Piles of wrapping paper and ribbons spells fun!

2012-01-26T23:22:00.011+08:00

Hong Kong 2011/2012
31st December 2011 - 4th January 2012

Day 1:
Departure from Singapore to Hong Kong at 9.30am via SQ :)
SZ and I decided to book an SQ fight to Hong Kong to enjoy the full on board service plus the prices on Jetstar/Tiger wasn't that cheap either.

I love airplane meals!

Puss in boots.

We arrived in Hong Kong 4 hours later with a slight delay at Singapore side before takeoff.
We were escorted by the hotel staff to the Regal Airport Hotel to take our shuttle bus to Regal Kowloon Hotel.
Our hotel is located at: 71 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
Nearest MTR (train station): East Tsim Sha Tsui (West Rail Line); about 5 minutes walk from the hotel.

We arrived at our hotel 35 minutes later, our check in was fast and we were given a free upgrade to the Regal Club Room on the highest floor in the hotel (15th Floor).

I think it's a 4 star hotel; though it may look a bit old school, you can see from the hair dryer!
But the lifts were slow and we had such a bad experience in getting squeezed/pushed out of the lift when SZ and I were already inside by stupid tourists who insisted in getting the entire family inside.

The weather there was great! My boyfriend doesn't even need a jacket yet.
Probably it was around 17-20 degrees on first day.
We got out of our hotel and headed straight to the main Tsim Sha Tusi area which is about 15 minutes walk from our hotel.
The first mall we went to was iSquare at 63 Nathan Road (MTR Tsim Sha Tusi Station Exit H).
We walked over to 1881 Heritage, (MTR Tsim Sha Tusi Station Exit E), walk straight till you reach Salisbury Road, turn right, on right is Peninsula Hotel, keep going till you reach Canton Road.
I thought it was a big mall but more like a place to take photos.

Very happy to be in Hong Kong to enjoy such weather!

We headed for dinner at Sweet Dynasty 'Tang Chao' at 88 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.
Came here with the bowlers 2 years ago, now we are back here, but the food standard seems to have dropped a little?
The prawn omelet we had is good!

By the time we finished our dinner, the roads along Canton Road were closed for the New Year countdown.

That's me in the middle of the road!

At Silvercord Mall; there's a H&M, but I didn't buy anything from H&M since we already have in Singapore, plus it was all winter clothing.

We took a really long walk from Canton Road all the way to Temple Street Night Market (MTR Jordan Station Exit A), we were walking in circles because there were road closure and we landed up in Austin MTR Station, walked though the underpass in circles just to realized if we had walked outside we won't have walked the extra miles to get to our destination!

Ice cream truck which sells soft-serve ice cream!
There were more food stalls at Temple Street, next time we should try out the food there!
We took a train back to our hotel to rest our feet before heading down to join the crowd for the countdown!
The moment I stepped out of the hotel lobby I was really feeling cold and had to grab SZ's jacket to warm myself up!

SZ and I didn't walk further to the Victoria Harbor because it was already packed with people!

The place was getting crowded and we are restlessly waiting for 2012 to arrive! Hahaha.

Our view wasn't great, so was the fireworks.
I was like, 'that's all?'

Everyone heading back home!
We started 2012 with supper from Delifrance! Some food outlets surrounding our hotel were still open for business!

Day 2:
We skipped breakfast and headed to Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui, (MTR Kowloon Station Exit C).

We had lunch (I didn't snap a photo of the cafe's name), I call it the 'Hong Kong Cafe Style Fast Food Version'.
The food was good :)

Looks like unripe mangoes from afar, but its actually green tea bun!

Their version of our breadtalk, just that it's more atas looking!

Airport in-town check in, how cool is that!
Hong Kong have trains that lead directly from the airport to the city.

I call this place 'nine dragons'!

We took the train down to Allied Plaza, (MTR Prince Edward Station Exit B2).
This mall is like our Far East Plaza, rows of shops selling clothing, accessories, shoes, bags. It's winter in Hong Kong, hence they stock up everything winter ranging from coats, jackets, boots.
The boots are all so pretty but all so useless in Singapore!
Spotted this dog right when we were about to exit the mall.

We walked down towards Mongkok, along the streets we stopped by for desserts at their famous desserts place; Hui Lau Shan 許留山.

Once we reached Mongkok, we headed to Argyle Centre, (MTR Mongkok Station Exit D2).
This is another kind of our 'Far East Plaza' mall, again all sorts of winter wear and I managed to find a really cute polka dot pink jacket which I got it for only $13.00 and decided to wear it immediately since its the only time to wear!

So CUTE but so expensive!

Happy Lemon!
We ordered a special lemon juice which tasted like another other lemonade :/ They took away my favorite drink from Happy Lemon in Singapore and its also no longer available in Hong Kong :(

We headed to Langham Place, 3 Argyle Street, Mongkok, (MTR Mongkok Station Exit C3).
I was informed that this is a 'must-go' mall but SZ and I found nothing special and it was really crowded hence I didn't snap any photos of the mall.
We left the mall and headed to Ladies Market, Tung Choi Street, (MTR Mongkok Station Exit E2).
This is probably the most famous market to go to in Hong Kong.
It's SUPER crowded, so be careful of your bags!
You can find all sorts of fake branded bags/watches, toys, accessories, clothing, shoes, handphone covers, fake branded head/earphones (which SZ ended up buying one for his gaming at home!).

We hopped over to the Sportswear Street aka Fa Yuen Street (which is just beside Ladies Market).
This street sells everything related to sports shoes and wears.
Once again, this area is fully packed with people and it really hard to buy anything out from the shops.
We ended up at Nike boutique and got ourselves a pair of shoes each; the shoes were priced almost the same with those private owned stalls.

We settled for dinner at a Hong Kong Cafe along the street, we got attracted to this stall selling claypot rice!

Handmade beef balls and noodles; this is probably the best beef ball noodles I ever eaten, its piping hot, you can even see the smoke from the photo!

SZ's claypot rice!

Yep, this is the cafe!

After a long day walking, we decided to head back to our hotel area to look for a place to have desserts!
Our nearest mall to our hotel is K11, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, (MTR Tsim Sha Tusi Station Exit D2/N4).
This is one art mall worth visiting though the shop varieties cannot be compared to those at the main shopping area.
We had our desserts at Agnes b Cafe, yes it is the bag brand you see in Singapore!
They have a cafe here in Hong Kong.

The weather on 2nd day was still manageable during the day, slightly colder at night. I wore inside one t-shirt, one light cardigan and this pink coat you see above.

I shall continue day 3 / 4 / 5 soon!
Good night and Happy Chinese New Year!

2012-01-07T03:25:00.001+08:00

Time does flies!
New school term starts this coming Monday and it's gotta be another 14 weeks of work.
Must go physically / mentally prepare for work soon!

I've just gotten back from Hong Kong with SZ and we both love the weather there though I don't fancy the cold that much, I still enjoyed it!
Everywhere is currently stocked up with winter clothing, hence I didn't get to shop for any new clothing that I could wear in Singapore.
(I still prefer shopping in Bangkok, Thailand!)
We spent more on eating and exploring the city but we didn't went to places like Disneyland / Ocean Park.
Oh, I've gotten this really cute polka dots baby pink jacket for only $13!

Singapore is only about 4 hours apart from Hong Kong yet they get such a nice winter weather.
Loving the coats, jackets and boots!

Let me edit those photos first and I shall post them up here with my detailed travel itinerary!
(PS: Will probably take a while to get the post up since work is starting soon)

2011-12-27T23:41:00.005+08:00

Genting Highlands & Sunway Pyramid with bowling friends!
20th December - 22nd December 2011
It was a 2 weeks before trip planned with the guys.
We caught an early bus up to Genting and stayed at First World.
I've been to Genting countless times but never stayed at First World.
It was really an eye opener; the rooms were really small and pretty much no frills.
They doon't even provide bath slippers :(
Then again, nothing really beats my hostel stay at Malaysia.

We had free tickets to the outdoor theme park but this is the only ride we hopped on because everywhere was packed and it rained.

Best kaya balls!

All ready to get hands down in the casino.

The next morning after breakfast, we paid RM6.00 each for an upgrade of breakfast buffet at Maxims Hotel.
The breakfast at First World is pale in comparison to which I ate on my second morning.
We booked a 6 seater cab down to Sunway Pyramid; RM180 per trip.
While the rest fell asleep in the cab, I was battling with a extreme ear block; I never had it so bad before!
I could hear glass shattering in my ear while trying my hardest to blow out; well it got better once I managed to sneezed out.

My yearly bra purchase!

We had lunch at Bubba Gump.

We just needed to try out the new lanes at Sunway!

Having ice cream out in the cold = shiok!

Christmas 2011 with Secondary School friends!
24th December 2011
It's our annual dinner and gift exchange :)
Love the whole gift exchange with these friends!

SZ and I whipped up a dinner for the gang!

My bread pudding :)

Portobello mushroom pasta.

Front: Potato hash with spicy chicken fillet, bacon pieces and hot dog.
Back: Hashbrown rosti with eggs.

7 players monopoly + 1 banker!

Surprise gift exchange!

With our random pick gifts!
Can you spot my Christmas theme Kapibara?

Dear William giving us his presents, so sweet!

Our yearly gift exchange :)

***

I was reading up recipes online and I came across root beer cake / cupcakes.
Do you know that I don't fancy / eat cupcakes outside?
There are so many cupcake stores in Singapore but I never once ordered because I don't like the frosting.
I think I'm weird :/
Because cupcakes are like the must eat / bake / have kinda baked item.
I eat my cakes with frosting but I actually scrap them one side, eat a little of the cream and play with the rest of it!
I prefer making muffins, they are a fuss free thing to bake and eat.
Even if I do bake cupcakes, I always leave the fancy frosting away.
But I like looking at cupcake photos, they are all so pretty right!
So anyway I decided to try on this root beer cupcake.
Since there were so many variations to it, I decided to use my muffin-making method.

My new muffin pan :)
The batter was great; one whole cup of root beer was poured in to make 12 cupakes! It was so root-beerlicious but after it was baked.....

Ehhh, is this a root beer cupcake?
Where's the root beer man?!
Some recipes calls for root bear extract (I wonder if our baking supply shops sells the extract), that's the only way to get the root beer flavoring out but since I only wanted to try out first, I decided to skip the extract.
So I guess if I really want to make this again I'll have to get a bottle of it!

After not heading to the west side for more than 3 months, SZ and I had dinner at this Chinese restaurant located at West Mall.
They serve great mango pudding with a layer of fresh mango.
I can't taste if the pudding is freshly made or powdered form; it doesn't matter because it taste good :)

It's Hong Kong this coming Saturday!
I can't wait :)

2011-12-19T00:12:00.005+08:00

So here's what I've been doing for the past two weeks.

May & Broncson wedding on 2nd December at Pan Pacific Hotel, with 64 tables and that's one huge wedding!

My auntie gave me a cupcake stand!

I had a photoshot with my cookies.

You like my angry bird rings?

I made bread pudding for the first time.

Which looks like it didn't had enough pudding mixture because I didn't let the bread soak the pudding mixture first before placing into the oven, yeah, I had extra mixture left, should have waited for the bread to soak first and pour more into the dish. But I was all ready to eat, no time to wait!

Finally this Nutella & biscuit is here in Singapore!
I had this all the time when I was in Europe back in 2004, so can you imagine how long I've waited for this?
Almost wanted to import in myself but the shipping is all too expensive :(

This are chocolate chip peanut butter truffle swirled cookies!
They are too sweet so I should decrease the sugar next time, I was think how about some Nutella truffle inside instead, yum!

I won first place at my district's bowling tournament!

Ring from H&M.

Shao Zong's brother wedding ceremony & luncheon at Royal Plaza Scotts, 17th December 2011.

2011-11-30T15:09:00.003+08:00

Sorry if my blog looks like its missing things because I accidentally did a stupid mistake to my template and spent one hour trying to get them back to pieces!

So, today is the last day of school which means the last day of work for me till January 2012.
Don't know if should I be happy that I can finally take a good rest, pack my room and get back to Ohmymuffins; it's gotta be alive again!
Because I still need to pay a special rate rent for the month of December.
Special or not, it's still an incurring cost and I've already lost a good amount when SMU students were on their four months summer break.
Even though school term sales for the shop was good, part of the earnings goes into recovering the losses for that summer break.
So it's like going back to square one :/
Right now I'm taking baby steps to see how much further can I go from here.
I have one more semester in school, another semester to earn as much as I can.
I am already planning my next move in life, I hope to channel my focus and energy into baking.
Being a real time boss has taught me so much, from all the good and bad things in it.
I know students will probably miss my fruit yogurt parfait, the banana nutella muffins and the cookies if I were to not carry on with business!
But the muffins & cookies will be made available if I would go onto baking!
Like I say, it's all just plans and talks, so we'll have to see.

For the past two weeks I've been redesigning a new menu as well as the website.
I've came out with this design today which I'm pretty happy with!
I do up my own design for Ohmymuffins as well and I'm proud of that :)
Perhaps I have a secret talent in website designing? Hahaha!
But my works are in no match to those web designers.

Anyways, I think it's time to give my personal blog a new design as well.

It's time to catch up on sleep, catch up with friends, TVB shows, bowling, eating, doing whatever I want while still trying to keep my hopes for the next move in life alive.

Here's how I'm gotta spent my new found freedom!
Tomorrow will be baking in the afternoon (I'm gotta try out new cookies!)
Then dinner with my girls.
Wedding dinner to attend on Friday.
Saturday is sleep, going to town to collect my Longchamp bag and catching up on TVB shows.
Bowling event on Sunday morning.
Baking (trying out the whoopie pies again!) in the afternoon, bringing them to my grandmother's birthday dinner at night.

Alrights, I've gotta to go back to work!

2011-11-09T22:28:00.005+08:00

It's been a month, hello!
School has ended, it's study week right now, follow by exams.
Many things has happened since the last time I've blogged about my life.
And so it's has been a challanging 12 weeks of my 'school' life, while the students are having a hard time managing their projects, presentations and exams, I have my own set of hard times at the shop.

If you ask me what's my greatest regret in life one year ago, I would say nothing yet, ok maybe I regretted not studying hard in poly and getting a place in a local university.
Right now, if you would to ask me again, my greatest regret is getting my mum involved in this business.
And surely it takes a great amount of whatever superpower there is to work along side with my mum.
I'm pretty sure everyone thinks that their mum, to a certain extent can be difficult at times; I mean which mother isn't right?
In the future when I have my own kids, they probably think I'm annoying and pissing at times?!
But my mum can sometimes be positioned at the extreme high end of a scoreboard.

My mum wasn't what she is right now back then, perhaps the recent event at home has caused a change, well a pretty major one.
It's getting personal here but I need an outlet to release my thoughts all out here, so here goes!
My family isn't what it was like a couple of years ago, we used to be a simple and happy family, now to me it's pretty broken up.
Don't be mistaken, my parents are still together!
But relationships at home has been strained; no one wants to stay any longer at home which I'm quite certain it's partly due to my mum.
My 2nd sister has her own house and even since Bayzel passed away she doesn't comes over as often anymore.
I know my big sister is also avoiding staying at home for too long else there will always be quarreling in the house.
For me I don't have a choice, I need to be at home preparing things for the shop.
The only time I feel at peace is when my parents are out.

Recently, SZ and I could feel that my dad is disapointed as no one wants to stay for dinner on Sunday evenings.
My dad loves cooking, so he will usually whip up a good meal on Sunday when everyone's home.
As much as I would love to stay for dinner, the thought of having to face my mum at the table......
Plus every Sunday evening I need to get my fruits supply ready for the week. I'll be out at the supplier with SZ and back to the shop.
Home isn't welcoming anymore, isn't a place where I look forward to even though I need my bed very badly.
It was once nice, warmly with Bayzel around; which is something I took for granted (probably everyone will).
Perhaps the departure of Bayzel did change the mood of the house.

***

These 12 weeks I've slept for an average of 6-7 hours a day; I work 10 hours a day, sometimes up to 14 hours if I need to bake on weekday nights.
From the time I wake up at 7.20am everyday, sometimes I don't even have the time to sit and have my breakfast or you can call it lunch till 1pm in the afternoon.
I burn my weekends afternoon baking and buying supplies at night.
Sometimes I can feel my body giving way, sometimes I wished I could sit down hide somewhere and cry just to get rid of all that stress building up.
But I never once regret my decision to join the path of having my own business.
I never thought of giving up, but after what my mum said to me when I had my first melt down in the shop made me down right disappointed.
Of all people I didn't expect my mother to see me in this way.
Here's what she said to me: "Dad and I are ready to lose the money we have invested in your shop because you are having fun being a boss."
Me having FUN?
You mean slogging my life in the shop and sacrificing social, sleeping, television, whatever enjoyment life is call having FUN?
And someone closest to my heart, my mum would actually think of me having fun, throwing money down the drain?
If I came from a very rich family, then maybe I'm having fun because afterall, I'm rich I can afford to have FUN as a boss and waste money, and I'll probably not work as hard as what I am doing now.
But it's a pity I am not born from a rich family.
Part of the investment for my shop also comes from my own money, why would I be having FUN with my own money?
If other people thinks that I'm having fun, its OK I can't control how others think about me.
But...... my mum?
That kind of feeling makes me self-doubt, lose motivation, feel heavy hearted about life now.
I'm having this sucky feeling whenever I see my mum at work so now you can understand why home isn't a good place anymore.
While I'm putting a positive front at work, at the back of my mind I can't stop thinking.
Sometimes I question myself why must I work so hard for when I'm supposed to have fun?

Other than this major problem I'm facing, there are tons of other problems I face with my mum at the shop.
Sometimes I think we are at the mercy of the students, to an extend that I feel the shop isn't mine anymore.
While feedbacks/suggestions from students are good, not all are useful and applicable.
From the outside, anyone can suggest all kinds of wonderful things, you can go 'hey, you guys should sell this, sell that.'
It's easy to say, everyone can do it, but can the suggestions be applied to the shop is another thing.
You don't go to a prawn noodles stall and tell the owner to sell beef noodles right?
Or go telling Startbucks to change their coffee menu to bubble tea instead?
My mum loves taking in students suggestions and hoping that I could implement it to the shop.
The thing is, my mum doesn't think if the items can be fitted for the shop, plus with only two pairs of hands in the shop, we can barely manage all the current items and my mum happily hopes to add more items into the menu.
To me, the current menu is more than enough sufficient for the students, do well in these items and students will return if they find it good, why add another 10 more 'suggested' items and at the end of the day fail to do well in original items in the menu and barely able to manage the 10 'suggested' items?
When I reject these students suggestions, my mum ends up blaming me not to being open to suggestions and that I become disrespectful to her.
I feel very battled with my mum, till a point I don't even know how to reject her anymore.
I don't wish to argue with her at the shop because I want to conserve energy, I'm tired enough to turn into a zombie but my mum.... sighs, it's very hard for you to understand what I'm going through.
Only after the second melt down with my mum, the whole 'let's listen to the students' stopped for a while.
Now and then she's still into it which I am learning to keep claim and stay cool.

So right now business has pretty much stabilized and I need to look for someone to work at the shop with my mum, preferably an auntie so that she can communicate with her.
If you have anyone who has experience in juicing, it's ok if she doesn't have, please tell me know by emailing to ohmyfruits@hotmail.com, thanks!

***

Since I started my business, it has rekindle my passion for baking, I realized baking is where I want to go now.
That's also the reason why I wanna hire someone so that I can have more time to bake more items for the shop!
The sales for the Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chips Cookies has been unexpectedly good which got me excited into venturing new bake items.
So when I was watching Food Network Channel, I came across this new bake product call Whoopie Pies.
They are the next new cupcake / donut craze in America, for all I know it may hit Singapore?!
I was instantly hit by the product and during one of the public holiday I decided to bake the classic chocolate whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting.

Isn't it WHOOPIE!
It's good but I think can be better, let me try again!

I made Lemon Blueberry with Nutella filling muffins, also Banana with Peanut Butter filling muffins.
I never knew stuffing muffins with Nutella / Peanut Butter was the kicker in muffins!

