out there who knows what they want in life by now. (one of my classmates did an impressive ad of herself and a nice big slogan that reads SOMEBODY.)

we can see life as a search for meaning. and our meaning changes each time we move on to another stage of life. perhaps, it's what triggers life to go on.

like my marketing lecturer would say, "change is the only constant".

good luck with your search.

disclaimer: i took the photos off www.victoriassecret.com and the graphics off http://potatomusmaximus.blogspot.com/.
(to whoever owns it,) love the ad so thanks for making it possible.

of money, sleep, fats and shopaholism.

i've decided to do a quick post before i go sleep.

been grappling with alot of unnecessary issues nowadays - like whether to have enough sleep, so that my skin can do the necessary reparation or to study and catch up with the readings that i swear are piling as the second goes by.

even buying things like a packet of ruffles (which i crave all the time) have became a long tiresome decision process as i circle ntuc a million times while having this internal struggle between yummy ruffles and wasting precious financial resources + getting fat without any nutrition gain.

tell me i am making my life difficult, man.

but my financial resources are indeed down. thanks to my excessive facial product purchases last month - 2 masks *ding* *ding* and 1 dermabrasion cream *ding*. cashier box is probably the most evil invention ever. ouch. (actually it is VISA.. sign, sign, sign my life away.. wells..)

so just as i was feeling very proud of myself that i managed to curb my craving and didn't buy that last packet of cheese ruffles on the rack, lo and behold i walked past this this-fashion-looking shop at city plaza (which i walk past almost every day, never failing to throw a condescending look each time that i do) and saw a bright bright pink skirt (or was it orange.. blah, i am rather colour blind) beckoning me to buy it.

and so i did. it's been eons since i bought something from city plaza. but budget times call for budget measures. it's so pretty!!!

besides, fifteen bucks is a total steal. (was i supposed to be saving up? urps. nvm..)

totally in lurrvee with flouncy skirts. =)

SUPERff4 LAND

* S U P E R f f 4 L A N D *

... where we live happily ever after.

Jackson, or affectionately Jackie, is the engineer of this wonderland - where the superff4 will live. The green house belongs to Yiyi, purple (and round) Xiang's, white's Dorkie and the yellow's MINE!! *waves

Xiang says,
"we shall live in simplicity.
and wait till nature brings oreo, niki, oscar, princess,
pepper* and our beloved other-halfs to our world."

(*added by me! you forgot my hamster!)

We all deserve little moments like this to be young all over again, and just dreammmmm...

Sentosa with Sindy and Weilin.

Photo GALORE!!!!

... from today's Sentosa trip with Sindy and Weilin. (Jas ain't feeling too well physically.. boo*) Anyway it was good time catching up and the weather was goodddd!

Glorious sunshine!


Weilin and I met up 1st.
What's commendable is she arrived very early and waited patiently for me.
Whee* Thanks for your XXXXX-XXXXX, I am surprised.. hee.


The weather was fab, and I couldn't help taking snap after snap.
Falling in love with Sentosa all over again..


Sindy arrived! Ma' BABE!!! Skinnier but still sissilicious!

(what is sissilicious?
mathematically,
if sissy bird = sindy, or being sindy
then sisslicious = anything nice.)

s h a d o w s *


They don't call this part of Sentosa Sunset Bay for nothing.


Good times, bad times. No matter.



If we hold on together
I know our dreams
Will never die
Dreams see us through
To forever
As high
As souls can fly
The clouds roll by
For you and I

Sindy SMILEEE!!

(work of Weilin, the - very - great.)

