my 2011 birthday...

It was a surprise... REALLY! no kidding! =)

I met Michael and Sinwei for dinner, just a normal get-together dinner that we usually have (not that frequent though, cos all of us, esp. Sinwei are busy and we need to give Sinwei at least way in advance notice!)

So, as usual, I was very happy to see them and Sinwei looked so much better than the last time we met her in Dec... She was quite stressed over her holiday teaching/coaching sessions at that time. Now she was just concentrating on her MBA, which was good! =)

We went Ma Maison... and boy, this was my FIRST time there lor! LOL... yup, I knew this place all along but donno why I just dont go in at all, no urge to try it....


And as it turned out, I was surprised to see LONG queue! It was damn long queue that I started wondering if I had gone to the right place....

The interior was quite nice, sort of the kind of oldies, faded-yellowish old farm/cottage house kinda feel... quite warm and cosy though... except that it was rather noisy!! (Of cos! it was totally packed!!)

See? Sinwei was looking so much better and fresher!!! =)

And while waiting for us (I was late!), Mic was alone by himself, drowning in a bottle of wine! LOL!!!

We ordered our food and as usual, I had my deep-fried stuff!!! Nothing new for me!

It was always very nice to catch up with Mic and Sinwei cos I don't see them often... And it was more than 6 yrs ago that we met in JCS! Sinwei is always the smart one... while Mic is always the funny one! And I am the BLUR one!!! =)

And near the end of dinner, I was pleasantly surprise to see a birthday cake!

WAT?!

Is it for ME??? A birthday cakie for ME!!??? LOL!

Was so surprised! Didn't expect this! REALLY!!!

Rather embarrassing, but still happy (I so old liao leh! And cele birthday in restaurant was like... for teenagers???!!) LOL!!!

(erm... cannot rem what I wished for!! oh dear!!!)

Sinwei was telling me that I shall never cut my own cake cos will be bad luck... really?? Wll anyways, I don't really have birthday cakes for as long as I can rem!!!

It was a nice cake!!!

And after dinner, we went to Partyworld KTV! Its a pity that Sinwei had to go back home before midnight!!!

Our beer time after Sinwei left.... And we extended for an hour! As usual! never is enough!! And how I wish I can stay much longer! but I had to reach airport at 7am the next morning to BKK, thats why I had to go back by 1am... =(

And I haven't even packed yet! I reach home and washed up and by then it was about 2am! And after packing, it was like near 4am! DAMN!! need to quickly catch a nap for 2 hours before I had to get up and get a cab to reach airport a 7am!

It was really a wonderful and memorable birthday!

Thanks to my great friends, Mic and Sinwei!!! =)

Planning for Europe trip!

Actually I wanted to go Las Vegas... But then... I guess I should go next year during spring time, much better.

Anyway, my friend Kit is planning to go Barcelona sometime late of the year, perhaps Sep or Oct. So I thought I might as well tag along with her, cos I will finish my thesis in Aug, and I should give myself a good treat!!!

But then... I have no idea about Europe at all! I only know about Italy cos I wanted to go Italy in 2007, which didn't happen... =(

Anyways, if I fly BA, the route would be SG-LONDON-SPAIN. So I think I shld go explore London, then Spain (Barcelona and maybe Madrid, depending on the timing), and then see if I could take the Eurail to France. And (this is a stretch, i know) if possible, maybe... perhaps I can take the train to ITALY! am really not sure... am really a "Europe-IDIOT!"

I borrowed that "USA" book as well, in case I changed my mind to go Las Vegas instead...

okays... i know am a year older... :(

Met up with my JC schoolmates for a late afternoon dim sum at Wah Lok. Didn't know this was actually a meetup for the "Feb" babies... which means that I am officially another yr older...

34 liao... thats why everyone in the photo was making "34"... lol...

Oh wells... sometimes i think back on my younger days, especially schooling days (cannot rem much, but just a few bits and pieces on thoughts and feelings)... I was always an emo kid... always very dramatic and will form "storyline" and "scripts" in my own world...

In my own world, it was as though I had lived a few different "lives" already! Every person I met, I am able to form a storyline with them, and my "virtual" life with these people can go as far as when we are 50 years old! LOL...

Anyways, when I was younger, perhaps about 20 years ago, I didn't think that I will be what I am now... I always think that I will be married with kids and family when I reach 25. hahaha... guess life changes... =)

And when am 25, I thought I would get married and had kids before 30... hahaha... and guess what? life changes, yah? =)

And when I passed 30, I told myself not to even dream of getting married and definitely NO kids! but then... sometimes I still have some hope that I might meet the correct guy and has kids... so guess what?? i think life will change, aye? =))

Anyways, happy advance birthday to ME!!! =)

my kind of Valentine's Day

14 Feb... once again... another single's Valentine's Day, which am totally enjoying it! =)

Was in no mood to work, and I decided to go Kit's house to chill with her after work.