When I talked to my mum about my plan to hire a person for the shop so that I am free up to bake more items for the shop, my mum immediately said probably thinking I have 48 hours in a day instead of the usual 24 hours in a day. 'why don't you find time to bake in the shop?', which my mum probably meant why need to hire a person for?
I was taken aback because it felt like to my mum I am still having fun and shaking leg in the shop.
It's like all the prepared fruits (wash, peel, cut, store), all that freshly baked muffins, all that blending and juicing, all that preparing the fruit yogurt parfait, all that whatever small little things needed to prepared / cleared neatly appeared and done by magic or maybe by my magical twin sister in the shop.
I barely have the time to rest my feet and yet my mum's reply to my plan was to find time to bake in the shop.
I definitely can find time to bake more if I had 48 hours in a day or I have long term insomnia.
I don't see how a business can grow if we don't hire people.
Sighs........ I'm having mid life crisis with myself, my business and I'm at lost with how to handle my mum.

***

Here are some photos from my recent Genting trip.

We took a train to City Square to have dinner and change money at Mustafa!
We decided on taking a night bus up to Genting, our bus was at 11pm and at 10.15pm we were still panicking trying to get a cab outside City Square Mall; there were simply too many people waiting and no cabs around because these cabs would rather drive into town to earn that extra $3 then to pick passengers at the outskirts of town.
Thank god we managed to grab a cab in a nick of time else we've got to say goodbye to our Genting!

We reached up the mountain at around 5am and it was freezing cold!
We had Mcdonald's breakfast and stoned out at the cafe at Maxim Hotel, went to the Casino and won money and we decided to play LAN games, L4D2 but the system seriously cannot make it and we ended up playing DOTA instead, hey it was still fun after all these years!
Finally the hotel informed us our room was ready at 12noon, we slept through the entire afternoon, waking up for early dinner.

Dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant.

Shao Zong's birthday!
I celebrated for him at our usual cafe.

I can't really remember what we did after that, I think was more Casino, supper, then sleep!

The following day we went to Genting's Strawberry farm.
The easiest way to get to the farm is by cab but it's 40RM one way down, coming back is another 40RM, we feel it's too expensive for such a short ride down.
We took the cable car down and searched for the shuttle bus at the terminal and realized we couldn't find it, lucky there is the Genting Strawberry farm's retail shop, we asked for directions and was told to take the Awana Hotel's shuttle bus.
The bus does not drop passengers directly outside the farm, we had to walk about 5 minutes.

Self picked strawberries!

We stopped by the strawberry cafe for drinks and took photos with these adorable parrots!

Actually the farm is a pretty boring place, there are other farms as well, all linked up before you can exit the place.
Thank god we got back to the shuttle bus in time because it rained after the bus picked up passengers from Awana Hotel.
Back to the cable car terminal and we are glad that we had the silver card member for express entry else we'll be stuck with all that students trying to get into the cable car.

Casino on the 2nd night, won but later lost all... the problem with gambling!

Here's to a happier note in my life; trip to Hong Kong is confirmed!
SZ and I will be celebrating 2012 in HK, flying off via SQ on 31st December 2011.
We'll be boarding the new A380, sitting on the upper deck of the plane!
The last time I sat on a full commercial flight was in 2004, that is long.
So excited for inflight movies and airplane food, hahaha!

PS: I've took 5 days just to complete this post!

2011-10-06T17:24:00.001+08:00

It's Thursday already!
Almost towards the end of SMU's recess week and currently blogging from work.
I took a well deserved break and went off to Genting with SZ last Saturday late night and I came home Tuesday night!
I celebrated SZ's birthday with a nice strawberry tart from The Bakery at Maxims hotel; love the cafe!

SZ finally signed up for the Genting worldcard and was given an immediately upgrade to the silver card; oh yeah, it's time to head to Genting more often!

No theme park this time round, we headed to the Genting Strawberry farm!
I bet not many people knows there's a strawberry farm at Genting right?
We picked fresh strawberries home :)
But the strawberries are really small in size, pretty much like the Korean strawberries that flooded our local supermaket sometime ago.

Other than eating 4 meals a day and gambling at the casino, we spend half the time in the room sleeping!
Need to find time to upload my photos to facebook first.

The next holiday trip is in December, SZ and I planning for Hong Kong :)
Wanted to go Korea, but over our budget at the moment so shall go back to HK again and the weather's gotta be cold there!

So its another 5 more weeks to study week, time really flies...

2011-09-23T18:05:00.002+08:00

24/09/2011 4.47PM

My sponsored items from NIVEA, except for the UV cream!

Bayzel :)
Taken when he was about a year old in year 2000.

My well-fed cat at SMU, I call her Roger!

Visited H&M last night!
A well deserved shopping after 6 weeks :)

23/09/2011 6.05PM
I'm blogging from the blogger app on my phone!
It's Friday and always been the slowest day because there's no late afternoon class plus, who goes to school on Fridays?! Hahaha!
This week has been crazy, I sold out 120 pieces of the Oreo & Oreo Nutella CC cookies in just three days. I had to even bake an extra batch on Tuesday night.
Even the lemon bars & cheesecakes goes of the the display chiller really fast!
Well, i'm not complaining :)
But I'm totally exhausted, like I can feel my body going a little out of system.
I'm a superwoman at work! I get up of bed at 7.20am (as much as I love to sleep, I can really wake up!). I'll be at the shop by 8.45am.

Working in a F&B environment is not like sitting at the work desk, totally no time to daydream, it's a fast-pace-on-the move-madness work!
My part-time F&B work during school holidays have thought me well, so I know what to expect.
Come to think of it, now I know why I always feel so tired during internship days; sitting at the desk really makes people wanna sleep!
I don't even eat proper lunch now, it's breakfast cum lunch pack together, usually just bread.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are peak days with students, it's baking days, so the only time I sit down to eat is after baking the muffins, usually at 1pm.
By 6pm, I'll start cleaning up and leave at 6.30pm. Work doesn't stop here, dinner with SZ and going to NTUC to top up supplies. (I'm a NTUC member mah, so must earn link points right? Link points are good you know, i've already redeemed $11.60 off my purchase!)

If I need to bake I'll be back by 8.30pm, baking is a pretty time consuming work! By the time my baked goods are cooled down and packed up, it will be 12midnight. I still need to bath, wait for my hair to dry and hit the bed latest 12.45am.
6 - 7 hours of sleep is not enough :(
I'm registered to sleep at least 10 hours!
But for my business; with all my heart and soul placed to it, sometimes I wished I don't even need to sleep so that I can bake more!

So this is pretty much my life now, no social life, no bowling unless it's league, but having to bowl league after work is really crazy; I feel zombiefied at work the following day.

It's the end of week 6, SMU recess week at week 8 and it's time to take a break, shop will probably be still opened but will open later so that I can sleep in.
Really need to adjust back my body system and rest my legs.
Glad that I didn't fall sick, perhaps drinking juice everyday really helps!

2011-09-17T11:25:00.002+08:00

Two weeks ago, I had a melt down at the shop.
Just this week, I had another melt down again.
I really wanted to give up, I really have no idea how much longer I can handle.
My mother had to cross the line again, making me really really upset with her.

As much as my dad is trying to salvage the situation, I have come to a point where I'm at loss of what to do; it feels like world has just ended.
I feel myself in a whirpool of everything that I can't put to words.
That night I cried very hard, I never cried this hard before till my heart was in so much pain.
Not that kind of pain where I needed to be admitted to the hospital, its a heart broken pain I'm experiencing.
I cried till I feel my body went numb and my body was shaking so much that I thought I was really going to pass out.

I am already giving my 100% effort, but why do I feel that putting 100% is not going to be enough?
I am feeling worn out, feeling tired enough.
It's Saturday and I'm gotta start baking later.
I can't help but to think why is everything going so badly with my mum?

***

SZ's brother went Macau and brought home my favorite egg tart.

My prized cookies :)

At NSRCC before leauge, I found my all time faovrite game still alive!
This is the only game I'm proud of because I trash SZ flat all the time.

New flavor at the shop!

Cotton Candy ice cream from Baskin Robbins = my number one choice!

Random cats I met this week.

Very long ago at IKEA!

2011-08-30T15:07:00.007+08:00

I just downloaded the blogger app on my phone and accidentally deleted my latest post, which is this post, I totally panicked and managed to recover my post via google cache, thank god!

Greetings, this blog needs a new post!
Since school has started on the 15th of August, I barely had time to do things I like to do; like sleeping and watching TV.
I have dedicated my life to my shop, business is picking up fast since there are hungry students everyday!
I'll be up at 7.20am, by 8.45am I'll be at the shop preparing for the first batch of breakfast students to be down for their break at 10am.
Once break it's over, I'll bake the muffins.
It's a continue cycle of washing, cutting, juicing, blending, washing, cutting and in between everything is to keep the place clean, replenishing fruits.
I have more muscles on my right arm now, my ball speed has increased, hahaha!

My weekends are used for baking my cookies and other things I need to bake.
So technically, I work everyday.
In between I need to reply emails, I have not neglected Ohmymuffins yet :) but I do take quite a while now to reply.

Friday and Saturday was the Night Festival 2011 held by our museums.
Free admission to our National Museum of Singapore and all other museums from 7pm till 2am. Plus there were night performances held right outside my shop.
We were invited to open our shop till late.
That Friday I worked from 9am till 12.30am; it was crazy I tell you!
I don't know what to expect for the night festival but thank god, thank god I had Cindy and Shao Zong to help me and my mum out.
Without Cindy and SZ, I'll probably be lying on the floor fainted.
In fact, I thought I was going to faint at one moment when I was cleaning up.
The bowling kakis came for the museum tour!
Marian came really late, we had supper with her!

The following day (Saturday), Cindy couldn't come but luckily my 2nd sister came to help out. It rained on Saturday so we thought probably not much people will drop by plus it was our President Election live on TV but we were wrong, the people still came in full force, the performance were all push back but people were still coming in!
My secondary kakais came for the museum tour as well!
I probably won't wanna do this anytime soon, it was an insane juicing and blending the entire two nights non-stop.
I can now understand how the people at KOI feels; they make bubble tea non-stop and they do it everyday from morning till night, I must really salute them!

I shall end my post with some photos.

I baked Apple Cinnamon Streusel Muffins

One of those lucky hours for supper!

These are 1800 vouchers that I hand cut myself, they have been distributed to freshman students and they have been dropping by to redeem!

The week before school starts, my yakult chiller came :)

Three weeks ago at Skinny Pizza; Raffles City.

Good chocolate tart!

And finally, this is how my current shop looks like!

I'm working really hard now for my shop, hoping to see it grow big one day.
But not all things are working smoothly; well life is never smooth sailing.
Other than facing the challenges of staying alive in a business world, I need to deal with my mum.
Sad to say my mum can be pretty difficult at times, well I think most of the time.
While I'm facing a whole new level of stress, my mum adds more stress to me.
While I'm grateful for this opportunity to have my own business and my mum is willing (or not) to help me out; this has been my dream since primary 5.
But to be honest, I'm not entirely happy at work.
Surely you may think I'm crazy not to be happy when I'm boss but the kind of negative aura I'm getting from my mum can be really hurtful.
While I tell myself to think positivity each day, I can't help but to be affected by my mum's choice of words she said last Monday which is the melting point of me; I broke down and cried out really bitterly, but thank god SZ was there to support and comfort me down.
I never regretted my choice to have my own business, it's hard work, very hard work but I never complained even though it can be really tiring.
I appreciate my boyfriend more than ever because without him, my business won't have taken off.
While I appreciate my mum's help at the shop, I still regretted involving my mum into this business.
At this stage, I can't afford to employ people yet even though at times I desperately need people so that my mum can stay at home. Even if I could afford to do so, finding the right people can be really tough.
Oh wells, what has happened has already happened, I'll just have to suck it up and move forward till end of school term with a postive thinking (I hope!).

2011-08-05T16:18:00.005+08:00

Bangkok 2011
Date: 23/7/2011 - 26/7/2011
Airline: Tiger Airways
Hotel: Amari Watergate

After work on Friday, a simple dinner with SZ before heading back to my place to pack my clothings first.
I stay over at SZ's place as our flight to Bangkok is at 6.40am and his place is just 10 mins drive away from the airport.
And as expected, we couldn't sleep because we were pretty excited for this trip :)
I was drifting in and out of my sleep and decided to be up at 4am to take my time to bath.
Upon arrival to the budget terminal, there was already a huge crowd at the check in counters, lucky we arrived early else we'll have to skip our Mcdonald's breakfast.

Our flight went off on time, and I tried catching some sleep but ended up drifting in and out again.

We finally reached the airport at 8am Bangkok time and I can't wait to check in to the room!
I wanted to take the airport train to the city but the alighting station was a distance walk to the hotel :(
The airport staff told us it is only 45 baht per person; so cheap right?
The most convenient way to our hotel, the taxi.
It goes by meter, plus 50 baht/person airport surcharge, that makes 100 baht + our cab fare which SZ paid about 400 baht altogether?
I think so.
We reached the hotel lobby at 9.30am Bangkok time, we couldn't check in as we were too early and there is an option to check in early with additional charges, I think it was 800 baht, but the PR lady did not offer to us this service, she simply told us we were too early, come back later.
I was counting the hours to check in and if 800 baht was worth the extra hours, why not?
So I told SZ why don't we asked if we can get any available room right now, else we'll pay for the service. So at the check in counter, another lady kindly helped us locate a room and yes we were lucky!
We got a free upgrade to grand deluxe, we didn't get a king size bed as requested but we got a double super single size beds join together, as long as I can sleep on it, it doesn't matter! Plus we didn't have to fork out a single cent for the early check in :)
We were up in our room at 9.45am Bangkok time, our earliest hotel check in ever!

We finally had our much needed sleep and slept till 12.30pm.
Off for lunch and our first stop is The Platinum Mall which is located directly opposite our hotel.
The food court is located at level 6.

You've got to try the Mama Noodles; first row, right side image.
Shopping time!
I believe this is the only mall with an explosive range of clothings, shoes, bags and accessories.
They now have a new extension building for shoes and bags, it's three levels dedicated to just more shoes and bags! Hahaha :)

After a few hours of shopping, we went back to our room to unload my loots and took a short nap. We woke up for dinner and it was raining heavily outside!
I brought along my umbrella because I know it's raining season for Thailand.

We walked to Central World, which is 10 minutes walk from our hotel.
We had Coca Steamboat for dinner and we over-ordered our food!

The best prawns :)

Right after dinner we went up to the supermarket to stock up on bottled drinks.

There's Naraya at Central World and this season's designs wasn't fantastic, I left the shop with only one bag :(
There's nothing much to shop at Central World and it's a pretty quiet for a Saturday night; maybe because it rained.
But you can stop by here for food, go to Boots to get some cheap toiletries.
There's Isetan and Kinokuniya where you can find a wide variety of those Japanese magazines with free goodies/bags inside, definitely more than Singapore however priced almost the same.
The burnt down section is not ready yet.
The Sylvanian Families concept restaurant has closed down :( I was looking forward to getting another toy home!

We stopped by BR for ice cream at Platinum Mall.

It started raining again when SZ and I were enjoying our ice cream.
We headed back straight to our hotel and since it was still raining, we decided to stay in our room.
I was ready for bed at 11.45pm Bangkok time and fell sleep almost immediately plus the aircon was at 'amanda's best' temperature while SZ complained hot; he couldn't find the switch for the aircon and was wondering were it was located.
So with this temperature I could sleep without my jacket for once, hahaha!
Sleeping in the same room with SZ is like sleeping with a polar bear; he likes to freeze me.
I discovered the aircon box the next day and happily pointed out to SZ, that's where he freeze me and I caught the sudden coldness hence I'm in my cardigan most of the time in my photos!

Since we slept so early the night before we woke up for breakfast!

It's Chatuchak Market day!

Very important, you'll need your sun screen protection :)

At Gaysorn; one-stop luxury shopping center.
The nearest train station is about 20 minutes walk from our hotel; Chit Lom station.
It's 35 baht/person to Mo Chit station.
Everyone heading to the market will exit at this station so no worries about getting lost because you can just follow the crowd!

At the market!

Cool juicer :)

Animal Zone:

We were trying to figure out what this animal is!

There are plenty of food at the market!

Pick and mix oily food!

Cold stale food :(
We took a bite and left the bowl untouched.

This is the best coconut ice cream ever!
Yes, I was searching high and low for this, now you ask me where is the stall I have no idea also, just walk and you'll be able to find, located along the main pavement.

Sunny shades for 199 baht!

Don't bother going back by train because you'll be dead tired by then and there will be a huge crowd at the train station going back to the city.

Back to the room to change a new top I bought from Platinum Mall and my shorts!

We just flagged a cab by the road side and remember to ask the uncle to go by meter, if he doesn't, then say thanks and flag for another one.
Home sweet room; we took a short rest before heading out for dinner.
We took a Tuk Tuk to Siam area.
The thing about Tuk Tuk is, there is no market price to determine if you have been over charged / cheated by the uncle.
Bottom line, if you think the uncle quote you too high just say thanks and walk away.
If you are willing to pay the price the uncle has quoted you, just hop on and don't think you have been over charged because once you start thinking about it, you will have this feeling you have been over charged!
We paid 100 baht to Siam, which is technically an over charged price if you go via taxi meter but it was peak hour and the uncle could maneuver fast enough to get us to the restaurant, so 100 baht was ok to me but SZ thinks likewise because he insist we have been over charged! Hahaha!
Some people can be super anal about Tuk Tuk, warning others never to take them but it is really all up to you on how willing are you to pay them, they won't force you to take if you say no, well that's my experience, I don't know if others have been forced.

Dinner at

It's 3 minutes walk from Novotel Hotel, Siam Sqaure.
Two years ago we came here with my sister and brother-in-law after being introduced by my university friend, it was really good two years ago but now the standard has dropped, it was still acceptable but we could probably get better thai food elsewhere!

The Thai iced tea is good :)

The steamed fish was still good to me but SZ thinks it falls flat.

Just opposite the restaruant is a dessert shop called Mango Tango.
We decided to head over to have their Mango Sticky Rice :)

There are shops here in Siam Square, things here can be slightly expensive but you can find unique items.

We walked over to Siam Paragon.
This is a branded shopping mall with all the brands you know.
They even sell cars in the mall.

My dream car!

There's a link way right up to Siam Center.
There is pretty nothing much there to buy, we left almost immediately.
We looked out at the roads and the horror jam made us decide to take the train back.
It's just one stop from Siam to Chit Lom and we almost lost our way when we reached Chit Lom because SZ rarely takes the train in Singapore so he doesn't knows train station has more than one exit, so he blindly takes an exit and I blindly follow him.
Back to our hotel to unload my loots!
We ended the night with a Thai foot massage which is located along a row of shophouses at the Baiyoke Sky Hotel which is located behind Amari Watergate, about 5 minutes walk if you know the shortcut (which is actually part of the Pratunam Market but the shops closes by 6pm so it can get really dark at night), 10 minutes walk if you walk by the pavement along the main road.
Some parts of Pratunam Market is open till late, those stalls nearer to Baiyoke Sky Hotel.
The massage shop is probably owned by a Chinese Thai because it has CNY decorations on the wall.
We had Mcdonald's for supper, located at Platinum Mall, 24 hours.
They have the two piece chicken meal, the taste was bad :(
But nothing beats Malaysia's Mcdonald's Ayam Goreng!

We skipped breakfast for more sleep the next morning.
Up and ready for more shopping at MBK Center.
Lunch at a cafe that serves thai food, didn't notice the shop name.
The food was ok but the green curry fail; we totally left the bowl untouched.

We were just trying to be cute!

Super sour lime juice.

Tops Supermarket at MBK.