Rmbr - we'll tide through whatever period together.
What friends are for? *wink

*Jas, grossly missing in action. LOVE YOU no matter what, though you really drive me crazy at times. Bah. Wells, since friends don't quit.. so waves*, I am still here!!! =)

life in singapore.

it isn't easy to be twenty and to know it's not too long that you'll graduate from university and out to fend the world yourself.

as i grapple with the notion of being somebody in future, a part of me tells me all i want is to live meaningfully even if it means i am nobody.

and singapore ain't the place to be the latter - our beliefs in entrepreneurship, economy and hard sciences doesn't breed such mediocrity. what more in a society where our worth is often measured by the bread we take home.

it's time to think about life itself.

too time consuming?

so we go with the flow, hopefully we all turn up somewhere, somehow.

simplicity.

My msn pic for the last 2 days was:

and today, one dear friend told me:

i prefer the you in this photo.

why, its an old pic

oh. then i prefer the old you. dun know? to me.. perhaps. simplicity.

am i complicated now

maybe its the hair color thats making the difference.


perhaps its not just the hair. i am craving some simplicity of the past indeed. somehow.

my tutor said today,
it is especially so when a person has a traumatic past, he/she tends to live in the past (ie, not moving on).

i think she miss saying when one has a traumatic present, we also tend to look back at the past and hope we can relive a slice of that.

life isn't exactly traumatic now but there are just many things bogging me down, i crave some form of getaway. simplicity.

perhaps for a start i shall dye my hair to a natural hue.

for now, sentosa with the girls on sunday will suffice.

peace out.

i need sleep.

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hang on there.. =)

The vibes ain't so good lately.

In love, academia, family and its health
--- in life basically.

Friends,
we'll hold on to one another and
tide through this period together.

That's what friends are for.

Right? =)

mask-franatic.

Today, I bought this mask:

Kose Seikisho Mask.

Yay! Just peeled it off and was scrutinising the amount of facial hair I pulled out as well. I love peel off masks 'cause they cling on to your skin so tight when you tug it off, you can imagine the amount of dirt, black heads, white heads (and whatever clogs your pores) that comes off in the process.

This mask joins the family of my recent Origins Clear Improvement mask and my obsolete Biotherm White Detox mask (yes, the hype-d dark spot eraser mask). Since masks are for once a week usage and because I don't have so many once-a-week (everyone only has one right?), the friendly Kose girl at Seiyu, Bugis (unlike that uncouth auntie at Robinsons, Raffles City) suggested I give a 3 days intermission between each mask usage. Rather intense I think but we'll see how.

I want clear skin days again - something I do not have ever since I left JC. Seriously sucks.

What's with the late facial break out? Argh. Not as if I am going through puberty a 2nd time, which I wouldn't mind IF it could make me taller by a few more inches (like 1.68m sounds good) and give me fuller boobies (I like a FULL B).

TMD*

Have the urge to buy Origins You're Getting Warmer mask as well, but I shldn't. Duh! I'm kind of hook on masks nowadays, when I only have like.. urg.. one face.

Anyway, I need a facial scrub. (I'm anti-Clinique btw.)


Anyone has any recommendation? =)

lonely.. i'm so lonely..

Recently I realise I got nothing much to blog about, 'cept my constant rantings about school. And I think I have moved beyond those days where I blog about what I did that certain day and the like.

Random thought:

Today I was heading home from town alone 'cause Collin pangsei me and left me in town to meet him friends for some birthday celebration. Ha. Not so mean lar him but also 'cause I had to go pass Ruth her birthday present (Happy birthday girl. Glad you like it!) and we spent quite a fair bit chatting during her half hour break.

So as I was heading home alone, and from town - I suddenly felt very lonely. Weird kind of thought.

Then I remember this (strange) person once said (which Ting and I always laugh till we gag when we try to impersonate um.. him/her),
"When people have troubles, they come and look for me. But when I have troubles, I look at my phone... and realise there is no one I can turn to."

Then this phrase started ringing in my ears,
"It is possible to feel lonely in a room full of people."

Um.. End of story.

This post is pointless 'cause I have no conclusion to it. Anyway, I started to msg a few people and played RGB (some java game) on my aging N7600, which ain't vibrating nowadays, for the rest of the journey home. Not so lone afterall.