(took these photos while she was busy cooking for her kids in the kitchen... )

Was enjoying myself at her place, watching TV and talking... =)

And around 8pm, we decided to go out chill..And we landed up at Harry's Railmall.

A nice evening... Really have no idea what else to describe it... I realised I have been getting more and more forgetful, and have been rather "stingy" with my words. I guess am more of a "talking" person, than a "penning my thoughts" person. =)

补运... again...

Once again, me and Gine went to the same temple 普照禅寺 to go 补运... We did it last year, our first time.. (See post "补运2010")... and apparently, we had quite a OK 2010...

Thus, this year, since we know that the rabbit year was not a good year for the snakes, we decided to go again... And very funny, we missed the official 补运date (which should be on the CNY eve)... But luckily, this temple had fixed another day (which is 初八) to do the 补运 ceremony.

So me, Gine and Gine's fren (cannot rem his name though... =p) went...

And this time round, we have to 拜虎爷... Seemed like this year was really bad for us!!! =)

Oh wells, this year really didn't start off good for me... I got really sick on CNY and I had quite an encounter with someone I just knew... and of cos the ending wasn't good,but I sort of expected. But then, I believed that all things happened for a reason, and that it is for my own good... =)

Lion dance! at my desk... it's another year...

*flashbacks... *

It was exactly the same lion dance sequence that happened exactly a year ago. but at different office... See this post "CNY 2011"

And my feeling back then and now? quite not the same... Mainly becos I didn't like my previous company that much... This current company was so much better...

Well.. Anyways, I learned that it is good luck for the lions to come to our desk to "bless" us... And we should prepare oranges and angbao! And in return, I got a "blessed scroll"...

My desk was usually rather messy, but I purposely tidied up just for the Lions lor! =)

HUAT AHHHHH!!!

OMG! Am such a "round-face" last time!!! why didn't I notice it???

i kept hearing people telling me that I had slimmed down and my face is slimmer now... But i really don't think so... perhaps i have been looking at myself every single min so I don notice the differences bah...


Last night while I was feeling drowsy (after taking med), and thought of just surfing the net before sleep, I suddenly thought of ... "hmmm... why not let me search for my past photos and see if I really slim down?"....

and... I found.....

HORROR!!!





Oh gosh! My face is really ROUND like pancake!!! :((

These pix were mainly from 2005 and 2006... OMG!!!!

Above is my Shanghai trip with Gine in 2005... Gosh!!!
Above is my Kuantan trip in Jun 2006....

Above is my Bandung trip in early 2006 as well...

Above is around Sep 2005.... =((

Above were my Japan trip in 2007....

GOSH!!! 真是惨不忍睹啊!!!!

And 辛亏我没有继续那么自甘堕落。。。Ok, now i see that I did slim down a little...

Below.... is me a few months back... I think in Oct 2010... Not so round face liao...

And below is me during New Year eve.... 31 Dec 2010...

And right below... is the current me... =)

CNY dinner (erm, actually it's sort of a lunch-ner)

This is our "feast" for CNY 2011...

And I remembered that we had almost exactly the SAME dishes last year 2010!! See below!

Okay, slightly similar... :)

it's 大年初一.. and i am SICK! =((

been feeling sore throaty for the past few days but still bearable.

However, ytd was quite bad and I felt feverish. I suspected I got the fever after the body checkup, after that nurse poked me w the needle to draw blood! still painful leh...

anyways, i had been eating panadols since ytd and just now.

hope i can quickly get well. I still have tons of assignment and my thesis to work on. Very tiring.

And worse still, Starhub is giving us FREE channels to watch! And I have been glued to the TV since morning!!! Very bad...

Guess i need to catch some sleep now...

CIAO! and 新年快乐！

long time JC frens & Qianjie's wedding 2011

Yup, we have been friends since JC (some of them since DHS days!) and now, all of them are married and have kids.

Karen is expecting her first baby! To think that Karen, who used to be the most 粗鲁gal in our JC class is now the happy wife and now expecting her first daughter... hahaha... :)

Anyway, I forgot to post on Qianjie's wedding on 1 Jan 2011..

The Wedding is at Sentosa's Amara resorts... :) She wants me to be her receptionist together with Yin Yin cos both of us were not married so it is more convenient that way.. The rest of the gals are all either running around with their kids or pregnant...

Guess Yinyin and me are the 2 single ladies in the house right now! :)