You can purchase back to Singapore those thai snacks / food items from MBK.
As you go up the levels you will find one level selling new / old handphone, handphone covers (it's a iphone/ipad cover paradise up here!), ipads, iphone jail-breaking services with apps that you can choose from their computer and they instantly download for you.
You must ask a few shops for the any iphone covers you are looking for before going for the cheapest quote you received.
I gotten the Cath Kidston iphone covers for 200 baht each, that is $8.00.
There are places that quoted us 500/600 baht claiming it's original COPY from UK, oh please, hahaha!
Singapore is selling for $15.00 at those rental boxes shop in Vivo City, so we won't pay anything more than $15.00.

A happy boy with this metal lamp shade from the car accessories shop.

We headed to Swensens for ice cream, they have more variety here plus it's cheaper. I noticed Swensens here don't serve food. At first I thought they had lunch / dinner menu served at different timings then I realized the one at Platinum Mall doesn't seems to serve food as well when were we passing by at night.
So I guess it's just purely ice cream!

We took a cab back to our hotel, unload my loots, went to Platinum Mall for a while but it was almost towards closing time, they close at 7pm but by 6pm some shops were already packing up. And that's where I discovered there are more things to shop at the new building!

Really good street side food at Pratunam Market, ready cooked placed on a big hot plate to keep it hot! (It's the same thing we ordered at JJ market just that this taste better when it's pipping hot!) It really looks like carrot cake but it's not, we have no idea and the spicy chill sauce was double shiok!

We headed to Central World for dinner. I was hungry and just wanted to sit down so we settled for a Japanese restaurant which we kinda regretted eating there because the food was "we-know-we-could-get-better-elsewhere". :/
And I didn't took a photo of the shop name, it's opposite this Italian restaurant, I remember it had blue background on the logo with white words. So yeah, don't go.

We went back to our Thai massage, did a foot, head, neck, shoulder massage. The auntie who massaged by foot the night before was not free to attend to me so I've got a young girl instead and oh my, she used so much strength, I felt my head and neck breaking apart!
I told her not too hard st the start of my food massage but all I felt was every press seems harder and stronger than before which resulted with blue black feeling on my head the next day :(

We decided to take the shortcut back to our hotel which was pretty scary because it was dark, dimly lights at some corner. But there were security guards when we were walking towards the main road!

Supper at the hotel's pub at the basement lobby.
Since we had 20% discount on food items might as well we use it!

One for one happy hour drinks!

Cath Kidston :)
Last day...
As usual we didn't wake up for breakfast!
I wanted to swim but was pretty lazy.
We still went up to check out the pool.

Green Kuay?
We headed to Grand Diamond Hotel's food court for lunch, the food court is small and pretty quiet, a far cry to Platinum Mall's food court.
Off to Platinum Mall for last minute shopping!

More bags for you?!

My Cath Kidston luggage bag, I saw three Singaporean girls each pulling the luggage and I totally wanted to have one! We asked them for directions to the shop, it's hidden at one corner!

Angry Birds!
Our flight back to Singapore is at 8.00pm Bangkok Time, it's better to leave the hotel early because there's always traffic jam in city!

2011-07-21T15:56:00.002+08:00

I'm blogging from work now!
League yesterday at SPGG and I impressed people with my spares since I barely had strikes.
Hahaha, it was a spare-miracle day; yeah only happens once in a blue moon!
I am happy with a 172 average from stretch :)

Dinner at Tras Street(Tanjong Pagar); Talent Cafe.

My old workplace at OUAM :)
I secretly love this pot of fake ball leaves!
Their ice cream used to be good when I was working there last year but lately and somehow the quality of ice cream has dropped a little?

2011-07-19T23:13:00.004+08:00

I wanted to post some photos here but both photobucket and blogger photo upload are both cranky :\
I have just updated my new list of cafes to go and went for one with SZ at Tras Street, since I can't upload any photos I shall wait!

I'll be heading to bangkok this Saturday with SZ! Yippy :)
After two attempts to go; once with my friends and once with SZ which both failed because of Thailand's unrest.
SZ and I decided to JUST GO!
No point worrying too much but we'll keep ourselves safe!

Last week I've baked lemon blueberry bar!
Remember the Oreo Stuffed CC cookies?
I used my Reese's peanut butter cups which I love and stuffed it into my chocolate chip dough!
It's GOOD :)
Stuffing Kinder Bueno didn't turn out well, it lost its crunchiness after baking; so scrap that!

2011-07-06T14:59:00.002+08:00

My aunt shifted to a new condo where we had a house warming BBQ which turns out to be Iain's condo!
SZ and I were searching the place using our google map and he said, isn't this place Iain's house?
Too bad he is still in Aussie land else I can pop by his place to see his doggie, I miss her!

I baked banana nutella muffins, after trying for the third time I finally got it right!
It's MOIST because of a secret ingredient; so much better than the pervious two times I've baked!

A soft serve ice cream concept shop at Hougang Mall!
This combo is really too sweet; I ordered the Zara Mango and threw away half the cup.

Last Friday I baked double chocolate chip with stuffed peanut butter.
My first attempt in baking double chocolate chip!

SMU Doubles at Mount Faber the following Saturday.
My 4th year bowling for SMU and 1st time partnering up with my own boyfriend!

This photo was taken on my digital camera! I took my phone and capture the image directly from my camera!
SZ and I went back to his place to catch some sleep, woke up for dinner with his parents at a seafood restaurant for chill crab :)
I had durian with his parents at home; an overdose of durians because his parents bought too much till I felt my body was on fire after that!

2011-06-22T02:06:00.002+08:00

This was my hair two weeks ago and now my hair looks like this.

I couldn't get used to it but it's pretty alright now and I'm loving short hair again! I had short hair when I was 15 all the way till I was 19 (I think!)
Actually my hair during poly days were even shorter then my current hair.

I fell sick last week, technically I wasted the week sleeping and not baking :( but still on making buttons!
I totally lost my voice few days ago!
And Mcdonald's was giving out one for one coke float and I couldn't resist!

Plus I had BBQ food back to back over the weekends. Sore throat = no junk food but once again I cannot resist BBQ food and I have not had them for a long time!
Hahaha, so yeah my voice was insanely low and lost at times.

SZ and I made some buttermilk waffles just now; we still cannot find the best home made waffle batter yet, oh wells let's keep trying!
Ok, I'll be baking tomorrow and I can bring them down to the alley because there's league to bowl.
Alrighty.

These are Petit Capuchon Girls buttons I've made; pretty right!

2011-06-13T23:04:00.004+08:00

1. Happy Lemon; Perilla Lemon Honey Juice with
Brown Jelly Sugar is currently my favorite!
2. Banana crumble pie
3. Extra large heart ring
4. Cyclop's long lost sister!

1. Finger inserts
2. A photo of us; probably 2 - 3 years ago?
3. My new hair, ok you can't really see but I've cut short and dyed a darker color!
4. Bow ring

1. My MGM Macau water bottle!
2. Lazy cat
3. SZ's latest thing!
4. New fabric bookmark buttons :)

Last week I've baked:

1. Oreo Cheesecake Bar
2. Lemon Strawbeery Bar

2011-06-03T00:03:00.003+08:00

1. Ring from H&M HK.
2. D24 durian waffle but the waffle didn't taste good.
3. Good strawberry cake from Laurent Bernard, shall be my birthday cake next year!
4. Chocolate ice cream from LB as well.

1. Cut chillis from a mee pork stall!
2. A 200 game after so long!

I'm gotta start baking next week, found a couple of really good stuffs to bake!
I'm having this funny feeling in my tummy since three days ago because my menses is late hence the sudden pimples outbreak! Yes, pimples with the S; I seldom get outbreak so it damn awful.
I have sudden craving for cheese fries again, 2nd time this week.
My work table is in a huge mess of fabrics, buttons, papers, three pairs of scissors and other junks.

Ok, good nights.

2011-05-30T01:04:00.002+08:00

1. SZ's childhood dinosaur which I made a hilarious video out of it.
2. My childhood chocolate at Uncle Tidbits!
3. 1/4 chicken meal at Nandos.
4. My new ring I've made for myself!

We've watched Pirates of the Caribbean, watched friends bowled for Singapore Open qualifying.
And it's the summer holidays at SMU :)
The shop will be closed for a month while I concentrate on my online shop.
I bought myself a new oven for home since the current oven is at the shop right now so that I can bake at home!
I made oreo stuffed CC cookies with Cindy yesterday and passed them to my friends at the alley.
It's time to prefect my banana nutella muffins, hoping to create the best batter after trying for three times at the shop already.

Also, it's time to give my hair a cut and a new color!
Alrighty, good night.

2011-05-21T14:47:00.002+08:00

I baked; Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Roger the cat at a secret location!

Cendol at Kim Choo's Kitchen.

Cupcake buttons.

Red Mango yogurt.

Bayzel and Sparky.

Oh Bayzel, I miss you.

Strawberry cake at Coffee Club.

:)

Temasek Poly's Campus Care Network Day; 20th May 2011.

2011-05-14T00:55:00.003+08:00

Simply Bread at Cluny Court; level 2.

Mr Hoot from USA, lost his butterfly friend at Roger's place :(

iphone lovers!

Grilled cheese sandwich.

Roasted beef sandwich.

Sticky bun.

3 Inch Sin at Cluny Court; level 2.

Mini molten cakes.

Ready to dig in!

7-Eleven at Serene Centre.

Yes, this 7-Eleven sells fried chicken and fries!

City Square Mall

This week at work I baked:
1. Banana Nutella Muffins (Acceptable but needs to further experiment and improve!)
2. Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies (Oh my oh my, they are really good but sinful but who cares, they are simply good!)
I uploaded my cookie photo on FB, did you see it?! :)

2011-05-05T19:30:00.004+08:00

Two months ago at SPCA.

1. Good Friday dinner with Travis, Leonard and Yi Quan @ The Hand Burger; my burger: Chicken Caesar :)
2. SZ and I favorite dessert at MOS; Mango Sweet Potato.
3. Cheese fondue at Swiss Culture; totally disappointing. The melted cheese was tasteless, we added a whole lot of salt and pepper ourselves yet it was still tasteless, the bread was hard, the sausage was nothing worth to shout about. We spent $60 on just for that disappointing expensive meal.

2011-04-24T22:44:00.004+08:00

Cindy's BBQ birthday at City View.

Anyways, I just found out an interesting website where you can ask me questions for me to answer them!
Here's my profile: http://www.formspring.me/amandasteoyc

2011-04-16T00:13:00.003+08:00

It's my birthday!

Surprise birthday cake at the shop!

Dinner at Marina Bay Sands; Pizzeria Mozza.

This is a very good pizza, can't remember the name though, something golden potato?
Order that!

Very good to eat wings!

Desserts at Darics Jean-Philippe.
The waffle and crepe we ordered were pretty ordinary.
Only the shop was done up really pretty!

Some photos from OMF soft launch!
I invited my family and some close friends :)

The words "fruits" wasn't supposed to be pink, got it changed right after that.

This was our 24 U-Bowling 2nd runner up group shot!
I took quite a bit of photos but lazy to resize them all!

Some time ago,
The King Louis @ Vivo City.

Recently,
Chillis @ RWS.

Our favorite popcorn :)

2011-03-30T14:56:00.001+08:00

It's almost towards the end of March and many many things had happened in this particular month alone.
Firstly my 11 year old dog, Bazyel has passed away on the 6th of March, Sunday morning.
He has been fighting against Congestive Heart Failure for more than a year; he's a really really strong boy.
Bazyel was warded at the hospital from Thursday afternoon to Saturday morning, when he came back home he was looking great.
He stopped coughing, he was able to sleep at his favorite position; due to his expended heart, he couldn't sleep curled up anymore.
Doctor introduced new medicine to his already overwhelming medication intake.
The whole family thought he could live a couple more months but doctor warned that he could meet with a very sudden death so must be mentally prepared for it.
That Sunday morning, Shao Zong and I played with him and greet him the usual good bye before we left house. Only my 2nd sister was home with him, everyone else wasn't at home.
When we were having lunch outside, I received a panic phone call from my 2nd sister; he collapsed.
SZ and I rushed home, with my dad rushing home as well.
My sister was crying like mad, my brother-in-law was there.
I just felt really numb, I've really been mentally prepared for this just that it didn't occur to me it would happen so fast.
When Bayzel's condition got worse in June 2010, doctor already told us to be prepared, dogs at its last stage of congestive heart failure usually don't live longer than a year, in worse case, some pass on within 3 months.
Shao Zong and I were praying he would celebrate his 11th year birthday last year december, he did.
We prayed he could go on till Christmas, he did.
We prayed he could go on till 2011, he did.
Then we prayed he could go on till my sister's wedding in January, he did.
Lastly, we prayed he could go on till Chinese New Year in February, he did.
We couldn't really ask for more. We are glad he lived on major days that we prayed for.

Because I didn't had a proper job after I graduated, I'm glad that I spent my time with him for the past one year fruitfully.
SZ and I felt that Bazyel came back from hospital to see us for the last time and he picked the time when my sister is alone at home with him so that he could peacefully move on in life.
The only time I really cried was when I witnessed the cremation made on mobile cremation truck at night at Pasir Ris farm.

Now that Bayzel has crossed the rainbow bridge, I hope he's doing fine and playing with other dogs.
The first few days after Bayzel has left us, our family was not used to him no being around specially my grandma because she feeds him milk in the morning and lunch / dinner.
And as for me, I'm still not used to him not greeting me at the door.
I'm not used to not disturbing him, giving him biscuits.
Once in a wile, he likes to jump onto my bed to sleep with me, so I kinda miss those times.
Due to his weak heart, he spent most of his time resting on his pillow so I guess it has got us adopted without his presence now. Till now when I get home I'll think he would be somewhere sleeping.
While I feel glad that he longer need to suffer from his heart failure, his constant coughing, his 10 over pills of medication everyday, I still hope he is around right now.
I'll find sometime to do post up some photos of him here.

Secondly, my dream of having a business of my own has now been fulfilled!
It's a small fruit themed stall at SMU :)
My shop was officially launched on the 17th of March!
Actually I'm at the shop blogging right now, hahaha!
I'll take one step at the time, though it can be pretty quiet at times right here, it's slowly slowly picking up because we are still new in school!
But the shop has some loyal customers already :)
You can check out: http://www.ohmyfruits.blogspot.com
Oh yes, photos some other day!

Thirdly, my Macbook is on the brink of dying.
1. My Airport card has died for no apparent reasons, so no internet forever but thank god for the mobile internet stick.
2. Turn on and force shut down once first then turn on and wait and wait till the blue screen comes on and finally it comes alive.
i don't know why but the death of the Airport card is making my lappy cranky.

Fourthly, I now sleep before 12 midnight and wake up at 8am from Mondays to Fridays.
It will definitely takes a while for my body to get adjusted to this new sleep and wake up time.
Plus new long hours working time and stress does not do well to my body :(
I don't think I'll be able to play overnight MJ anymore :(
Just one round of MJ last Friday night was really tiring!

Fifthly. 24 hour U-bowling was insane on the 12th to 13th of March!
Our team was 3rd after 48 (Tampines Safra Qualifying ) + 72 games (OCC Finals) :) :)

Lastly, I'm gotta be a year older again in a couple of days time!

2011-03-05T04:38:00.004+08:00

Alright, this blog needs some photos!

23rd Feb 2011:
Final SIM training of my life.
It was really an impromptu / I'm fine if there is only space decision to bowl for SIM Open hence Marian and I, with the rest of the boys came down for training at Westwood.
I really miss schooling and those training days although the journey to the west can be a bitch sometimes.
After the PBC championship last year, I have not touched my balls as often plus I'm non-talented bowler so it takes a really really long time for me to get back in track!
Supper at some chinese restaurant and we spent quite a while at the carpark having fun with Marian's bike.
I spotted a really cute ginger cat with cropped ears!
We ended up at Roger's place for Mahjong, an insane way to end a Thursday night!

Looks like puss in boots right?!

26th Feb 2011:
SIM Open 2011
I started my early morning 7.30am breakfast with the boys at West Mall.
I bowled my kinda standard of scores; I still can managed a 150 average on the dot after the 1st half of 3 games of the day!
We didn't had much team effort together, it was pretty expected because it was my first time bowling as a team with my two other team mates, but we still had fun though!
Our lunch from Mcdonald's didn't came in time for the break hence I was really really hungry :(
When everyone's McChicken burger came, I told my team mates my chicken was injected with steroids or something because after eating my burger, my 2nd last game was a 190 and my last game was a 225; the power of McChicken burger!
We could only managed a fourth place for team event, it's ok we still had cash prize for being 4th!

Our morning face!

Aloysius's breakfast; he eats differently from others!

My current MJ buddy!

My eye candy :)

SIM boys team event 2nd place.

4th placing cash money!

28th Feb 2011:
I met Cindy for lunch, over due promise to meet for makan plus to carry out some errands. We had dinner at Food for Though, Queen Street.

2nd March 2011:
After a long day outside with SZ running more errands again, we had dinner at Raffles Place, The Hand Burger.

My cat!

2011-02-24T18:21:00.002+08:00

It's a countdown to March and time is really precious right now.
My progress is now segmented into pieces but slowly and hopefully everything will come together in one piece!
Coming to the month of March I'll be embracing a whole new life and a whole new responsibilities.
It's a secret right now, OK maybe not really a secret because a couple of friends already know what's going on.
Anyways, time will tell and hopefully it will be a smooth ride to the opening of a dream come true.

2011-02-05T03:05:00.003+08:00

Once again it's chinese new year!

At popo's place.
My dress and bag that doesn't seems to match together but I don't have a proper bag to match with my dress anyway!

My sisters.

After popo's place for lunch, Mcdonalds for coffee, home to put Bazyel back, grandmother's place, granduncle's place, grandmother's place for dinner. (The standard routine for many years, except for the Mcdonalds part!)
Right after steamboat at grandmother's place at night, SZ came to pick me up and we went to Kok Guan's place for a CNY gathering / gambling with friends & bowlers of all ages!
I reached home pretty late that night hence didn't feel like going over to my auntie's place the next morning.
I just slept the morning away and waited for my parents and relatives to come over for dinner.
And that pretty sums up my CNY!

One of the days in 2010 at Laurent Bernard.
I had a chocolate overdose on chocolate souffle ($16+ comes with a raspberry ice cream - tad too sour for me and vanilla sauce); I had the entire plate to myself because SZ doesn't eat chocolate :(
I never ate a chocolate souffle before so I don't know if this was the best souffle in Singapore but it was claimed to be the best.

SZ had to turn on his flash light in order for me to take a photo!

I realized I don't take photos anymore, as compared to last time.
The compact camera belongs to my mum and it's kinda bad in terms of everything.
The old compact camera is still alive but it's in a really bad shape; the photos turn out blur all the time no matter how steady my hands were, the shutter gets cranky and sounds like bone shattering, so I gave up.
My SLR is still working fine, maybe just some signs of old age but it's really not convenient to carry it around all the time so it's high time to get a new compact camera but I'm saving all my Ang Bao money for good use.
I took some photos on my fisheye film camera over the past months and will be heading down to the photography shop to get them washed out!

2011-01-27T01:38:00.008+08:00

22nd January 2011 was my 2nd sister's wedding.
I was her bridesmaid, probably the easiest job ever!
I just had to hold her wedding dress!

The night before was really last minute prep with my sister, my brother in law and his bestmen at my place.
SZ and I took ribbons to decorate his car and we totally forgotten to take a photo of his sweet pink and white ribbon car the following morning :(
I didn't slept well that night because I had to sleep on the extra bed which was HARD in the living room with SZ.
By 4.50am I was already awake!
Guess what? My menses came after Church mass.
That is why I look so bloated in my pink lace dress! (I refuse to believe I've gain so much weight, hahaha!)

Here are some photos that my mum and 1st sister took on their cameras.
We'll just have to wait for the professional ones to be out!

My family.
Can you see my studio graduation photo behind?

My little naughty niece!

My dad and sister walking down.

Church wedding mass, lunch at the church canteen, back to home for tea ceremony, to the hotel, hair and makeup and finally dinner.
Shao Zong was the AV man, half the time he was at his station controlling the video/music.

The makeup artist did my hair and makeup and I look really different!
I think I don't suit curls?
Look as if I have age 10 years older!