Perhaps the point is that there must be some inkling as to why I had that moment.

To make live easier and not read too much into nothing - let's attribute it to PMS.


Ok. Case closed.

u are black and brown and grossly big. you are so DISGUSTING!

Last week, I had my introduction lecture for my GEM (i.e. general elective module) - Dynamics of Interpersonal Effectiveness and my very long-winded lecturer was going through the assumptions about a person, one of them being the assumption that one is rational.

And he goes, "we assume a person to be rational.. yadda yadda.. some people are logical.. yadda yadda.. and some people can be irrational.. yadda yadda.. such as the fear of cockcroaches.. something so small and.."

Fear of cockcroaches is NOT irrational! and it's definitely not small! It is sorely big, of shades of black and brown and digustingly creepy looking. Did i mention sneaky as well? Urg.

Needless to say, this fear escalated ever since that fateful night, on the way to my favourite curry rice stall at Geylang, this stupid cockcroach did a kamikaze and went right under my (now very dirty) white brazil havaianas.

That crunch so annoyingly deafening in the dearth of the night I knew immediately it wouldn't be anything pleasant. So it exploded. The cockcroach, yes. Collin had the nerve to head back to see what I had step on ('cause I was so freaked I kept walking till I'm at least 5m away from the um.. accident spot). Happily, he returned to tell me about juice/guts spilling out which only sent me brawling on the spot, while I rubbed the sole hard against the balding grass patch.

Okay. So that's my little story (which I'm quite sure I blogged about it before but am too lazy to find that exact post).

Why am I talking about cockcroaches today then?

'Cause moments ago, I finally decided to empty the trash from the room. I was feeling highly satisfied with myself since I have reduced the amount of things in my very cramp room by a plastic-bagful.

Then I see it - beside the rubbish chute in my kitchen stands a grossly humongous cockcroach! Eeks..

Instinct: take a step back. A B I G step.
Reaction: take out my trusty pesticide and spray half a can on it.

Plenty of shuffling as it goes behind the washing machine, and outta sight. More spraying nonetheless, hoping even if I don't coat it with pesticide, I smoke it to death. Then it happened..

THAT BLOODY (not literally) COCKCROACH CLIMBED UP THE WASHING MACHINE AND UP TO WINDOW GRILLS, ALL THE WAY UP POSSIBLY TO MY NEIGHBOURS' HSE AT THE 3RD STOREY.

But what the hell, now i have to live in constant fear that it will come back for revenge one day. Such devious pest.

Evidence of their craftiness:
Cute-looking Dodo bird goes extinct. So does Stegosaurus, Pterosaur, Tyrannosaurus, Ankylosaurus and Diplodocus. But cockcroaches survive the ice age, the jurassic period.. THEY LIVED BILLIONS OF YEARS. I don't think it's sheer luck. Must be the craftiness i concluded.

Makes no sense. I just loathe cockcroaches. Period.


(I'll marry someone who loves dogs and who will kill cockcroaches for me 24-7.)

ILY: 5 years 3 months.

Today is our 5 years and 3 months anniversary.

warning: excessive schooling kills.

I haven't got the urge to blog lately. For sure at this very moment, many uni students are lamenting the start of school. Allow me to join their rank and scream my guts off..

SCHOOL'S KILLING ME!!

Two weeks into the new semester and readings are piling mountain high. The thing is I haven't been setting my priorities right - been going out, basically doing any other thing than getting my ass down to STUDY. Stress. Stress. Stress.

Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.

I really should off my laptop now and go do some readings. But I'm feeling really sleepy now. Been feeling tired very often nowadays.. I'm only 20, my body shouldn't be deteriorating this way!!

ARGHHH..

Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.

Ok. I think I am being extremely whiny and unnecessary panicky up to this point. Sorry to my friends if I haven't been exactly going out of the way to help, haven't been there more often than I would like to, if I am even there at all.. I just need some time for myself. Desperately.