So far no one took a photo of my lace fabric bobby pins :( :(
I was in the hotel room with my sister and could only come down once all the guest have arrived and seated!
Hopefully the professional photograhper did snap just one photo!
Even the basket I took from home I had it wrapped with lace fabric!
It's so pretty why no one snap a picture :(

2011-01-20T00:36:00.002+08:00

New hair colout, hair cut and hair treatment; my hair now feels all nice and smooth!
Last week, SZ and I watched Love and Other Drugs.
It's an adult romance show, more like watching a R21 show instead; Anne Hathaway's nude scene was an overdosed!
談情說案 on channel 855/856 is now over :(

Church wedding rehearsal today and this Saturday will be my sister's big day!
I'll be doing my nails with my mum tomorrow, I want them PINk :)

Bayzel and the new Chinese New Year Rabbit theme Kapibarasan!
The number of Kapibaras I have at home is enough to open a shop!

2011-01-13T03:03:00.004+08:00

1. I've fallen sick last week
2. Finally the proposal is up up up!
3. I went window shopping with Cindy today, this poor girl (Men are all jerks!)
4. I need to dye and cut my lifeless hair for my sister's wedding in 1.5 weeks time.
5. I think I need to pack my room?
6. A lady at the restaurant entrance SZ and I were waiting to pay our bill randomly came up and talked to me; saying that I'm pretty when I'm in my glasses with messy hair and no makeup?! Hahhaha! Maybe she didn't had her glasses on? But this lady really made my day!
7. My luck for Mahjong has fallen to pit bottom :( Good cards but cannot win is really frustrating!

ADD ON:
Bayzel had his full grooming at home just last week!
You can find his groomed photo at: http://www.littleangelspaws.blogspot.com/

Last month I was busy making 150 lace fabric bobby pins for my sister's wedding.
I've just finished designing and printing the labels and here it is:

It's a pair of wedding birds!
I will upload another photo of all the pins here and I'm sure all the girls at my sister's wedding would love them :)
I'm actually considering opening up to custom order for bobby pins; if you are planning on events that requires door gift like weddings, company's dinner and dance or even birthday parties, I'll be glad you do buttons for you!
If you are interested, you can always drop me an email to ohmymuffins@hotmail.com to enquire.

2011-01-04T15:12:00.002+08:00

It's 2011 already!
So last year I spent Christmas and New Year with my Secondary School friends.
Christmas's Eve was spent at my place.
I started preparing the food since 2.30pm in the afternoon and only stopped when everyone arrived for dinner!

Our gift exchange; we did a number draw from the bag!

Our yearly gift exchange among ourselves!

New Year's Eve was really impromptu because nobody had any idea where to go and I absolutely wanted to avoid the crowd.
Yiling and I settled steamboat over the phone within 3 minutes!
New Year's Eve was spent at Yiling's place.

Soup was prepared by her maid, really good ginseng chicken soup :)
While the ingredients were bought within an hour from two supermarkets.

I made some instant chocolate chip muffins at home and decided to use them as our 2011 celebration!

2011 on the dot!
We had chocolate chip muffins with rainbow ice cream! (forgot to take a photo of that wonderful rainbow ice cream!)

We played Mahjong till 6am in the morning and we had Mcdonald's breakfast and watched the 2011 sun came out!

Looking back in 2010, I didn't actually accomplished much.
I didn't set any resolution for 2010 either.
So this 2011 I only have two resolutions but the first one have to be fulfill first before the second one can be accomplished.
That is I'm looking forward to opening my F&B shop (which is still undergoing some considerations at the leasing unit, it's taking a really long time because of the December holidays but I'll be able to hear news, hopefully good news by end of this month, I really want the higher management to call me down for a presentation soon!)
I'm keeping all fingers cross and hopefully able to fulfill my first resolution :)

2010-12-30T03:52:00.004+08:00

A couple of weeks back, Shao Zong and I got free tickets to Universal Studios.
Plus we were entitled to enter the park an hour earlier before the park opens for the day!

Free hot milo outside the Casino :)

My parents!

Coincidentally, Yiling had tickets to USS as well :)

We took a slow car ride with my parents behind.

As we were queuing up for this ride, the sky didn't looked too good.
We got unlucky that when it was our turn to board the ride, all rides were suspended by the park officials due to lighting strikes.
We didn't gave up our golden front seats and eventually we could ride on it!

It started to rain heavily hence we had to take cover at the restaurant.
At this point we met really really horrible people who insisted that the seats belongs to them when obviously we were already waiting and standing there first.
The men couple took their time to end their conversation and when they left they couldn't even be bothered to tell these horrible people that we were here first.
The men couple jolly well knew and saw us waiting for their seats before that horror man came.
When I told one of the guy that we were here first, he just said oh, take a seat.
I can't entirely blame them for not helping since it's their business to do what they like but it is so hard to say that we were here first?

Shao Zong took one side of the seat while the horrible man took the other side.
He either conveniently switched off his English proficiency or he was not a Singaporean.
SZ has a verbal fight with him, half the time probably pretending nothing had happened.
I was so pissed I left and decided to wait somewhere else.
Apparently the horrible man's wife came, probably a Singaporean who could understand English; such typical woman who thinks that since the husband is already seated at a table means it's theirs to have.
The horrible man conveniently shuts his mouth and let the wife do the talking.
Somewhere along the verbal talk she said f*** you.
SZ said ok, come you want to do it here or outside?

I told SZ over the phone to leave these horrible people and move to another place to have our lunch, I don't want such people to spoil our good mood.
If they love to steal / snatch seats so much, let these people be because one day someone is gotta do the same thing to them.

We went to the Shrek's 4D show and saw the men couple right ahead of us.
I told SZ, next time when they wait for seats and someone tries to steal, I hope no one helps them.
That is why I don't like the idea of having to stand beside people for seats.
People either pretend that you are not there and continue with their deeply engaged conversation when clearly the restaurant is packed or people end up stealing your seats.

SZ and I didn't managed to catch the madagascar show :(

On the Merry Go Round!

The food wasn't that fantastic.

USS was really small, I was expecting more than this!
It was still fun minus the bad experience with the seat stealers.
And I got myself a penguin madagascar cup :)

2010-12-20T03:45:00.002+08:00

Shao Zong and I decided to take a bus up to Sunway because:
1. We managed to get the Milo room rate = cheap and good @ Sunway Pyramid Hotel.
2. We can meet Roger for supper for two nights.
3. I can go shopping!
4. We can have our favorite Bubba Gump, Baskin Robbins and A&W!
5. We can watch young and incredible under 12 years old kids bowl 600 series for three games.

We also brave ourselves and took a cab to 1Utama which is about 25 minutes cab ride.

I was telling SZ in the bus before we left Golden Mile that I was craving for fishball noodle!
When we got to the pitshop for a half an hour breakfast, this was the closest I could satisfy my cravings!

After we checked in to our rooms, we headed to Bubba Gump!
Our favorite shrimp place, what a pity Singapore doesn't have this restaurant.

Baskin Robbins :) :)

Supper at Mingtian opposite our hotel with Roger!

Next very late morning.

Our breakfast / lunch.

My not so nice bowl of raman noodles.

SZ and I got a huge shocked with this plate of bite sized fried chicken with dried chill!

One whole plate of HOT fiery dried chill!
I dared SZ to finish up the entire plate and I'll give him whatever money I have in my bank account!

At 1Utama.

Back at Sunway for dinner.

Cheap and good tom yam hot plate steamboat!

BR again, you just can't stop having the ice cream because they are simply too good :)

A & W for lunch the last morning.

Having been there last year December for almost 10 days, this year June for 2.5 days and another 3 days just last week, I can remember where most of the shops are located in Sunway already!
Hahahhaa!

Look at my silly dog sleeping on my when-SZ-sleeps-at-my-place blanket today!

2010-12-17T04:17:00.004+08:00

My working hours for the past three days: 2pm to 5am.
It's good to be this busy!
I'm roomless tonight :(
Today SZ and I made oven baked chicken in a basket.

Ok, good night!

ADD ON:
Dinner with the seconday school friends (Jing Heng, William, Jia Hao, Shi Yong, Jun Gang and Yiling, three more friends couldn't make it due to examinations / work) on Friday night at Mushroom Pot; indoor stadium.
The steamboat was average, nothing fantastic.
Jun Gang left us while the six of us headed down to Haggen Dazs at Siglap to share a Christmas Chocolate Fondue Set which was extremely overpriced.
Jing Heng and I went over to NTUC to get bananas since we had 1/4 left of hot chocolate in the pot! (That was my idea!)
We went over to Play Nation @ Prinsep Street and continued to play the Raving Rabbids Wii Game from where was last left :)
We all couldn't stop laughing at the "photo booth" game!

2010-12-13T01:14:00.002+08:00

This space is pretty dead!
Life has been pretty much the same.
It will be a long wait for the higher management to approve my proposal as it is the December holidays now, I've just got to play the waiting game.
Anyways, I've not blogged about my Universal Studio outing :(
And I've just came back from Malaysia with SZ!
We stayed at Sunway because we gotten the special Milo room rates, we went to 1 Utama as well.
Well, it's been exactly one year since I have fallen victim of blog bullying (if there's a term for this) when I was in Malaysia last year for thirteen days.
Probably I should really blog about it someday.

Alrighty, I should sleep.
Good nights.

2010-11-26T17:24:00.004+08:00

5th to 6th November 2010.
Place: Marina Bay Sands

Since it was our 5th year, half a decade together, I've decided to make it a special day.

Our suite room; fabulous!

Walk-in wardrobe.

A personalized touch, just like the one we stayed at Hard Rock in Macau.

Nespresso coffee, I was so excited to see this in the room!

Our telephone.

Looks cooler than my iphone!

Time to check out the sky garden and the pool!

Me likey the beds there!

Oversized bath robes!

I took home all the TWG teas! Hahhaa!

We walked to Marina Square to pack back our dinner and ate them in our room while watching my current favorite Taiwan show on channel 8, ai (love).
I used to hate the show but got hooked onto the show three months ago!
We went back to the sky pool again but just for a while because the pool closed at 10pm.

Korean instant noodles for supper :)

I'm such a happy girl!

We went down to the MBS shopping area for a walk.
No intention to enter the casino because the $100 levy puts us off.

Next morning, ready to check out but I was so reluctant about it :(

I made my Nespresso coffee, oh boy it was good!

It was a great stay, let's do this again someday! :)

2010-11-25T03:54:00.003+08:00

Last week;
1. Revised business proposal sent
2. Fabric buttons making in process
3. Mahjong; won $30 by winning from GANG and AN GANG.
4. Mahjong again; lost almost $30 because Roger had that WEST WIND TITLES that I didn't expect him to have hence I had to pay for everyone on the table
5. Universal Studio on Saturday with 1 hour "VIP" treatment :) :)
Quote of the week: People who steals or snatches seats in restaurants / eating places right infront of your eyes should go back to primary school and learn moral education all over again.

I need to:
1. Resize my MBS photos
2. Upload my USS photos
3. Speed up my buttons making process

Good night.

2010-11-10T17:26:00.002+08:00

Our fabulous 5th year anniversary @ Marina Bay Sands.
4th to 5th November 2010
I can't believe we have been together for 5 years!
I always tell SZ I have wasted my youth on him and I'm still looking for my Lamborghini boyfriend :)
And he's still looking for his humongous boobs hot body girlfriend!

2010-11-09T16:47:00.003+08:00

After the meeting at SMU last week, SZ and I headed down to a cafe call Food For Thought.
It's time for me to open up my powerpoint to prepare presentation slides.
Oh my, the thoughts of having presentations is kinda scary; it's like going back to poly life!
My university life doesn't requires any form of formal presentation which is really strange.

Anyways, the cafe was featured during the 9.00pm channel 8 show.

A black cow to satisfy my sugar tooth!

I can't remember the name of the dish, I think it was crispy curry flavored chicken with spicy fries?
My crispy chicken didn't taste like it was flavored with curry! But the portion was huge!
Thank goodness SZ didn't order any main course because he wasn't feeling hungry!

Pancakes with Gula Melaka syrup and whipped cream.

Here's a cute photo of my dog!
His health seems to deteriorate by the day.

2010-11-02T03:59:00.002+08:00

Situation changes people or perhaps people change according to situation.
A sudden unexplainable feeling is growing and it feels like I'm destined to doom with one particular line of my life.

Halloween night was spent having overdose of cakes at Laurent Bernard Cafe.
SZ and I spotted a pink rabbit mascot!
We decided to people watch outside Zouk; it was actually quite an eye opener to see people dressed up for Halloween because for the past years my school examinations falls right smack during this period.
I personally have not been to a dress up party either to a Halloween party :(

Kristel's 21st Birthday on a boat at Keppal Bay.

Later at 4.30pm, SMU administrative building; will probably determine my another line of my life.
I'm keeping fingers cross again and hope for the best.

2010-10-21T03:29:00.006+08:00

Two Saturdays ago; meet up with secondary school friends.
The usual gang turned up for dinner at Marina Square.
I brought them over to my old work place for some milkshake!
And we had so much fun playing Wii games till 3am in the morning at Play Nation @ Prinsep Street.
Frog leg porridge for supper.

Secondary school friends are still the best friends you can ever have because we have seen each other grown up from being teenagers to young adults.
The bond we have seems much stronger!

Dinner at MOF @ Marina Square.

Milkshakes at my old workplace, OUAM @ Maxwell Chambers.
Kinda miss working there!

Private Wii room at Play Nation @ Prinsep Street!
A great place to contain a big group of friends.

Some weeks ago.

Did I mention, Shao Zong changed car?
SZ wants me to say: It's just a joke!
Ok, I'm really kidding :)

At Kith Cafe @ Robertson Quay.

Watermelon and Lychee Juice; lychee is my current favorite fruit!

We took a 10 minutes walk down to Laurent Bernard Cafe.

The BEST, sinful, richest hot chocolate drink I ever drank :)
And I couldn't even finish because it was simply too rich plus my dinner was still in my stomach!

SZ thinks the Vanilla Ice Cream is all good as well!

I've bought their chocolate bar before and it is fabulously good chocolate!

Good news for the week!
The leasing lady has finally received my business proposal after a long wait only to realized she did not receive my first proposal I've send to her last week,
I'm keeping fingers cross, cross and cross!
Plus my illustrator has gotten back to me with my designs :)

2010-10-16T17:00:00.003+08:00

About two week ago, on 2nd October 2010 was SZ's birthday.
The night before I celebrated with him at Hatched @ Evans Road.
It is a cafe selling everything to do with eggs!

His insane number of meters.

At Hatched!

I look fat in this photo :(
And yes I have put on weight, double :(

I ordered the egg benedicts.

SZ's toast and scramble eggs!

We had pancakes for desserts!

It's an EGG LIGHT!

We headed down to Marina Bay Sands.
I've read about this patisserieshop in MBS called Sweetspot hence decided to go down have a look!

I bought the macaroons; 6 pieces for $12.

We decided to rest our feets at Coffee Bean Bistro.

Decided to try the macaroon; they were really really sweet!

And we realized the packaging was amazingly good in quality!

Went back to my place to celebrate SZ's 12 midnight birthday with a peach jelly I found from my fridge! Hahha!

His presents were actually kept in a big box filled with styrofoam pieces!
Red packet from my mother while the leather belt from me!

Next morning I've planned another surprise for him!
It's a breakfast surprise!

I fried luncheon meat for him since he has been craving for some!
Actually I cheated and ordered Mcdonald's breakfast!

I cut heart shape pancakes for him!

We headed down to Planet Bowl to watch/support our friends for their SUNIG.
I was supposed to bowl for this year's SUNIG but was told that all those who has seen their last results are denied to play for school.
We spent almost half the day there, SIM team defended back their girl's champion title :)

Dinner at Soup Restaurant with the bowlers as well as to celebrate SZ's birthday!

We ended the night at Amanda's house for Mahjong!

2010-10-11T02:20:00.004+08:00

Overwhelming bundles of nerves can really kill you.
***
When life sucks, shit will happen and your luck disappears;
You feel depressed; the world is coming to an end but you still got to suck it up and move on.
***
It was a roller coaster ride of nerves and more nerves on Saturday.
I'm grateful that I was wild card to be selected for the roll off.
Perhaps it's been sometime since I've bowled for such an event.
League has stopped a couple of months back that I've forgotten how to control my nerves and mental.
I think I was shaking inside me.
I gave a really bad 1st block of games but came back with a climbing 2nd block of games.
Perhaps all that secret training I've been receiving from SZ did pay off.
I shall give myself a clap for completing 12 games in a day and I'm proud that despite all that emotional frustrating nerves, I kept my cool (almost almost lost it at one point), still gave my signature bubbly happy smile and posted a consecutive last three games of 171 178 178.
Also thank god my lane draw partners were two really nice girls from SMU and NUS.

I just remembered I still have the last day of Macau photos to blog about.
So here goes!

Date: 8th August 2010
Places we went: Senado Square, SANDS Casino and Macau International Airport.

The last morning.

At the hotel's main lobby.

SZ bought abalone porridge for me! (He has to do so because he was sleeping like a pig while I vomited and diarrhea the night before!)

I received a SMS from jetstar the day before informing me that our flight will be delayed by 4 hours hence we planned to buy the Macau famous bakery stuffs on the last day instead.
SZ, Travis and I cabbed down to Senado Square while YQ, Kristel and Aloy went to SANDS for the final rounds of gambling.

I realized that St Paul's Ruins in chinese means Big Bitch!
Hahhaha!

Incredible amount of Macau's baked goods and candies for six persons!
Not counting our egg tarts yet!

We cabbed back to SANDS, everyone continued gambling while SZ and I went up to the food court to rest our feets while I felt asleep!
We had our final dinner at the restaurant in the casino.
Went back to Venetian Hotel to get our bags and took the airport shuttle bus down.
Our flight back to Singapore was about 9 plus 10pm, can't really remember!
It got delayed slight again but thank god the flight did not get cancelled!
By the time we landed to home sweet home, it was already 2am in the morning!

That's pretty much the end of our trip, just these few photos to end our fabulous trip :)

Back home, my prized goodies!

2010-10-05T02:51:00.002+08:00

For the past few weeks, commericalguru.sg and all other commercial property websites have become my homepage.
Satisfying both men in my life with good location and reasonable rent rate is really painful and is literally finding a needle in a haystack.
Firstly my dad, or you can call him my stubborn dad (yea, my mum always says he's pretty stubborn).
Apparently my dad does not seems to understand this concept about rental rates VS location.
I simply put this way:
1. Good location with heavy crowd flow = rocket high killer rent rates
2. Average location with average crowd flow = mid-range to high rental rates
3. Bad location with poor crowd flow= cheap rental rates
Well, what my dad hopes or probably want is:
Good location with heavy crowd flow = cheap rental rates
Tell me how this that likely possible?
Well, only possible if God could give me a nice Christmas present this year to fulfills my dad's wishes.

A couple of places I have proposed to my dad; my dad first question: what's the rent?
Rental rates have become his first point of screening.
When I managed to find a suitable place with reasonable rent, he would say the location bad, no crowd.
I feel like pulling my hair out when I speak to my dad because he still don't understand "good location with heavy crowd flow will never be equals to cheap rental rates"

Secondly, Shao Zong.
Sometimes he gives lukewarm comments about a certain place which I have proposed while sometimes he would give me a cold bucket of water.
Location is Shao Zong's first point of screening follow by all kind of risks I will face in time to come.

I wish there is a Godsend location with rental rates that would wow my dad.
But no, this would never happen.
I don't want my dad's money, my own money and my shareholder's money to go down the drain.
I know doing a business means plenty of unforeseen risks I will face.
The first and foremost risk is location and rental rates which till now I face an empty hole.
Plus the cold buckets of water pouring down on me, I'm slowly starting to feel that I should stop pursuing my dreams, give it up, get myself a desk bound job and stuck it up.
Looks like I should make job seeking websites as my homepage.

2010-09-28T03:26:00.000+08:00

School team training is coming to an official end for me.
From TP to SIM bowling team, all those competitive, learning and fun-filled training days will become great memories :)

Today is KOI bubble tea day and last SIM training at Planet bowl.
I'm slowly getting sick of KOI, but I was told the ice cream chocolate tea is good.
Probably gotta give this a try before I stop drinking KOI and perhaps try Gong Cha.
Did I ever mention Sweet Talk sells the worst tasting bubble milk tea?
My house area bubble tea shop sells better tasting plus it's only a dollar milk tea?!

I'm so excited that a 7-eleven stall is gotta open beside my block?
Although their stuffs are more expensive as compared to Cheers but I have no idea why the idea of having 7-eleven so near me excites me!
Hahahaha!

I'll be meeting a lady illustrator tomorrow to get my designs done up professionally!
Oh, gotta get my new cat key covers from American soon!
My current owl key covers are all torn and fallen apart!

I'm so into Mahjong now that I spent my Friday and Saturday nights playing mahjong with two sets of friends.
Since my parents went on board the cruise over the weekends, I borrowed the Mahjong table from Cindy and tiles from my neighbor.
You know what, I was depressed for one whole night when I realized I lost my own Mahjong tiles.
Yeah, I must have accidently placed them outside my house to open the door when I returned home from Kristel's place.
Most likely someone must have took them away, so that person who took my tiles you better not play with them because it's mine and I'm placing a curse that you'll never win a single round.
So please return me my tiles will you?

It's time to sleep. nights!

2010-09-24T01:31:00.003+08:00

SZ and I went exploring new food places last week and we decided to head down to Riders Cafe situated in a very hidden location!
What I liked about the place is the atmosphere and the cats!
Food wise, nothing special.

Friendly cat sleeping on a table!

The cafe is beside the Bukit Timah Saddle Club, I guess if we had came earlier we'll see more horses!

I order the portobello mushroom thinking it was a big piece of mushroom presented in front of me but it was actually a burger :( We were sitting at the balcony hence the lighting was so bad that SZ had to turn on this phone's flash in order to take photos of these foods!

SZ's beef burger!

The cafe in house cat :)

Our bill wasn't pocket friendly but this a great place to be chilling out!
Plus it feels like SZ has booked the entire place down for us!
There was a lady customer eating alone when we came and she left once she has finished her meal.
No one else came after us, it feels really exclusive!

2010-09-23T03:52:00.002+08:00

Happy Mooncake Day!
SZ and I headed down to town for last minute mooncake shopping at Takashimaya.
We had the worst dinner ever.
I won't even bother to name that restaurant here because it's beyond hope.
Gosh, I can cook better soup than the restaurant!

***

My plans are all ruined and back to square one.
The stupid proporty agent fault; grrrrr!
Finding a good location now feels like finding a needle in a haystack.

Did you buy Seventeen magazine this month?
Spot my blogshop there :)

2010-09-20T04:18:00.004+08:00

Date: 7th August 2010
Hotel we stayed: The Venetian.
Places we went: Senado Square, St Paul Ruins, MGM Grand Casino.

I was the mummy of the house because I will be the first to wake up, wash up and scream at everyone to wake up!
Hahaha!
By the time everyone was done, we were all ready to have a late breakfast!
We checked out from Hard Rock Hotel, left our bags at the concierge.
We took a bus out to Grand Lisboa Hotel, walked aimlessly along the streets, found a supermarket, replenished our water supply and finally found a Japanese restaurant just opened for business.
We were their first customers and that's where I got my food poisoning.
Probably the curry pork noodles I ate; I took one bite of the pork and the meat taste uncooked. But I was hungry so I just ate up all my noodles and left the pork untouched.
Ok, bad move I know!
But thank god the horrible diarrhea only came when we went back to our hotel after a day of walking at Sendao Square.

Inside a church.

Naraya! My favorite place for fabric bags :)

Freshly baked egg tarts!

Different Bak Kaw flavours!
Free tasting as well!
Rows of bakery shops offer free tasting of their tarts, biscuits and candies as well!
Plus they were really generous with their samples, giving you the whole piece of biscuit to try!
I was busy munching them that I forgot to take photos!

After walking a long stretch of shops, we finally arrive at St. Paul's Ruins.
This is like the most famous place in Macau because I've seen it on TV and everwhere else!

Preparing to take a group photo, test shot first! Hahaha!
I was waiting to grab someone with a SLR camera.

St Paul used to be a church but was burned down by fire and this was all it was left intact.

We climbed up the stairs and this is the behind part of the ruins.
There is a small museum below where all the remaining artifacts were on display and even a tomb burried in sand.

SZ and I went up to check out the view!

I think this is Grand Lisboa Hotel!

Heading back down!

We walked all the way back under the hot sun to Grand Lisboa and took a bus to Hard Rock Hotel to grab our bags and headed to our new hotel just beside, The Venetian!

We booked ourselves a suite; two king sized beds and one sofa bed!
The room was really nice, grandest room I've stayed!

But the TV is really small!

Golf course just downstairs our hotel!

We had dinner at a food court in our hotel and this is where my stomach started to react to the uncooked pork.
I made a beeline dash to the toilet and everything came out!
Yi Quan and Aloy went back to the hotel to get some 'Yi Quan's mummy specially packed medicine bag'!
I think I ate a total of four different pills to stop the diarrhea plus by body was aching and I had to take panadol.

The hotel's Grand Canal with shops surrounding the canal.
I wanted to sit on the gondola but the tickets per ride was expensive!
The fake sky makes me feel like morning!

I was feeling better, thank god I requested for a proper jacket from Travis!

We headed down to MGM Grand Hotel's casino for another night of gambling.
SZ lost money :(
I think everyone seems to be losing money!
Hahahaha!
We went back to our hotel late night and we packed back Mcdonalds for supper.
By then I wasn't feeling well again :( Boo.
SZ stayed to accompany me while the rest decided to go back to the battlefield of gambling again, they strategized to pool money together and ended up winning!
Yea, SZ pooled in this part and they really covered back parts of his loses!
The overall winner for the this trip was Kristel, I think she won quite a sum of money back!
Beginner luck works all the time yeah!

Poor me couldn't sleep well that night because I knew something was stuck in my body, I woke up at 3.30am and find myself wanting to vomit and quickly grabbed my vomit bag I took from the plane and vomited.
I felt so much better after vomiting.
I realized YQ and Aloy just came back not too long ago while Kristel was not beside me and Travis was not around as well; both still gambling!
After vomiting I rushed to the toilet and had diarrhea again.
The uncooked pork was really the killer!
YQ gave me more pills before I head back to well needed sleep.

2010-09-13T02:28:00.003+08:00

Here's my humble booth!
I don't participate flea market very often hence my booth always look like make-shift -last-minute-outlook because I don't use fancy cloth and boxes like others do!
But I spent time arranging how I want my things to be placed and digging for baskets/box covers at home plus writing of item names and prices!
Location was pretty bad :(
Would probably fetch better sales if my booth was located near the food area!

SZ's ipad at good use!

At 5pm, my final customers; buying for their sisters! Hahaha :)

Look what I found online?

Someone buy for me! IT'S TOO CUTE!

2010-09-11T03:58:00.005+08:00

Thursday, 9th Sep.
Woke up bright and early for Mcdonald's breakfast with SZ and off to NTU to set up my booth at the bazaar!
My booth location was not very favorable :( hence the disappointing sales.
But it's ok because I still had fun despite the terrible heat!
A couple of friends popped by; Leonard, Travis, Aloysius, Yi Quan, even my mother, my auntie and my cousin!
Plus I think a couple of my customers came down as well :)

We ended the booth at 5pm, packed up and brought all the stuffs to Aloy's and Travis's hall room.
We played cards in their room!
I pronounced myself as 'Queen of Dai Di' before the start of the game and embarrassed myself with an unusual card combination that made everyone laughed!
SZ, Travis, Aloy, YQ and I left the room at around 8pm to pick Leonard from his hall.
NTU is really big!
If I could turn back time and have one more chance to study my diploma in TP, I'll study hard to enter NTU.

Four men behind SZ's car! (I told them I don't mind sitting behind since four men would probably be really uncomfortable together!)
We took a slow ride to Plaza Sing to meet Leonard's girlfriend, Amanda for dinner.
By the time we reached town as like 9.15pm?
We had a really distracting dinner at Fish & Co.
Firstly the music was blasting so loudly, secondly the aircon was either set at the highest temperature or they have turned it off.
Lately, did Fish & Co. dropped their standard?

Leonard and Amanda left for home while the five of us headed to Travis's house for Mahjong.
I have finally learnt how to play Mahjong :)
It took me years to overcome the 'what's with the weird looking sticks and balls sticking together, the wind direction which up to now takes me quite sometime to figure it out and all that flowers thingy"
That's the reason why I was reluctant to take up Mahjong because the interest wasn't there but until a few weeks ago where SZ and I had the chance to learn at Leonard's house that's when I got hooked!

We played till really late, I can't remember!
All I know that I was damn tried and crashed the bed after I have taken a bath.

Friday, 10th Sep.
I woke up at 2pm, went back to sleep since the weather was cooling!
Got up at almost 4.30pm.
Received a message from Aloysius that he will pop by to drop the stuffs we left at this hall room.
Yi Quan came along and we had dinner at Serangoon for Botak Jones and fake Abalone Noodles!
I got sudden craving for Koi bubble tea!
I call Koi cravings the dark side! Hahahaha!
When I first drink Koi when they still had the small cup (now is just either medium or large) I felt nothing special then Yiling recommended me to try Honey Milk Tea that's when I got crazy and drank Koi three days in a row.
Suddenly I got sick of it and stopped.
Then I got back drinking again but felt their Honey Milk Tea getting sweeter and sweeter that I could only drink half of my medium cup and threw the rest away.
I stopped again but recently found out they got new drinks in their menu hence decided to try their Ice Cream Milk Tea with 70% sugar today!
It was pretty good :)
Probably should take 50% sugar next time; pretty sweet still!
The queue for Koi at Bishan was manageable!
YQ and I wonder when will the craze for Koi ever stop?
I say probably another year or so! Or until another food craze arrives to Singapore!
Another night of Mahjong again!
Leonard came to meet us at Bishan, YQ and I transfer to his car while Aloy went home.
Went to pick SZ up as he was lazy to drive and headed down to David C. house for Mahjong!
SZ and I need to combine power since we are still newbies who always get scolding from YQ!
Hahahha!

Mahjong one round + Mcdonald's supper!
We left David's house at around 3am.
My body clock has gone mad these few days, sleeping late and waking up late!

Anyways, I'm finally done resizing some Macau photos!
Date: 5th August 2010
Hotel: Hard Rock Macau
Weather: Equally hot but it rained so heavily on first night that we couldn't get out of our hotel.

Morning dim sum (finally!) breakfast at our hotel.
The food was really good plus we were entitled to 30% off the bill.

We made our way down by cab to Harbour City to catch our ferry to Macau.

I had to take my sea sickness pills before boarding the ferry which can cause drowsiness.
I never had any problems with boat/ferry/ship rides when I was younger but after my cruise trip in May which caused me feel afloat and unstable for one whole month, I dare not take my chances again.
I settled down, ate my biscuits and fell right alseep.
I woke up just in time for the grand arrival!

Transport in Macau is a breeze because there are plenty of free bus shuttles from one casino/hotel to another.

On board our bus to Hard Rock! I see SANDS!
We have arrived :)

Our room number!

Hotel staff behind the door!
We were like oh shit, how come he's inside our room! We were going to squeeze the six of us in one room where most hotel does not allow!
Thank god nothing happened after he left.

Our room view.

I was still drowsy when we entered the casino. After a while I opt to go back to the room to rest while the rest played on.

My personal butler who carries my bag for the night!

We could only find Mcdonald's and a food court at the City of Dreams.
The rest were shops of branded international brands.
Hence we settled both dinner and supper there.
At least I managed to eat Macau delights from the food court!
We couldn't go out to other casinos because it rained and by the time it stopped we were all too tired to move!

Tired and waiting to bath!

2010-09-03T03:42:00.003+08:00

For some reason, I am in a serious disapproval of this person's action.
What a bitch.

2010-09-02T02:53:00.004+08:00

Did I mention I went for a job interview last Saturday?
It was pretty random; I applied for this position just to give it a shot, no replies after two month so I couldn't be bothered till I received an email under my junk folder and I was like wow, they actually shortlisted me!
And I think i did badly for my first official job interview :(
Oh wells, great experience :)

Anyways, something bigger in my life seems to become real; like I could really feel it coming after a shareholder has nod his head today.
I don't wish to expect too much; it always leads to doom.
But my hopes are there, I need to pass my parents side first and I'm ready for some serious financial calculation.
I'm keeping the fire burning :) :) :)

I've received a piece of disappointing news today, a pretty uncertain position for many of us standing as a team.
Let's just hope for the best.

Alrightly, time for sleep and perhaps time to start resizing my Macau photos!

2010-08-30T00:53:00.006+08:00

Date: 4th August 2010
Places we went: HK Disneyland, Citygate Outlet @ Tung Chung, Harbour City @ Tsim Sha Tsui.

Breakfast somewhere outside our hotel, we were actually looking for great dim sum but we just couldn't find any :( hence we settled for a really cheap and acceptable breakfast!

Milk tea which taste different.
I totally forgotten to take a photo of my soup noodle, fried egg, hot dog and butter bun set breakfast for only $4 Singapore dollar!

We headed back to our hotel's toilet first to clear the morning bowels!

3D cake bag at our hotel's cafe.

We decided to take a cab to Disneyland to save time plus it wasn't very very expensive to travel from our hotel to Disneyland :)
I think it was about HK$240 split among three of us in a cab.

Driving pass a high bridge!

Can you feel my excitement :)

We are finally HERE!
The weather at Disneyland was hot, bright and clear!

I am all prepared with my shades and umbrella!

Everyone is armed with umbrellas as well!

Our tickets!

Aunite Amanda in the making!

Travis doing test shots for us!

Celebrity Kristel Oh in her cool shades with us at Disneyland!
Hahaha, we gave her this name because she is standing so far from the group!

My Minnie Mouse ears :) :)

Quote from Yi Quan "Such a fat mermaid!"

My Minnie Mouse Friends :)

We played the most exciting indoor ride at the Tomorrowland attraction called the Space Mountain.
Gosh, I realized my heart can no longer take roller coaster rides anymore.
The whole time I was so worried about the drop!
I gripped the safety pole so tight that my hands turned numb!
Because we were going up higher and higher all the time I was so afraid about the drop that all rollar coasters are designed to have.
In fact there were no drops just sharp / crazy turns and fast speed ride.

Buzzlight Year shooting ride!

We missed the princesses :(

On board the tram!

Shao Zong can sleep anywhere and everywhere!

Going in to the theater for a 3D show Disney show!
Thumbs up for the great show; with water and wind effects!

Candy shop!

We left Disneyland and took the special Mickey Mouse train out!

All half dead!

Time for shopping!
We went to Citygate Outlet @ Tung Chung which is a few train stops away from Disneyland.
I realized I did not even take a single photo of the shopping mall!
A great place to get branded international brands at a great price!

We head down to Tsim Sha Tsui for another round of shopping.
Finally a H&M at Canton Road.
WEEE!

Check out my new leopard prints heels!
Nah, I did not bought it back!
I ended up with only two tops, one belt and three heart rings.
Felt that the clothing were pretty big though I took the smallest size available!

Dinner/supper at this great restaurant recommended by Kristel just a few walks from H&M.
I can't remember the name of the restaurant :( but the food was pretty good!

My lean meat & ceuntry egg porridge, yum yum!

Aloy & Yi Quan's abalone, shark fin and bird nest porridge!

Yi Quan's dessert placed inside a bowl of dry ice!

My mango pudding.

Back to our hotel room after a long, hot and tiring day!

My Mickey Mouse white chocolate with strawberry bits!

Monopoly deal and look what I found; Mong Kok!
Yea, it was a fake Monopoly deal set!

I didn't managed to take photos with Mickey and Minnie Mouse mascots because the queue to take a photo with them was very long :(
But it's ok! I had plently of fun at HK Disneyland :)

2010-08-23T04:06:00.003+08:00

Last night I dreamt that someone lent Shao Zong a red Ferrari and I was inside; nicely seated, bucked up and a happy girl :)
Hahahaha!
I told SZ and he said that person who lent him he car is his godfather.
Yea I wished :)

I cooked last night for my parents and SZ.
Photos up soon...

Anyways, Seventeen Magazine dropped me an email requesting to feature my fabric buttons in their October issue!
So exciting :) :) :) :) :)
I'm heading down to their office on Monday to drop my items to the person in charge plus my regular customers are willing to help me out in answering some simple questions as requested.
Really great to have such an awesome opportunity!

Gosh, it's going to be 4.30am soon.
Training at Plant Bowl tomorrow; finally an alley closer to home!

PS: I'm still resizing the HK photos!

2010-08-16T01:50:00.004+08:00

Here's my Hong Kong Trip Day One Post.
Date: 3rd August 2010.
Flight: 6.50am via Tiger Airways
Hotel: Royal Plaza (At Mong Kok East Station)

The night before I tried sleeping early and had set my alarm at 4.00am.
I think I was drifting in and out of sleep and for some reason, I OVERSLEPT!
OMG seriously! I never overslept on such an important occasion; never overslept even for school, ok maybe once or twice when I'm really dead.
Either my phone alarm decided to play a good prank on me by not sounding or I was ready dead tired.
My grandma sleeps with me and she never heard anything as well. Yea, she's usually a light sleeper so could the fault be with my phone?
Anyways, thank god I have arranged for Yi Quan's parents to send me to the airport else I'll be cursing at myself.
Yi Quan's call was the wake up call for me.
I jumped out of bed like a bolt of lighting and took only 5 minutes to brush teeth, wash face, change and throw last minute items into my baggage, zip it up and ran for the lift with my heart racing like mad.
Never ever do this again Amanda, it's damn stressful!

The six of us had our first meal together at the airport.
We checked in and all ready to board the plane.

A happy camper on the way to the airplane!

My passport cover, cute right!

The sky looked like it has caught fire!

After about 3 hours 45 minutes, we have reached Hong Kong!
I still couldn't get over the fact that I overslept!

Our airport express tickets!

Me likely the airport express train!

We were heading to Kowloon first, then transfer to a free shuttle bus to the proper city train station.
Anyways, I was just following the group blindly!

To Mong Kok East but first, transfer and transfer from train lines to train lines!
Gosh!

Finally REACHED :)

Travis and I.

This pair of best friends have proven to be true best of friends; even the way they stand must be the same position!

Kristel, Shao Zong and I in one room while the three boys in another.

Taste like our Singapore's Qoo.

Lunch! Noodles in tomato soup, didn't taste that good :(

We rushed for the train but Shao Zong and I got booted out as the rubber door banged into us twice, ouch!
Kan cheong Singaporeans in practice but couldn't make it.
So we had to wait for the next one!

Actually there was nothing to shop at Causeway Bay.

We went to Mong Kok; I'm sure this is the place where everyone would come to get their shopping done!
There is a big market selling repeated items from store to store.
Well, I didn't fancy anything there plus the weather was terrible, it was so so hot that I couldn't be bother to take photos of the place!
We spent our whole night there!

We had high class sushi for dinner because we were all so famished; we just want to fill our stomach!
The sushi actually tasted great but it was expensive!

We stopped for desserts!
And I think Singapore's desserts taste better plus our durian pancake we ordered didn't taste fresh.

Hong Kong's version of Mango Pomelo.

We came across a vending machine of Cannon inks located at the train station; how convenient!
And a vending machine of umbrellas, Singapore should have umbrella vending machines since the rain comes so sudden!
I quite like HK train station though changing trains to get to our destination is an ass!
When you tap out at the control station you'll see convenience stalls, food stalls, whatever stalls; they serve the sudden hungry and thirsty people well!

2010-08-13T02:49:00.003+08:00

I am confused; in a state of serious confusion.
A snowball effect creating an ongoing problem that I have failed to realize I have already hit my limit.
Perhaps the overwhelming feeling inside me is unable to contain any further.