Note to a few friends,

Jas,
be strong. I really hope to be there to tide through this period with you. Really screwed for time nowadays. If I ain't there physically, pls know I am always there mentally. I don't want to make promises but I'll try to be there as often as I can. Hugs.

Ruthie babe,
happy happy birthday!! The girl with a generosity I can never keep up. To you, I have nothing but gratefulness (and friendship of course). I feel sorry for being on the receiving end most of the time though. Appreciate your friendship really.. Love you. Wishing you all the happiness in the world on this very special day.

Lastly,
I love Collin. (And he loves me too!) One and only. Thats all I have to say.

Life is complete only because of..

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you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you. you.


PS: Left out my family pic 'cause din have ready pics on my laptop but it doesn't mean they ain't impt. They are very, in fact.

maybe emotional baggage correlates with physical baggage.

I don't remember the last time I clear my room. It is now cluttered with junks from over the years. Things I don't throw for the reason in case I need it one day. 1 week goes by. 1 month. 1 year. I never get to use it and it remains where I 1st placed it - ocassionally shuffling it up or down to get something hidden beyond it.

Emotional baggage kills.

So does physical baggage but it is more like an insidious decay 'cause it affects the way you feel about your room, yourself which in turn affects your everyday psychological wellness. Strangely (or maybe not so), I do feel revitalise each time I clear a portion of my room, as if the act of doing so has made me drop some emotional baggage along the way.

It's time you really need, keeping in mind the many a times, one stops to reminisce the fond memories each photo/letter/receipt/ticket stub brings. Very time consuming. And unfortunately, time is one thing that ain't on my side now that school has started.


But still, I guess it's time for a major clean up sometime soon - with good music and plenty of dust to kick up.

studying is good. i shall study. i love studying.

I need some time off my laptop, off msn, off blogger - off internet basically.

So school started, it's only the 1st week and I am feeling very overwhelmed with all the textbooks/reading packs to buy, notes to print, the readings to do, tutorial bidding, over enthusiastic course mates at ivle forums.. etc etc.

I think the fact I am taking SIX modules this semester is creating a sense of urgency (like never before), albeit unnecessary since it is bloody 1st week of school. I need to chill.

But I can't relax entirely when I think of those readings I have yet to do. There is no way I'm going to let it accumulate, like all previous semesters. And unlike last semester, there is nothing I can S/U this time round. (Darn programming..)

So it's either study or die.




I shall go study now.

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This is Collin at his 2nd brow threading session, with the same person who did his brows the other time and who is umm.. not so good (in our opinion).

I like the person (Ana) who did my brows but she ain't around that day. So wells.. no choice. Besides, I don't really want to walk around with Mr Shinchan-lookalike if we choose to wait.

Hee. Just kidding. ;)

Harry's Bar.

It's Fang birthday on 07 August and here's a nice snap of UG and friends taken at Harry's Bar, Esplanade. (And that's me feeling tipsy after a few sips of everyone's cocktail. *i suck.)

Left to right: Meng, Collin, Sean, Fang, Ting, Geo, Meiqi, Min

i'll try to be happy.

okay! i decided to be happy.
i can't change the weather.
but i can change the way i feel.

let's all smilee! =)

sad. =(

i am feeling depressed.
really moody, for no rhyme or reason.

i haven't got any decent sleep for the last 2 days.
think all i really need now is a good sleep.

i dislike dark cloudy days.. makes me sad. =(

1st day of noos. geo's blog. road.

Today's the 1st day of school and lessons start at an ungodly time of 8am, followed by a 6 hours break before my next lecture at 4pm. My schedule sucks - shall stuff many tutorials in between to kill time. *God bless my tutorial bidding, pls.

So anyway, I live up to my name. This time I forgot to bring my handphone out which I needed badly since there are a few individuals I have to arrange to meet today. (Just like the other day I went swimming with Collin and forgot to bring towel. He lend me his. *wide smile*)

The good thing is it help me kill much of my 6 hours break by travelling back home and back to school again.