***

I have just started resizing my HK photos!
But I wish to sleep now.
Good night :)

2010-08-10T02:05:00.000+08:00

I'm back from Hong Kong / Macau!
Its was a really fun trip minus the food poisoning I had on the 2nd last day of the trip, thank god it wasn't a serious one; only two times diarrhea and vomiting at 3.30am in the morning.
And thank god again for having Yi Quan's mother preparing a bag of medicine for him!
I took a total of 6 magic pills + panadol along the way,

Anyways, I will do a proper post soon.. ok when I find the time!
Here's a photo of us in HK Disneyland :)

I have yet to even finish my Malaysia, Sunway post!
Hahaha, I'm so bad at keeping up with my blog lately :(
Just a couple of photos to sum up the Sunway trip!

Coney Dog is the best!

Last day at Sunway and last minute shopping!

My comfort food!

Buy only the pecan flavor please!

Free donuts because Jing Heng kicked the soccer ball into the goal post!

At the airport transit area!

2010-08-03T06:40:00.000+08:00

Going to hong kong now!! Will be back on Saturday :)

2010-07-26T02:25:00.003+08:00

Hello my blog, I'm back!

Anyways, back to my Malaysia post.
Sunway Day 3

We took a cab down from Genting to Sunway.
Right at the lobby reminds me of last year for Milo!
Upon checking in we had our welcome drink at the cafe.
That's when I started to fall sick :(

We had the biggest connection room I ever stay in and we were placed on the highest floor :)

Sunway Pyramid beds are damn good to sleep on!

The view from our room.
I had to take a nap as I wasn't feeling well by then while Yiling, Jia Hao and Jing Heng entertained themselves with poker cards and monopoly deal.

I took them to Bubba Gump for dinner but I had no appetite at all :(
Jia Hao wasn't feeling well so the both of us has to retreat back to our room for sleep leaving Yiling and Jing Heng to shop the night themselves.

In all, I spent my entire day sleeping and wasted a good day for shopping.

Last two days at the milkshake shop this week.
Decided to end my days shaking milk and ice cream; will miss the place though!
I spent my weekend making buttons and I think my progress is very slow!
I'm hoping to get them all ready by Wednesday but a dinner date with the bowlers to settle the HK/Macau trip.
Looks like Thursday will be a better day!

Cindy is finally back from Australia after two good months of fun there!
YL and I picked her and Jun Yuan from the airport since dad allowed me to take the car because SZ car alone is not enough to feed the overwhelming bags they brought back!
My chocolate PODS are here too!
Can't wait to see what surprises Cindy got for Yiling and me!

Alrights, work tomorrow nights!

2010-07-16T00:39:00.002+08:00

For the next three days I'll be your laptop promoter so find me at expo hall 5!
Today briefing was a horror; inside a meeting room of ah bengs.
I hope there will be girls working at my booth.
And I secretly hope LG's booth will be near Acer booth so that I can talk to Aloy so that I won't feel so bored.

Hopefully this roadshow will bring me extra cash for a shopping spree at Hong Kong and gambling at Macau :)

Alrighty, time to sleep.
Mightily early for work tomorrow, gosh... I wonder why the boss wants us to meet so early!

2010-07-13T02:04:00.004+08:00

Photos from the Singapore Blog Awards 2010 by OMY.sg last Saturday.
Anyways, my blog shop is nominated as a finalist for Best e-commerce category :)
Last year was Nuffnang, this year is OMY.sg.
Really appreciate the nominations for a humble accessories blog shop!
Although I knew my chances of winning such blog awards is close to zero, but no worries I'm all happy with the nominations!
I can't find the official photograph SZ and I took at the red carpet :(

Eye size differences!

At St. James Power Station.

You don't see me wear like this all the time, I'm all happy in my shorts!

Shao Zong in formal wear!

This was the stage, I only took a photo of the logo!

My feet in ridiculous killer heels given by my sister; they were screaming PAIN PAIN PAIN after we left the event!

This face shows the event was getting a wee bit dry!

Let me try to hunt down the official photo of SZ and I standing right in fornt of this board before we enter.

I cracked 15 trays of eggs today at work all by myself and every other week I crack eggs as well.
I'm a certified pro in egg cracking / separator of yolks & whites!

I realized my left side ribcage's bone has poped out.
I am positively sure my left ribcage bone wasn't like that because I always feel them all the time but right now I can feel it protruding out, comparing to my right side which is at normal state, the left side really looks bad.
I don't experience pain, thank god.
Went to see the doctor after work, she checked my spain; fairly straight so unlikely to be posture problem.
Doctor has to refer me to get an X-ray done soon.
Gosh, I hope it's not something bad.
My bones tend to protrude out for some reasons. firstly my left feet which I am born with a protruding bone now my left ribcage.
Is my life coming to an end soon?
Left ribcage means my heart is just right here.
Let's not think too much.

I watched Despicable Me at night; the show was really good :)

i just remembered I still have not completed my Malaysia trip post / photos yet :(
Oh oh, my Hong Kong/Macau trip is confirmed! WEEEEE!
3rd August to 7th August with Yi Quan, Travis, Aloysius, Kristel and Shao Zong.
I want to go Disneyland and we are gotta gamble at Macau.
Hello my roulette, give me some good numbers to place my chips on you!

Alrightly, good nights.
Work tomorrow.
I hear the eggs calling for me!
Plus steamboat for supper tomorrow :)

2010-07-09T03:05:00.002+08:00

I woke up to see my dad's UOB bill lying on my table!
My dad calls it 'Amanda's business credit card'!
A whopping amount spend on supplies and I'm one happy girl cutting out fabrics the entire afternoon!

League today and late supper at Serangoon Gardens.
The day before was supper at Kallang Mcdonalds and watching a guy catch live crab in front of us at East Coast Park.
I'm getting all excited about tomorrow because we are finally gotta book our flight tickets to Macau/HK after countless of messages to Aloysius discussing on our trip!
I hope nothing goes wrong; let's cross fingers!

On the quest to cut more fabrics and wrap those shinny buttons up with pretty pretty fabrics!

I'll be attending an awards ceremony on Saturday afternoon and I have no idea what to wear, either am I prepared for anything nor bought any new dress for the event.

It's time to sleep.
Good night!

2010-07-07T01:34:00.003+08:00

Ok, here's the PG Malaysia post!
That's two weeks ago racing!

SZ and I woke up at his place at 5.20am in the morning.
Picked Marian up at 6.10am.
Breakfast at Jurong Superbowl's Mcdonalds with James.
Enter Malaysia via 2nd link.
Met the rest of the cars at a petrol station and off we went to Pasir Gudang Race Track!

Arrived too early, we had to wait!

Hahha, Marian trying on my pink helmet!

It's time to burnt the roads!
And I dislike the hairpin turns; makes my head go all over the place, dizzy and wobbly!

James went on with the gang for go-karting while SZ, Marian and I headed back to Singapore.
We bravely drove back alone as the rest has went off without us.

Last minute decision to cook lunch at Marian's place!
Glad that we made this wonderful decision to cook!
Grocery shopping at NTUC first.
Marian's mum and Marian cooked while I helped as I could and watch them!
We had overdose of chopped mushrooms-thick Campbell soup base-white wine pasta!
Marian's mushroom-cheese ovenbake speciality! Yum yum!
And Marian's mum potato and egg salad.
Oh man, I'm feeling hungry now!

***

I had this interesting call at work on Monday.
I spent about 15 minutes on the line with a 31 year old guy; he probably had too much time on hand!
He called asking is this the milkshake shop and which outlet is this.
I said, Maxwell Chambers.
Then he went on to talk about the other outlet at Scape.
We went on about Scape for 5 whole minutes.
He asked...
1. Why is it call scape? (Ans: I have no idea)
2. It is a youth place and why? (And: Yes it is, the mall is marketed towards the youth market)
3. Where actually is scape located? (Ans: Beside Cineleisure)
4. How big is scape? (Ans: Not too sure, probably half the size of Cineleisure?)
5. What are the shops inside the mall? (Ans: Not sure, I have not fully walked the mall yet)
6. Can I go to Scape? I'm actually 31 years old (Ans: Sure you can, there is no age restriction, the mall welcomes you)
7. Do aunites and uncles go there? (Ans: Yes they do, why not? Like I said, there is no age restriction)
He still went on with a couple more Scape questions, I can't remember!

He finally dropped the topic of Scape and went on to our milkshakes.
He asked...
1. What goes into the milkshake? (Ans: Milk and ice cream)
2. What kind of milk do you use? (And: Low fat milk)
3. Do you add protein pills to your milk? (Ans: No, just normal low fat milk)
4. What are your best favours (Ans: Strawberry and Chocolate)
5. Then he went on asking number 1 and 2 again.
6. I know you guys specialist in milkshake, is milkshake new in Singapore? (Ans: No, milkshake has been around for a long time just that we made it special and we are known for serving thick milkshakes)
7. Oh you mean got other places sell milkshake as well? (Ans: Yes)
8. Where? (Ans: Mcdonalds and Billy Bombers)

He went on talking about Mcdonalds.
1. So does Mcdonalds uses milk and ice cream for their milkshakes? (Ans: Not too sure, but should be the same)
2. Yours is handmade ice cream? (Ans: Yes)
3. So does Mcdondalds uses handmade ice cream as well? (Ans: No, they don't)

He went back to our milkshake topic.
1. So what you use to mix the milk and ice cream? (Ans: A blender)
He kinda repeated back some questions regarding the milk still.

He went on asking about Maxwell Chambers.
1. So where is this Maxwell Chambers? (Ans: Tanjong Pagar)
2. It is very inaccessible? (Ans: Our nearest train station is Tanjong Pagar, come out from exit B).
3. Is Tanjong Pagar central? (Ans: To me it is, Tanjong Pagar is CBD area)
4. Oh, isn't town also central? (Ans: Yes it is but both places are actually considered central)
5. So is CBD near town? (Ans: Just a few train station stops from Tanjong Pagar to Orchard)
6. Is your outlet in a building? (Ans: Yes, inside a building; fully aircon)
7. So which outlet better to go? (Ans: Up to you, go where that is more convenient for you)

Ok, thanks bye he said.

Moments later, he called back.
He asked:
1. So you use low fat milk to blend then what kind of milk you use to make the ice cream? (Ans: Sorry I have no idea).
2. Could they be the same? (Ans: Unlikely)
3. How to you know? (Ans: The low fat milk is solely used for blending)
He is still not convince with my answer, I told him, I'm just working here so I don't know what actually goes into the ice cream.
He asked..
4. Is the ice cream making person here? (Ans: No, she went home)

Ok thanks bye.

He called for the third time.
1. So is the price the same for both outlets? (Ans: Yes it is)

HAHAHAHA, I placed him on loud speaker half way through my conversation for my two co-friends to hear him chat with me!
They told me I had such good temper to deal with such person, they would have beat the shit out of him!

I guess this is the kind of people you'll get really often when you work in the call centre?
Funny thing is, I'm not working for a call centre yet such person rings up to chat?
Actually I'm pretty amazed by how I can stand him for 15 minutes!
He called at a right timing lah, there were no customers so I sat down for a chat :)

2010-07-02T03:12:00.006+08:00

Genting Day 2 (6th June 2010):

We woke up for lunch @ Kenny Rogers.
The KR in Malaysia serves different chicken style from Singapore's KR.
I prefer Singapore's one though!
Plus the Mac and Cheese was a far far far cry from Singapore's one!

I took them to the Ripley's Believe it Or Not attraction.
This is again my third time in there but surprising they do make changes to their attractions!
The entrance didn't look like that last year plus certain parts were under construction, some figurings were removed, some shifted to a new place!
i can memorized the entire layout already!

I sat this for three times, is my luck coming soon?! Hahah!

The rows and rows of ties to wear a lifetime were taken down :( what a pity!

To the THEME PARK!
It was drizzling when we got there but thank god it stopped for us!
I became a nanny the whole afternoon because doctor said 'no intensive rides for you Amanda".
I was still sea sick, on dizzy mode all the time; can you imagine that!
All I could sit was the Merry Go Round but after I came down I felt my head spin!

I'm one happy girl on board the Merry Go Round!

My service was to carry Yiling's bag, Jia Hao's glasses on roller coaster rides and take photos for them!

This was another ride I could take, the boat ride to DINOLAND!

We decided to waste some money and took a professional photo with a snake!

Our pink seahorse prize!

Free four Kaya Balls!
Auntie told me they were preparing to make new kaya balls and I was told to wait and I wait and ask and wait and ask and wait and suddenly auntie say SOLD OUT :( :(
So she decided to give me the last four balls (I told her to make them hot!) left on the tray for me!
Remember to try the kaya balls at the theme park, near the fish pool area! They are DAMN GOOD OK!

We left the theme park at 5pm.
We had steamboat for dinner, no photos taken because they were not food worthy!
We spent the rest of the night at the casino and I was the ultimate loser at night.
Yea, I am the only one who lost money :(
But I got free supper; Ayam Goreng AGAIN!

2010-06-30T03:26:00.003+08:00

My life these days have been pretty much the same.
There will be days where I'll go down to the shop to shake some milk and ice cream.
Days at work seems lesser right now and I'm thinking of quitting....... and get another job.

There will be days where I'll sit at my laptop to reply emails, fold boxes, cut bubble warps, pack, write address, seal, paste stamp and post.

There will be days where I'll sit at my temporary workdash to grow my online business.

Last week, SZ and I sat down to kick start on my new business proposal.
The more I pen down the financial start up amount, the more scarier the figure becomes till the thought seems diminishing.
I won't give up on my dream yet.

There are days of fun last week!
Bowling/supper with Aloy, YQ, Kristel, Leonard, Amanda (yes I have a new friend who has the same name as me!) and SZ :)
Race track with SZ, Marian and James in Malaysia (Yet to resize any photos)
And PRAWNING on Sunday!
Record breaking; I managed to catch at least 10 - 15 prawns in 3 hours!

Today work ends at 11pm.
I did a 10 minutes wash and dry race with all the hand blenders/containers!
Aloy, YQ, Leonard, Amanda and SZ came over to have some milkshake after their bowling session which i missed out :(
Supper at Old Hong Kong Cafe in Katong.
Great to have friends dropping by to catch me working!

Oh my, it's time to sleep!
Nights!

2010-06-26T16:17:00.003+08:00

I'll probably split all my Genting/Sunway trip according to the day.

Day 1 (5th June 2010):
Here we are at Changi Airport Terminal 1.
Our Jetstar flight was scheduled to leave at 7.20am.

The plane went up, thinking that I could catch some sleep before we land.
But my butt did not even warm the sit and the next thing I knew we were going to land in KLIA!
That's the fastest plane ride ever!
We reached KL Airport at 8.10am.
At 9am, we finally cleared the immigration area (such a long queue of people!) and our baggages.
We booked a cab and took the fastest cab driver I ever sat on!
1 hour 15 minutes later we reached Resort Hotel in Genting.

At 10.45am, we made an advance registration for our rooms but official check in was at 2.00pm :(

We had lunch at my favouite noodle shop!

Cooking Mama machine!!

Back to our hotel lobby.

We decided to take multiple shot photos on Yiling's camera to kill time since we still couldn't check in :(
There were so many crazy shots we took but no I'm not gotta resize all them here! Hahaha!

By 2.00pm, our rooms were still not ready!
We were all so tired by then all we wanted was our room and the bed!

After many rounds of checking our rooms status with the customer service staff they finally let us up to the highest floor.
But only one room was ready while the other was still under the hands of the housekeeper.
We didn't mind taking our afternoon nap together in one room first!
And I felt the room on the highest floor much bigger than the time SZ and I stayed in.

My alarm rang at 5pm, I woke up, draw the curtain and saw the heavy rain!
I told them "let's get back to sleep!"
By 7pm, we were all ready and up for dinner!
My shared room with Yiling had this very strong medicated oil smell.
I suspect someone must have accidently knocked over a bottle of oil before checking out of the room!
The smell was acceptable and in no time our nose got used to it!
Hahhaa!

At our lift lobby!

We had dinner at this Vietnam House which surprisingly served good food!
The past few times in Genting, I've walked pass the shop; never thinking it serves good food!

I took them to sit the skyway cable car!
This is like my third time on this and the oh-no-we-are-going-to-drop-feeling still stays!

The night was pretty misty and this was our view when we just took off!

Another ghosty view!

We had herbal jelly before heading to the Casino.

After everyone won money, we had supper at Mcdonald's!

This is the ultimate craving food ever!
It's juicy, tender, spicy and damn SHIOK!
But two nights of Ayam Goreng caused me to have ulcers in my mouth!

I'm craving for the chicken as I typed this post!

2010-06-25T02:43:00.003+08:00

I can't catch up with blogging anymore :(
I still have yet to resize my Genting/Sunway photos.
Now there are Pasir Gudang Race photos to edit.
My pink helmet is really COOL!
The hairpin turns on the track made my head all wobbly and groggy.

I watched Toy Story 3 today and that was one good movie :)

Ok, good night.

2010-06-17T01:21:00.002+08:00

Genting/Sunway post coming right up!

Anyways, Bayzel's heart condition got from bad to worse.
He has been on medication for the past few months but seems like he didn't get any better.
From a progressive heart murmur to a congestive heart failure and now a tumor in his heart.
His condition significantly deteriorated after I came back from my trip.
My sister was already staying back home to monitor him.
He was at his worse condition on Sunday where he was coughing non-stop, couldn't breathe well and his eyes were struggling to open.
He was sent to the hospital immediately while I was at home waiting for news from my sister and brother in law.
Shao Zong was supposed to fetch them back but they got home themselves.
The doctor gave my sister the option to put him to sleep.
The most shocking thing was I actually dreamt of Bayzel's condition and about putting him to sleep during my last night in Sunway.
I woke up with a tear coming out from my eyes, I only told Shao Zong about it.
The whole scenario was the exactly the same it happened on Sunday afternoon.
From I was at home to a phone call from my brother in law to Shao Zong supposing going to pick them to they getting back home with Bayzel.
Was my dream a sign to show Bayzel would leave us soon?
I was told the shortest he could live is two to three months and the longest he could live on is six months from now.
I'm really hoping he could live pass his 11th year old birthday in December.
And I hope by then I'll be prepared.
I hate it when animals you love pass on in life.
Like how my first and most favorite hamster died and I cried like mad when I was 13?
Sighs, this is part and parcel of life.
Human die as well, so do animals.

2010-06-13T03:18:00.004+08:00

Right, I'm still waiting for the Genting/Sunway photos to be uploaded on facebook!!
Anyways, last minute job offer to work today,
I think the whole advertising campaign was poorly execute till I had to do something to help them push the campaign.
Hahaha, sorry, a humble marketing student here!

Suntec City for dinner with SZ, we totally forgotten IT fair was in full force until we turned in.
But I found the excuse to see my eye candy!
WEEEE!

***

The day I came back from Malaysia, SZ send Yiling home and we saw the cutest kitten sleeping on a motorcycle seat.
And it wasn't afraid of me and I think the kitten likes me :)
I carried it around, fed the kitten and took photos of it!
So attempted to bring it home can?!

That night after league and supper with the bowlers, SZ and I went over to find the kitten.
Surprisingly it was still there!
But we went back yesterday and we couldn't find it :( :(
I hope someone had taken it back to feed and care for the kitten!

I wonder why my twitter application works on certain days only!
Time to save and dig money for another overseas bowling trip (I hope everything goes well with the planning!)
Destination: MACAU!
And with more gambling ahead, hahaha!

2010-06-10T01:53:00.003+08:00

I just got back from my Genting-Sunway 5 days trip on Monday!
The trip was great with my three good friends :)
Although half the time I couldn't take the roller coaster rides in both Genting and Sunway Lagoon due to my dizziness spell that has been with me since the cruise trip; two western doctors couldn't help much, I was told I had motion sickness, took whatever pills that was given but I felt worse and was told to stay away from any roller coaster rides.
I almost felt sick on the 3rd day of my trip, thank god for my magic pain/fever pills; nope they are not panadol!
I had to miss some shopping time at Sunway for more sleep :(
Will blog when I get the photo from Yiling.

I went for TCM on Tuesday to get more needles on my head plus two bone cracking movement at my neck; I thought my neck was falling apart!

Training with Shao Zong at Tampines.
New personal high game record; 240!

The after effect of not bowling for almost two week?
Body ache.

Work today at the shop.
SZ and I attempted to run at ECP but no it didn't happened because our hands/legs were in pain.
We decided to walk to burn some fats!
I am seriously getting fatter :(

Aloysius and Yi Quan were ready for supper with us!
Hahahaha, so the walking went down the drain because the Bak Kut Teh is here to stay in my stomach tonight.

***
Yiling's birthday surprise at her place!
I'm all lazy to post everything here!
So just one will do!

Alright, good night.
Photo shoot tomorrow.
Oh yes, NEW BED IN THE ROOM!
WEEEEE! Finally the double decker bed is all gone, been sleeping upstairs for almost 10 years of my life!
Now it's time to redesign my room :)

2010-05-29T00:19:00.004+08:00

Alrightly, my cruise post:
21st May 2010

SZ and I reached Harbourfront Center at 5.00PM and we met the group at the check in area.
Checking in was hassle free and in no time we were on board the cruise!
I guess it's because we were on Balcony Class? I seriously don't remember checking in and going up the ship was this fast long long time ago with my family when we on the World Cruiser Class.
Sleeping arrangements were; SZ, Aloy, Yi Quan and I into one room on the deck 9, David, Ai Ling and Travis into one room on the deck 10, Kok Guan and his girlfriend Mandy in another room on deck 9 just beside my room!
Only two photos of food were taken on my camera because the rest of the food they serve on board were really bad (At the free food restaurants, Bella Vista, The Pavilion Room and Mediterranean Buffet and Terrace).
Long long time ago Star Cruise was known for its good food on board the ship.
Now the food they serve is a far far cry from what it was back then.
Probably the steam fish from the chinese restaurant is worth the mention because we ordered three times and each time the fish got smaller and smaller.
Dinner at Bella Vista, only the soup and pork ribs were good.
We played Pictionary and Bingo which left me with three numbers for a prize money of $200 on first night.

We went up the highest deck, did plenty of jump shots with SZ, Aloy, YQ and Travis on my camera with self-timer!
We spent the rest of the night at the Casino, coming out for supper at the buffet place on deck 12 which serves disappointing food :( and back to the cabin really late to catch some sleep!
Jackpot machines eats my money ;(

22nd May 2010:
Woke up early for breakfast with SZ, Aloy and YQ as breakfast closes at 10.00am.
The scramble eggs have NO taste!
The ship arrived at Redang Island at around 12.30pm.
A small boat ferried us from the ship to the island that rocked so much I thought I was going to have a seasick soon!
I'm really liking Balcony Class privileges because we could leave the ship early!

We had lunch at the island.

My idea to use the ipad to note down our orders since the service staff does not come out to take our orders!
Hahaha :)

We went back to the ship right after lunch since we have no plans to stay on the island longer.
Went back to our cabin to rest, wash up and headed down to the arcade.
We were debating between western or chinese dishes for dinner; we had chinese dishes for dinner at the Pavilion in the end.

After dinner, we went to borrow Mahjong tiles and the Monoploy board.
SZ, Aloy, Ai Ling and I played Monoploy while the rest of them were right beside us playing Mahjong at the Activity Room.
Aloy's three hotels on his properties made us all bankrupt!
SZ, Aloy and I played Bingo at the Galaxy of Stars with absolute NO LUCK in winning again!

We spent the night at the Casino again.
Supper at Blue Lagoon (Paid Cafe) with Yi Quan and Shao Zong!
Then supper again at the buffet place with Aloy, YQ and SZ, with yet another round of disappointment!

I work up early thinking we were going for another round of early breakfast but the three boys decided to sleep in :(
I tried waking them all up!
I packed my bag, went to the balcony and took many fresh breath while enjoying the last moments on board the ship!

I bugged SZ to wake up and we had breakfast together, settle payment and went back to the cabin to rest while Aloy and YQ took their turns for breakfast!

A groupy photo!

Finally a photo with my eye candy :) :) :)

Mandy and Ai Ling are seriously two very skinny girls and they made me look even fatter standing beside them!

Overall I enjoyed the trip :)
It would have been a better experience if we had better tasting food on board!

Right now the floating feeling in me is all gone but I'm feeling the sway in me; the rocking feeling from the ship.
I can't stand probably without feeling off balance.
I do feel faint.
I think my body is screwed :/

***

Jing Heng, Jason, Jia Hao, William, Yiling, Cindy and I went to visit Wai Leng's resting place at a temple in Bishan.
We spent quite a bit of time on the road looking for the right place, turning left and right with 5 people squeezed like sardines behind the car.
It has been about two years since Wai Leng has left us and left this world.
I do hope she is now at a happy place living well.

Anyways, work tomorrow from 10am to 11pm as new outlet opening in Orchard Road!
WEEEE! Hope it would be fun :)

2010-05-26T03:00:00.002+08:00

I had to miss work on Monday due to a migraine AGAIN :(
Lately my attack of migraine has become so often that it really scares me till I cried at the doctor's room.
Even though I had proper medication, I don't want to depend on it too much.
The doctor was kind enough not to charge me anything since I had medicine.
Thank god Cindy came down from her place to rescue me and took me up to her place to rest.
Last check, my family has no history of migraine so I don't know why am I getting it so often lately.
Last month once, last week once, this week another time.
It usually starts with blur vision, I would experience blind spots in my eyes and that's when I get scared.
The blur vision would last for a while; sometimes my vision was so blur I thought I was going to pass out.
Once my vision resumes back, I will experience heaviness in my head and that's when the pain would start to crawl and settle in.
Then I'll start to cough, I get really very uncomfortable and nausea sets in.
Following a series of vomiting till I get really tired and would fall asleep.
The only way to cure migraine without medication is to sleep for my case but sleep is the last thing on my mind when the pain in my head feels like needles poking all over the place.
So without medication I'm a goner.

I decided not to let migraine control my life.
That Monday night I went to see a TCM doctor to get acupuncture done. (Western / Chinese I don't have preference I just want to get my migraine out!)
It was my first time getting needles up in my head!
Shao Zong had such a good time laughing at me when all the needles were poked into my head, neck and even my hand!
He took photos of me! Hahaha, maybe I shall post them up!
Thankfully the pain was bearable.
Now every night I have to drink up a really unbearable tasting chinese medicine!
But I'm determine to get the water down my throat.
Two weeks time I'll be back, wonder if I need more needles!
Doctor says mine is a pretty serious case of migraine :(
I know there are many factors contributing to migraine and most commonly is due to food which would trigger it.
The thing is when I get migraine attack I cannot define what food causes it.

***

I'm done uploading and resizing the cruise photos but its really late now, I shall sleep and blog tomorrow.
Plus photoshoot tomorrow as well :)
You know what?
Its been two days since I stepped my foot back to land and I'm still floating.
I don't know if this is normal for people to float so long after a cruise trip.

2010-05-23T22:33:00.003+08:00

I'm back from CRUISE!
I want to blog about it but I feel really tried despite sleeping for 6 hours right after I reach back home.
I have not upload the photos yet :(
Plus I feel like I'm floating.
And I lost $150 on the stupid Jackpot Machines :(
I have no luck on Jackpot lah.
Table side minimum bet on the high side, dare not risk hence we played the Jackpot Machines.

Ok good night, I want to go back to sleep.
Work tomorrow from 12 noon to 11pm!
Oh my, I don't feel like heading for work!

2010-05-21T03:41:00.003+08:00

I spent the whole afternoon / evening with Cindy going from places to places to get Yiling's present and cake.
The first stop was Little India, that's to do my stuff actually; I need more boxes!
We went to Plaza Singapura for late lunch at Long John Silvers.
Yiling wanted a Polaroid camera. We went to the photo shop to do some evaluation and we decided on the pink one with Polaroid films to go along.
But the pink was out of stock :(
So we had to move to another destination; Bishan Junction 8.
The photo shop carries a limited edition Polaroid camera colour; chocolate.
We decided to get it and the camera comes along with one pack of plain film. We added a Hello Kitty one for her!
I realized the Hello Kitty ones have cuter prints on the film!
Then we got stuck with the cake.
There were bakery shops in J8 but Cindy says Yiling has a golden mouth (Hahahaha!).
She wants the mango cake from Bakerzin but we were lazy to travel to the nearest Bakerzin outlet.
We had to settle for Four Leaves at Hougang Mall and picked my favorite Strawberry Shortcake.
Still taste as good :)

Headed back to Cindy's place to keep the cake cool while we went down to block 3's clinic as I wanted to get some stop- menses-for-a-few-days pills.
It was a long wait, so we shared a plate of Hor Fan at Block 3's Zhi Char store for dinner.

After seeing the doctor, we went back to Cindy's place to watch the channel 8 9PM show.
Took the presents and cake to my place, we live 10 minutes apart!
Wrap the real and fake presents time!

Shao Zong came, we decided not to go on time for her birthday at 12am.
Went to see my cat at Yiling's place carpark.
My grey cat has a new friend; a cute black with white legs kitten!

Time to go up to Yiling's place, we prepared everything and decided to leave the cat food container along the corridor since it was dead in the middle of the night and we don't expect people to walk pass anymore.
And I was told by Daniel on the phone before we rang the doorbell that someone was wondering why aren't we at her place YET!
Hahahaha.
The usual sing song, eat cake and take photos!
Will blog more on that when I get hold of photos!

We decided to have supper at Swensen, free ice cream for the birthday girl!
And guess what?
Shao Zong wanted to retrieve the cat food container but it was GONE!
Someone stole the whole container.
DAMN IT, I was angry at that moment!
Who would want to steal cat food?
I suspect why it was stolen because the container I used was Lock and Lock.
Good container brand = people will steal.
Geeeehhhhh, I thought people won't go taking stuffs on the floor just like that?
Have they not heard about scary things that happen to people who picks things up on the floor and brings them home?

Airport Swensen;
We ordered one plate of Fish and Chips and a plate of Breaded Chicken, and a free firehouse ice cream and guess how much we paid altogether?
$16.70.
The cashier boy must have been sleeping!
One plate of fish and chips cost $14.90 plus 17% GST/ Service Charge would total up more than $16.70.
He didn't discovered it because we walked off really fast!
Hahahaha, cheap trill.

***

Yiling's birthday dinner last week.

2010-05-19T02:56:00.003+08:00

Saturday 15th May 2010:
A sudden decision from Yiling to have her pre-birthday dinner.
Her next paper falls on the day after her birthday, awwwws poor thing!
Yiling, Daniel, Cindy, Shao Zong and I had Outback for dinner.
Photos in Cindy's camera, will post when I get from her.

We decided to walk to Marian Bay Sands.
We crossed the bridge where the whole atmosphere felt like Chinese New Year because it was packed with people!
To the Casino/Shopping Mall, I feel depressed when we walk past the Casino because I refused to pay $100 to go in.
Plenty of high end brands still under renovation.
Yiling and I had the craziest idea of cutting the Chanel cloth that was used to cover their shop so that we can use it as our home wallpaper!
Our last stop was MBS Hotel.
We had to walk all the way back to get our cars.

Xing Wang @ Kovan for supper.
Mustafa for super late night shopping!

Sunday 15th May 2010:
Bowlers gathering and Leonard's birthday dinner at Suntec City at 7PM.
Shao Zong, Marian and I were there at 7PM SHARP.
Kok and girlfriend came much later.
Then follow by YQ, Aloy, Leonard, David and Ai Ling.
But guess what time we had dinner? 8PM.
Hahahaha, that's why I twittered I was hungry, angry and with a large ulcer in my mouth I needed water!
No photos taken that night :(
Only a photo with Marian with our shared ice cream on her BB.

Today 18th May 2010:
Work from 1pm to 7pm.
SZ and I decided to venture into new food places.
I found out from facebook that there is such thing as Chicken Rice Steamboat!
I goggled it and found two places, one at Geylang and the other at Golden Mile.
We decided to try the one at Golden Mile Tower.

The shopping mall was really old school.
So I thought the restaurant might be pretty run down but to my surprise it was rather welcoming!
The steamboat was nothing special; bugis area steamboat wins hand down.
The only unique thing was that they serve chicken rice and steam white chicken.

The best of both worlds, chicken + steamboat!

Soup base comes only in chicken flavored, very bland actually.
Without the ingredients the soup may taste like water.
Chicken rice and the steam white chicken was acceptable but nothing beats Boon Tong Kee Chicken Rice (I'll have that anytime!)
Steamboat wise, the aunite only offered us the beef set. (Only available in sets).
The rest of the ingredients were packed together on a plate so I can't be bothered to look what's inside and chunk the ingredients into the pot.
Halfway into our dinner, we saw another aunite taking the fish set out. (Damn, we should have ordered the fish!).

See how "tasteless" our soup was at first!

Uncle chopping the chicken! Their best selling chicken moves fast as well, you see three chicken hanging there?
They were gone before we even finish our dinner!

The overall place was well lilted, sufficient aircon and plenty of aunties to serves you.

The all-in-one plate of ingredients.
I used to love cockles a lot, but ever since I had one major food poisoning with cockles in my laska I stopped having them.
Will only eat them if they are well cooked long enough to kill all possible poisoning elements!
So I really had them cooked for long but they turned out yellow in colour?! I decided not to risk because I am very prone to food poisoning.

The steamed chicken!

The steamboat was not satisfying enough, I need to have my cravings fix.
Bugis for steamboat here I come!

2010-05-15T03:16:00.003+08:00

Dinner with Jia Hao, Jing Heng and Yiling at this cafe call Skinny Pizza at Suntec City.

I thought the pizzas were nice, something different from your average pizzas outside but Yiling hated it :(
And the best thing that happened to me today was..... a waiter came over to me and told me another waiter standing behind the counter said I am pretty!
Hahahahaa :)
I was on cloud nine! And the rest of them were bugging me to say out because they couldn't hear anything.
Let me laugh again, hahahahhaha!
I don't get such nice compliments like this all the time so must be happy and tell the whole world ok!
Even my own boyfriend don't praise me, he likes to tell me I'm fat!

Seems like when you get good compliments the night gets better!
We head down to Marina Square for desserts at MOF.
The moment I sat down I saw a Fortune God handphone charm in a bottle on my table side.
Then we found four numbers behind the bottle and we intend to pool money together to buy 4D.
I hope my luck would be passed on to the number and may we win some money!

We went up to Prize Stage to take a look and I was drawn to the Kapibara scoop station as usual.
Lady luck must have been with me all night :)
We spent about $18.00 to catch 13 items from the scoop station with three purple Kapibaras!
I seriously have a HUGE collection of Kapibaras, you'll be in shock to see how many I have collected.
And I think I can start a fan club!
Maybe I should take one group photo of them and post it here!

Our Bangkok trip has officially been cancelled but we are going to KL instead.
We are flying to KL as if we are some spoilt kids refusing to take the bus up and rather spend money to take flight.
Oh well, we got no choice!

Geeh, my Fisheye Camera is all covered in dust now.
Shall get some films and snap some pictures!

2010-05-12T00:34:00.002+08:00

I am now blogging from an iPad and having fun playing enlarged version of the games I have on my iPhone!
Unfortunately this pad is not mine :(
Anyways, it was a crazy day yesterday!
I went to work in the afternoon, did a 14 cups delivery all the way to Chinatown!
Finished work at 6pm.
A mad rush home to eat dinner, bath and get ready for the new collection!
Plus plus plus I'm pretty excited about jipaban! (more on that later ok!)

I have not been shopping for the longest time!
I need to get back to packing, ok bye!

2010-05-08T03:24:00.003+08:00

A few months ago, we found a really cute and friendly cat downstairs Yiling's place carpark.
I reckon someone abandon this poor cat.
My mum would scream my head off if I were to bring a cat home :(
Plus Bayzel is not a fan of cats.

Sometime ago at RWS's Breadtalk, Shao Zong and I found lucky dice flavored bread!

On the 5th of May, I broke the ban of "we need to save money program" to eat at a restaurant because it was our 4 years and I don't know how many months.
We had Marche for dinner.
And the best part about eating at Marche is the desserts where they serve Movenpick ice cream.
This premium ice cream wins hand down among all the premium ice cream available in this world :)

The following day I went round Singapore to do some errands alone then dinner at Chinatown with Shao Zong which sells good economic noodles!
I told Shao Zong I wanted to have some popcorn from RWS and I wanna sit the train to Sentosa.
Since we had time we headed down to Vivocity to park the car there before catching the train.

This popcorn shop sells expensive popcorns but they taste really yummy!
They serve up plain, caramel, caramel with nuts(which I like!) and cheese flavored popcorns!
We bought the pecan caramel pops!

Hershey's chocolate recyclable bag, very tempted to buy though!

Alrightly, sleep time!

2010-05-04T01:26:00.003+08:00

Work ended half an hour earlier today which made Shao Zong pay $7.00 worth of ERPs from his work place to my work place and to Suntec City to check on new removable insole shoes.
Still have not decide on any pair yet.

We had Kenny Rogers for dinner today, the macaroni & cheese was pipping hot; yummy!
OK, no more restaurant food from tomorrow onwards.
Need to save cash for the cruise/casino trip. Well, it's a casino trip actually, I'll be whacking the roulette table along with SZ and 9 other friends.

Work is starting to get mundane and SZ is urging me to quit! Hahahaha, yea I wish :)

I need to do up a business plan soon for a very special reason.
Hmmm, I need to refer back to my old TP business plan reports.
Let me dig out my hard drive first.

Alrightly, time to sleep because work is from 1pm to 11pm later the day.
BURNS MY POOR FEET :(

2010-05-01T03:43:00.003+08:00

Iron Man 2 was OK, but not tasteful enough.
The first show went really well, I liked it.
I guess I expected it too much; the first show left me good impressions hence naturally the second show would be as good or even better.
Plus just moments before Shao Zong and I headed down to the cinema, we ended up quarreling.
It spoils all my mood.
Maybe that explains why I couldn't even enjoy my movie.
This is actually the second time we had to quarrel right before a movie.
It was X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie, that quarrel was so bad I was tearing inside the cinema during the commercials, no one knows.
I was a total loser, who cries right before an action pack movie that was about to start.
Plus I am a selective movie person; in a year I watch probably about 10 movies?
As much as I want to enjoy my rare times I would say I want to watch a movie in the cinema, I ended up screwing it twice.

Sighs.

2010-04-29T02:02:00.004+08:00

I've been punching stickers for the whole week till my wrist hurts.
I think I should give my wrist a rest but someone just placed a huge stickers order with me; 70 stickers and I'm half way there only.
Business was bad in the shop on Monday due to the heavy downpour.
I had so much time to surf the net :)

School gave me a cheque of $600 for being a very hardworking student in school!
Nah, I'm just kidding!
This $600 will sit in my bank for a while before I hand the cash over to the right person.

Surprise present in a huge box which almost freaked out Cindy's dad because Yiling gave such a loud knock at the door and we ran away hiding by the wall!
Plus a box left outside the house; could contain unwanted things inside.

The old trick of unwrapping newspaper to reveal the present!

I hand drawn the fake money, cute right?
Her real Ang Bao was well hidden behind stones left outside her house and Yiling came out with such a good chinese vocab to describe the place!

We actually gave her the impression that we were only to deliver presents, no cake!
It was all planned, Shao Zong came up with the cake and donuts!

Dinner at RWS.

We end off the day with Haagen Dazs chocolate fondue.
Pathetic amount of fruits, the apple were so thinly sliced that it turned transparent.
Wonder how they managed to slice the apple that thin.
You can't even see the apple probably from the photo as well.
The next time I'll bring my own cut fruits to Haagen Dazs!