Met Fang and Meng, at the 197 bus stop outside NUS, looking very blissful and immensely enjoying themselves in NTU hall. Bah. Too bad Collin ain't coming to NUS and he seems pretty happy with the whole idea of a city campus.

Digression:
Elitist, you SMU ppl. Grr.. That (un)conscious sense of pride/smugness each time de city campus is mentioned. Huh huh huh? In town so hip lar. Just like the SMU recruitment advertisement of students jumping, upside down and all over the place - so happening lar.

Okay. I'm jealous. Nvm. NUS have um.. Levis-ripoff advertisement. We are having centennial celebrations okay. Can't count? That's 100 years. And arts have nice lecture halls now - newly renovated. And.. and.. we serve good food at cheap prices in school like the very nice cheese sausage at Biz and the yummilicious laksa from the yong tou fu stall at arts. And.. and.. and.. and that's about it. -_-"

With all that said, I truly enjoy arts and no, I am not saying this only because SMU rejected my application not once, but *evil stare* TWICE. I sincerely enjoy what I am doing now.

Gotta kickstart my readings now. Not going to let history repeats itself.

I am hondrum-dodrum-happy.

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Oh! Geo's been hit by the blogging bug and has set up a bloggie as well. Woohoo*

It's at
WWW.IM-LOVESTRUCK.BLOGSPOT.COM.

Go visit 'cause I heard Geo, like Xiang, also has a dog. Hers' a chihuahua named Vicky who threatened to kill with its karate chop (despite it's minute size) if you don't. Vicky learnt these special defense skills to protect itself from Geo who often abuses it. (Hee. Craps. Only kidding.)

We can't expect anything less than scandalous since it is coming from Geo. (Bah. With all the weird things you blabber outta nowhere at times, I wonder why we are friends for so long. And good friends at that. Since the rest of UG is in the shithole already, just gotta accept and say out loud "LOVE YOU MOMMY!")

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Finally getting to see the start of the road.

Sho Sakurai.

If you haven't check out my new tag board (bye flooble), pls do 'cause it's been pretty alive since I put it up 3 days ago. =)

Anyway, out of curiosity, I decided to google and yahoo this Sakurai Sho guy since passerby says Collin looks like him.

From http://amnos.net/ ,

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This is Sho Sakurai.

Er? I think don't really look like leh.

According to the website, this Sakurai guy is part of a boy band (?) called Arashi. Further description (referring to the website again) makes him sound like some kind of geek who is umm.. very hip. *It rhymes. Whee~*

Okay. If you talking Jpop, this is who I think Collin looks like but more so when he is in JC sporting the funkier hairstyles. --> (sounds so passe to use the word funky now)

From http://www.geocities.com/udonkat/,

Presenting to you, Dohmoto Tsuyoshi. *tadah. (Was thinking how to search-engine him since I only know his Chinese name, 堂 本 刚 , until i recall he's part of this duo called Kinki Kids. Bwah. I dunno how this name comes about but "kinki" or kinky, in modern context, often has sexual connotation attached to it, isn't it? I find it pretty amusing.)

(I find his partner cuter actually.)

Just to add on, this Dohmoto Tsuyoshi, according to the website, likes to read comic books unlike the former (Sho Sakurai) who reads Newsweek. Bah. Newsweek? Definitely unlike Collin. Haha.

Wokay. I think I'm crazy to carry this discussion so far. School's starting tmr - hit by bouts of depression. Six modules this semester. 4 projects. Long school days. Collin leaving for Taiwan in late august.

*snaps depressing thoughts away* Shall be positive and work hard this semester!!

Today's such a sunny day. I should be out basking in the warmth of Mother Nature. Ciao. =)

regression.. prevails.

regression vs progression.

regression prevails.

i'm feeling tired. really had enough.

ill.

shucks. i think i might be falling sick.

*pops a panadol actifast* shall go to bed earlier tonight.

anyway, i'm feeling disappointed with charlie and the chocolate factory, the movie. i think i'll stick to the book, and my imagination. =)

good night.

dear diary...

dear diary,

things ain't going as planned.
it is supposed to be a slack semester.
5 modules in a 3-day week.

so retarded GEK1507
complementary medicine and health
decided to screw everything up for me
and I end up having a 4-day week.

in a spur of the moment,
i agreed to take the 6th module,
JS2225 marketing and consumer culture in japan,
with ali dearest this semester.
(i'm not complaining. it's my own will okay?)

my 4-day week will stay no matter what.
die die must stay.
but I think I'll be around nus quite alot this semester.

hereby, lemme introduce..

qimin, the mugger.
amen.

love, *min

p.s. if you took JS2225 before or
heard comments about it,
pls gimme feedback.
don't watch me die. thank you.

mb's touching entry.

mr brown wrote a very touching piece here. Though with popularity like his, many of you would have read it by now but I'll still post it up to share in case you haven't.

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It is late, we just finished watching a movie. And we are curled up in bed, watching Faith breathe as she sleeps. In her slumber, you almost believe that her glass wall, her autism, isn't there.

The movie's theme song, The Blower's Daughter, by Damien Rice, is still echoing in our minds. Long after the disc stopped playing the music video, long after the television was turned off.

"I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you..."

"I am fat," she says.

"No, you're not. You look very nice with your little tummy. I don't know why you feel this way."

"She is beautiful," she says, looking at Faith.

"She is."

"Sometimes, I see the dolls, and I want to buy them for her. But I know she will not play with them," she says.

"It's okay, it is a matter of time. Her timing is different. By the time this one," I pat her tummy, "comes, she may be ready to play with dolls then."

"I want her to be well."

"I know. But all she wants is to be loved. And accepted for who she is."

"Does she know we love her?"

"I think so. She knows it though she cannot tell us she knows it."

"Did she call you Pa today?"

"Yes, she did, several times. She had not said it for a while, but today she did," I smile in the dark.

"Did she want you to carry her?"

"Yes, she did, and she whispered Pa when she wanted to be carried. It was fun playing with the two of them, her brother and her. But tiring."

"I want her to be well."

"I know. But all she wants is to be loved. And that is more important than anything else we give her as her parents. If she gets well from her condition, it is a bonus. But the best we can give her is our love."

"Yes."

"Now go to sleep."

"You will clear the dustbin in the kitchen?"

"Yes, I will do that now."

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One reader, vandice left a comment saying,

"I think so. She knows it though she cannot tell us she knows it."

We are all like tt sometimes aren't we?

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'nuff said. out.

Xiang's gotten a blog. Go check out!

I need to back up my files. The photos I have in my laptop especially, which dated from at least November last year (shakes head.. tsk). But I am also majorly procastinating.

Let's hope my laptop doesn't crash before I can do so. And yes, I don't intend to do it tonight either. Urps..

Anyway, XIANG SET UP HER BLOG FINALLY!!!

Woohoo* New read for me and on her very 1st entry, I'm already erm.. xiang-ed. (Cue: round of applause) We stayed up to 5am last night to tweak her skin to near perfection and I think it's looking very good.

GO VISIT XIANG'S BLOG NOW AT
WWW.TREFOIL-FILLED.BLOGSPOT.COM !!!
(Bah. Adidas freakk.. but I like. Slurp*)

If you don't, she'll probably get Oreo, her very cute bitch, to bite/lick you (depending on your gender).

(Wahh.. Oreo's so cute. I want a dog too!)

Many updates.

What I have been doing the last 6 days since gaining independence (from StarHub):

01) On my last day of work, we went KTV with the perm staff and managers.

02) On that same night, I also..
- witness Daniel dance dirrty (horrors*) to Tata Young's Naughty Sexy Bitchy
- found out that Jason can really sing darn well
- learnt from Charlene how to do facial with aloe vera
- discovered the noisy self of Charlene's demure shell
- met Jeannie, my ex-boss from Tampines who's really nice
- accidentally took a snap of Johnny, deleted it and lied that I didn't take his shot (supposedly is bad luck for habitual gamblers like him.. urps)

03) Realised I miss StarHub more than I think I would.

04) The four (self-proclaimed) hottest babes of StarHub Tampines/Cuppage did a photoframe for Adrian. He is really nice to us, very.

Shall upload the finished product when i get the pics from Xiang. =)

05) We also did a thumbprint frame for the shop and sticked it to the mirror in our pantry/manager's room, such that everything they look at the mirror, they think of US!!

06) Zhen's 21st birthday chalet at NTUC Pasir Ris.

It's Collin's birthday too so I got him a cake - it's Coco Exotic from Four Leaves. Trust me, it's damn nice. Must try. (Thanks to Mei and Weixiang for aiding the process!)

07) Collin is twenty this year, 31st July and we can all see he is developing pretty well. Hee.

Happy birthday, dearest!!

08) Love the way it always feel. Loving every moment right now.

09) Got Collin a very last minute gift as he goes out to meet his FFC friends. Round and round Funan and this is what I got him eventually - Tadah! Speakers for his Ipod mini!!

It wasn't Logic3 I got him 'cause I couldn't find it at Funan. Then I saw SonicGear i-2000 which looks the same, functions the same, has the same specifications and same country of origins but have different brands (Logic3 vs SonicGear) imprinted on it.

Thanks Dorcas, Justin, QX and Kok for helping me scout for the ideal speaker. Pretty satisfied with this small thing (It's loud). You can find more information on Logic3 i-Station here.

10) Celebrated Collin's birthday with his family at Soup Restaurant, Century Square.

They serve really good mushrooms. *Drools. And this is another yummilicious cake - Mango Delight from the Royals. The Royals have really good tasting cakes - highly recommended.

11) Collin goes on 3 days field camp. Take care dear.

12) Laughed at how we used to call each other Laogong, Laopo when we were in sec 3. Bah! How disgusting. *Shudders. Love you all the same.

13) Went to Yiyi's Condo to do gym and for steam bath, with Xiang and Dorkie. I only had time to run 'cause I reached the latest as usual - but only 'cause I live the furthest and the rain was really heavy but okay, I am damn draggy too. =( Steambath was FUN!!!

Love these babes!
Regardless of what you say, we think we are the hottest. Period.

14) And we kept to our promise to arrange the next outing each time we say goodbye. Upcoming meetups in August- Dyeing hair at JYA and clubbing at ________. Woohoo*

15) Dorkie left for Aussie (to visit her bestie *envy) and will be back this Sunday. Awaits your return, babelicious!!!

Dorkie's departing shot.

16) Disgusting middle aged man.

In his late forties and balding, he asked me the most cliche qn "What's the time now?" and proceeded to ask why I am carrying such a big bag and if it is to work? All I could handle was a feeble "no lah..." and frantically plugged my earphones back and pretend to stare outside of the window. I find it plain sick and regretful I wasn't quick thinking enough to retort him. Eeks.

17) Got extremely pissed with CORS.

18) Chanced upon Sindy (with her ME jacket --> nice!) and Dior at Orchard, while heading towards Lucky Plaza for their very best Fried Fish Beehoon (level 6) with Xiang and Yiyi. Absolute gastronomical! I swear by it!

19) Satin. Ribbons. Lace. Beads. Buttons. Pearlies. Sequins. Operation ReVAMPP in process...!

So exciting*

20) Desperately need sleep. Its 5 am in the morning. Bwah.

SCREWDUP CORS. U SUCK.

CORS IS DAMN FUCKING SCREWED. FREAKING PISSED!!!

Outbidded.

Horrors!

I am outbidded for GEK1507.

There goes my 3 day week!!! *cries