2010-04-24T04:05:00.002+08:00

I have a sudden lost of memory.
Take for example I don't remember saying it was going to rain two times in the car but three pairs of ears told me yes Amanda, you just said it twice.
Then just two days ago I told myself I need to go to the post office to get my registered parcel, mail my customer's parcel out and buy stamps.
As I was walking towards the main road, I question myself why do I need to go to the post office when I can drop my customer's parcel out in the postbox since it's a normal postage.
Then seconds later I remembered why.

I wanted to head down to The Verge at Little India so the station I had to drop is Little India.
I took the train from Boon Keng and suddenly I can't remember where The Verge is and I dropped at Farrer Park Station.
I got confused and realized Farrer Park = City Square Mall.
I had to wait for the next train.
Could there be something wrong with me?

Anyways, looks like there's gotta be a cruise trip this May with the bowlers!
Hopefully the plan goes as planned!
Because right now my Bangkok trip booked sometime ago is hanging on the thin line.
With the situation there so chaos, the only thing is to pray that they can wake up and go back to life.

I got my insoles today without proper shoes yet.
I find those special fitted removable insole shoes are not my kind of tea.
But looks like I have no choice but to get them soon,

Recently I received two emails inviting me to do a 2 month review of ipad after which I can keep the ipad for FREE!
Hahaha, my eye ball grew BIG at the sentence you can keep the ipad for FREE!
But Shao Zong and my brother in law says its a scam :(

I'm lazy to upload my full birthday dinner photos here, so selective photos here.

I recycled my birthday cake from the night before!

2010-04-21T00:46:00.004+08:00

I am way way way behind blogging schedule!

Western lunch.
My dad is a great cook!

Shao Zong is all ready to attack the food!

I spotted a sausage on the right side of the photograph sneakily trying to escape!

Me likely this photo but Shao Zong shook too much :(

2010-04-15T02:52:00.002+08:00

My birthday surprise on the 4th of April 2010.
Oh yes, I forgot to upload my pre-birthday lunch photos :(
Never mind, I'll blog about my surprise first.
Well, I didn't expect this surprise and three people caught me off guard!

Shao Zong and I bought little Jeanette out on the night before my birthday to Ehub! for dinner.
We walked into the alley to watch friends bowl for the crazy 24 hour U-bowling.
The turnout was better then I have expected!
If this event didn't clash with my birthday, probably I'll be crazy enough to bowl for this event.

We sat the ferries wheel with Jeanette.
People were giving us weird stares once in a while. You know, young couple holding hands with a small girl = our daughter?
Hahaha.

We got home early since the little girl was tired.
As the time moves towards midnight, the doorbell rang.
My first though was my neighbor rang our doorbell for help.
It really didn't occur to me that a surprise was well planned in progress!
And TADA, Cindy and Yiling appears with my ice cream cake!

I wish I would strike a share in next year's CNY Ang Bao $10 millon draw.

Presents :)

My T&C necklace.

A box of chocolate on a purpose to make me fatter.

The biggest prize is.......... a suspicious looking black suitcase.

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A suitcase of cash ready for me to go into RWS Casino.

Alrighty, I'll post the pre-birthday lunch and actual birthday dinner soon.

Anyways, work is fine.
I could manage well with the peak period.
I'm learning still.
Now I'm slowly looking forward to my goal in life; which is to open a cafe when I hit 25.
My concept is ready at the back of my head.

Last Friday was recording breaking for my bowling at Safra Mount Faber.
My highest 3 game series to date; 570!
I posted a 198, 189, 183 :)

My table is in a complete mess again, I can't keep my table neat.

5th May 2010 is the grand opening of a new online shopping mall (All shall be revealed in due time).
Catch me there :)

2010-04-11T14:49:00.002+08:00

1st April 2010:
Jia Hao's 22nd Birthday.

California Pizza at Forum The Shopping Mall.

Salad = Good.

Pasta = Good
Pizza = Bad; hard to chew and standard dropped way below.

Plaza Singapura.

We bought a $2.00 red bow tie for Jia Hao to wear!

Clash of the Titans in 3D.
The only 3D-ish about the movie was the chinese subtitles that appeared to pop out in your view.
Waste my $14.00.
Plus the entire movie was just average.....

I stuffed a popcorn into my nose!

2010-04-10T04:32:00.001+08:00

Blah....I seriously need to blog.
Perhaps tomorrow.
Gosh, I need to start making buttons soon!

2010-04-07T02:04:00.002+08:00

This year's birthday I felt pleasantly surprise!
More on that later, probably blog on Thursday.

Anyways, I've found a part time job = extra cash, adjust back my body clock to normal sleeping time and learn more things in life.
My left foot hurts (Remember I have a not-very normal left foot plus my insole is due to come two weeks later.)
Plus my body aches, the result of bumping at home too much.
Work on Monday, Tuesday; a whopping 10.5hours today.
I realised the air in the shop is really dry.
Once I board Shao Zong's car back to home, my eye was burning in pain and flowing tears so badly I had to remove my contacts. (Damn waste my contacts, just opened at the start of the month)
Perhaps I should take on one day contact lens when I work full shift.
Tomorrow, Wednesday till 7pm and work will resmue next week :)

Alrighty, sleep time!

2010-04-03T16:47:00.002+08:00

It is the time of the year again!
BIRTHDAY!
And it's the beginning of the downfall age.

The family had western lunch just now.
My dad cooked chicken/pork chops.

Strawberry cake from my sister.
Plus I made Hershey's brownie last night!

Tomorrow is my actual day, will be celebrating with Yiling, Cindy and Shao Zong.
Alrights, will be back to blog soon.

2010-03-29T01:51:00.002+08:00

Friday;

Shao Zong and I went over to Nuffnang office for a meeting.
I realized their office is pretty near my area plus their working environment looks like a happy place to be working in!
It's gotta be something big :)
All shall be revealed in due time.

I was craving for Honey Milk Tea from KOI CAFE.
I told SZ lets get some milk tea please and we headed to the KOI CAFE outlet at the east side; Marine Parade.
We had Ponten Wanton Noodles for dinner and drinks from KOI!

Headed back to my place to grab my stuffs and down to Shao Zong's house.
Overnight at his place as we needed to be up early for the TP Alumni bowling at Tampines Safra.
Sleeping at 3am plus plus plus probably 4am; I couldn't fall asleep and waking up at 7.20am gives me heavy eyelids the whole day.

Saturday;
Reach the alley bright and early.
Quite a number of ex-TP students and bowlers were already there.
My team: Marian, Perry, Asri, Roger and myself.
We were bowling on lane 20 alongside with Shao Zong's team.
YAY, thank god both of our teams were together for the fun bowl event which was fun!
The format was 10 pins, 9 pins and 8 pins tab (3 games for only $6.00).
My team got 3rd place :) :)
And we won $5 Capital Land Voucher each.
The lucky draw prizes were better lah, then I wasn't lucky to be called for the draw :(

The fun bowl event was quite successful planned; the event took up about 20 lanes.
And with 5 people to a lane which means, 100 people were present for this event!

10 people, 1 pair of lanes, plenty of balls!

From the left: My shaggy 'boobs' and Marian's mid-age 'boobs' puff balls!
Plus new our new unidentified boobs!

Shao Zong managed a perfect game for the 8 pin tab game!

WOOS!
His second game, which is our 9 pin tab could have brought home some cash if the bookie was here!
He managed to hit 4 pin 10s in a row plus another pin 10 somewhere nearing towards the end of the game!
Bookie BROKE ALREADY!

Buffet lunch, then singles event (competitive) with only 6 girls and 14 boys.
Marian and I were really focused on this and we were really trailing each other at first game.
And I lost to her by one pin because she managed a double; 200 VS 201! Hahahaha.
3 games in total.
Marian's ball could carry so well, that I couldn't catch up with her.
She took 2nd spot while She-Na took 1st.
I was hoping for 3rd and YESSSS!
I got 3rd place :) :)
My first bowling pin trophy!
Plus $40 Capital Land Vouchers.

Roger, Marian, James, Alvin, She Na, Shao Zong and myself headed down to Bugis with 3 sporty cars!
Boys with their SPORTTTTYYYYY CARRRRS!
Lunch/dinner at MOF.
Then to the arcade.
Then to the LAN shop beside.
My virgin attempt at Left4Death 2.
Then counterstrike!

Shao Zong and I craved for KOI Cafe AGAIN!
We suggested getting some and headed down to Chinatown's outlet.
James went off to the club while Marian headed out to meet her mum.
Honey MILKTEA!
Honey MILKTEA!
Honey MILKTEA!

Roger was feeling unwell by then, I gave him my magic pills and yep, they worked!
He slept in the car while we went to get our tea.
We send Roger home but upon reaching his place, we ended up chatting downstairs beside Alvin's car.
We decided to bring the conversation up to Roger's place but ended up watching TV.

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Our cutey cat loves us.

It was a cold night and here she is tugging herself comfortably onto my legs!

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Expensive curry rice at Takashimaya.

More tugging from our cat, this time round stays with Shao Zong.

2010-03-25T20:19:00.002+08:00

I have a sudden lost of passion for blogging :(

Today;
Hotel booking with Yiling at Chinatown.
We shared a huge and expensive cup of milk tea from KOI Cafe.

Went to meet Kok Guan for lunch at Sixth Avenue, feels rich to be having lunch there!
Went over to school for the SIM Job Fair.
Nothing interest me except for the Resorts World booth.
The booth was packed with girls!
And I decided to apply for Universal Studios.

Marketing Communication crash course (Kok Guan's Class B Lesson).
Oh my, feels good to be in lecture once again and to see the same lecturer!

Tomorrow;
I'll be having a meeting with certain people in the afternoon.
Let's see how this will work out for me.

Me likely these flowers, they are all pretty :)

2010-03-20T01:39:00.002+08:00

Oh my, why does the screen on my mac book looks blue?
Is the screen telling me its gotta break down soon?

I lead a boring life now.
Next week will be a good busy week.
Some plans I've made hopeful they will go the right track.
Plus a whole new bunch of supplies comes, OH WEEE!
Plus plus there's TP bowling alumni thingy on Saturday and Earth Hour as well.
Maybe I should plan a candle light dinner for Shao Zong so that we can embrace Earth Hour as well.
I support Green Marketing. And I've significantly reduced my plastic bag intake.
That is why my bag is going out of shape because I place everything I buy in my bag if I forgot to bring my shopping bag.
If you see Shao Zong's car, it's filled with shopping bags!
When we head down to the supermarket together, it's sad to see that we are the only ones using shopping bags while the rest are taking home bags and bags of plastics..

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Menses cramp again and again and again. (I've been a living cramp for almost 3 years and I depend on a prescribed painkiller to live my day 1 menses)
Sometimes I get scared of my own menses because it hurts and becomes very uncomfortable.
To a certain extent my face will turn white and drain of all energy (Although it doesn't happens all the months).
I decided it is time to do something and go get some pills from the TMC.
I'm gotta try out 'Bai Feng Wan' next week.
We'll take a step from there.

2010-03-16T02:37:00.002+08:00

I need to go a photoshop to take a passport photo of myself.
The last time I had my passport photo taken was when I had short hair that was like in 2007?!
Hahahhaa!

Anyways, I didn't get a chance to bowl NTU Open this year because there was not enough girls to form another team :(
But I still went down to support Kok Guan :)

Next month will be my birthday again, time passes really fast.
This year, I want to hold my birthday at Mcdonald's!
I never had a birthday celebration there before either did I attend anyone's birthday part there!
So everyone shall wear a Mcdonald's hat, eat happy meal and play musical chairs!
Sounds so fun!
But I have not gone down book the venue yet, is it too late?
Hope not.

2010-03-14T18:06:00.003+08:00

At Kok Guan's house showing off my generous supply of GARLIC CHILL SAUCE (I can't live without it) and other sauces to last me for quite sometime.
With Zhenxing's fast hands for helping to squeeze this whole bag of sauces into my bag!

Kitty Cat.

2010-03-11T01:12:00.002+08:00

I have plans but they can't seem to solidify at the moment.
I spent $100 over on supplies, can't wait to receive them!

Yesterday I flipped through the newspaper and saw a cafe around my area hiring people and I thought it was that concept looking cafe hiring.
So I messaged the number given and to my disappointment it's not :(
Just now at Shao Zong's place I tried my luck at another cafe, hope they'll reply to my email.

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I headed down to TP today to submit the TP Alumni Bowling Event form.
The lady over the counter almost couldn't process my registration.
When I look at the form, I was wondering how do Marian and I join this event when the both of us are not TP alumni members, either are we final year students.
I still decided to head down since we were both ex-TP bowlers, shouldn't reject us right since we belong to a CCA group (The form requires us to state that) and that we are bowling for a bowling event!!

The lady over the OSC wasn't too sure how to process my application, I told her I wasn't an alumni member (Because I didn't sign up for the alumni card thingy).
I suppose all graduated TP student would receive a letter asking to join their member and I didn't as I don't need to use the facilities in school anymore.
Then another lady came to help and she was loud in a way and when I repeated my story she said no, since I'm not an alumni I was not able to join.
My heart sank (Like I came all the way to TP and now reject me in the face?!)
Moments later, she looked at the application form closely and said, you are an 05 student right?
Another form was an 06 student.
Then she said, loudly again.
This makes you AN ALUMNI STUDENT!!!!!!
And yes you can register!
I was confused.
Then I realized everyone is an alumni student as long as they graduated from TP.
The alumni card thingy is just an extra service to students who would like to continue using school facilities.
Hahahhaa, thank god I didn't make this trip for nothing.
I heard the $6 per person I paid is for 3 games of fun bowl, CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP.
Where can you find this cheap for a bowling event?!
Then I heard again there's this competitive category which no one has any idea YET.

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Have you been smelling smoke in the air these few days?
It has been annoying my nose.

2010-03-06T03:21:00.007+08:00

EDIT: This is a backdated post from yesterday, was blogging half way till I fell asleep.

I just came back from the Airport; my parents are back from Hokkaido, Japan.
Such a coincidence that Yiling's mum and my parents were taking the same flight back to Singapore!
I went to pick Yiling up; my 2nd passenger to be driven by me!

The day when my parents went off to Japan, I drove them to the airport together with Shao Zong's car since two huge luggage cannot be squeezed into one car.
And this marks an achievement; my parking improved, I CAN PARK!
Hahahahha, a miracle has happened!
Then today i decided to be brave and took the car out for a ride to Macpherson's post office to get my parcels weighted.
I prayed that there will be lesser cars on the roads!
I bought lunch, oh yea. I had no lunch for 5 days straight.
Then drove myself to Towner's post office to get my Forever21 parcel.
I got a little nervous when I was trying to park outside Towner's post office because there were cars waiting to past me!
Then I got home and parked nicely into the lot at just one turn! Muhahahaha!

But I definitely need for practice, especially parking at places in the dark.
Almost bang into Shao Zong's car just now at the Airport's car park :/

Anyways, I've just went to check out the stuffs my parents brought back home.
LOTS OF CHOCOLATES! I shall post a photo later!
My dad bought me a fortune cat for my business, how thoughtful!

Oh yes, a few days ago..
Shao Zong and I went to Orchard Central.
Just a matter of time, this mall is gotta close down.
The first impression was bad, the mall layout is complex.
No particular anchor shops to pull the crowd = death.
Look at it's neighboring mall; Somerset @ 313, it's buzzing with life!

Anyways, we walked into a golf simulator shop that day.
They have rooms ranging from the VIP rooms to normal rooms.
The VIP rooms would go up to hundreds an hour while the normal room we took was $50 an hour (peak hours).

Up to four players can whack some balls together.

Our golf clubs, me likely the pink golf bag for ladiesss :)

Photos of Shao Zong first, all taken clearly. Mine was blur, shaky and all over the place :(
Shao Zong knows how to golf while I have ZERO clue how to do it.

The golf ball comes out automatically, the height of the ball can be adjusted by using the golf club to lightly tap on the UP and DOWN button.

Alright, my turn!

This is when I get frustrated why I can't whack the ball and decided to play a fool with the standing position!

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See, my ball is still on the patch.

I decided to try throw the ball to the screen! Hahahaha, caught on camera!

Love this butt sticking out pose!

I conclude, golf is not my kind of sport!

2010-03-02T17:24:00.002+08:00

Photo shoot just now but the sun disappeared!

Looks like its gotta rain?!

First physiotherapy today!
I realized I don't even need physiotherapy lah!
I just need an insole to save my leg.
The senior therapist checked my left leg; the area where my calf muscle is are all tighten up.
So I need to do some leg stretching!
She massaged and loosen the tightness. (Feels good you know, that's why I like going for leg massage although it pain!)
Then some simple leg stretching.

The insole will only arrive about 1.5 months time (my feet molding is on the way to Australia!) so my next physio session will be in late April.
If the insole is able to help me improve then I don't even need to attend physio at all :( No more massage!

Ahhhh, my Forever21 order arrived my place this morning and I'm not home to receive it :(
Next working day to inform them I want to self collect.
Another working day to go down to collect.
Waste my two days.

Alrightly, it's time to feed the dog.

2010-02-27T14:45:00.002+08:00

Ok, here I am with a proper update.

19 Feb:
Dragon/lion dance at Kok Guan's house, follow by a huge spread of buffet food.
Then the gambling starts at all levels of the house.
It was a house of bowlers cum gamblers night.
With the youngsters dominating the gambling scene at level one and three; their stakes are pretty high as well.
$20 for a bet?! (Kids nowadays...... too much money to spent)
While the old birds like us are just betting at $2, $4, $6..... if we pool together on one bet maximum $20.

That night was players night.
Bankers lost a lot of cash and if I'm not wrong, no blackjack cards were given to the bankers!

Rice in fish soup for supper!
Damn good, pure comfort food!

22 Feb:
Work resume.

23 Feb:
Appointment at Alexandra Hospital; 10am.
After 3 years of pain in my left foot which recently got worst because I sprained by left foot twice last year; help has arrived!
I can't walk for too long now, it hurts.
I thought my left leg was born weak but no, the bone structure in my left foot was causing the pain.
I have this extra bone sticking out. Not obvious to be seen but I can feel it, everyone can touch it!
Long time ago I suspected this extra boney thing in my leg but no doctor could verify this.
So I decided to go see a specialist.
I have an XRAY done two years ago at the polyclinic where the doctor could not figure out the problem and told me my foot could be going through stress fracture.
To save money, don't need to redone an XRAY again!
The specialist doctor dig though my records on the database.
TADA, my XRAY vision of my foot displayed on the screen.

Then I had to stand, move around left and right.
Then stand on my toes.
Before he could even tell me the problem, I told him is it this extra bone affecting my foot?
YES!
Hahahahhaha.
Plus I got FLAT FEET :(
So this extra boney is causing friction and attacking into my neighboring bone!
Plus my flat feet condition has cause the pain to be more intense because I place my body weight on the inside of the foot which is where the extra boney is.

The cure?
Insole wearing for life or get the bone extracted out (OUCH!).
So I choose the insole since doctor says is isn't much serious. (I had worst thoughts that I would need to sit on the wheelchair for life!)

25 Feb:
More consultation and Insole measurement with another specialist.
I took the custom fit insole. (EXPENSIVE LEH!) :( :(
I had a casting on to get a shape of my feet!
Feels like a leg spa for a moment!

Next week, first session of physiotherapy at the sports clinic in the hospital!

Oh guess what?
Bayzel and my another self-adopted cat are FRIENDS :)
Bazyel didn't bark or try to attack my cat which he usually does when he sees cats.
And my cat didn't make any hissing sound or have any indicating of wanting to scratch Bayzel.
In fact, they were so close to each other!
But I was on guard all the while, ready to pull Bayzel away if I sense danger!

I managed to take a photo of them!

We can only conclude one thing, Bayzel has smelt enough of my cat smell to be friends!
Plus when I bring him out for walks I always show him my cat!
Hahaha :)

2010-02-25T07:26:00.002+08:00

WOOPING 7.26AM in the morning!
Time for breakfast and heading to the hospital later.
Finally, save has arrived for my leg :)

I cleverly diagnosed my own leg condition and bingo doctor said I was correct.
So more on that later!
And now you know why I CAN'T BLOODY PASS MY 2.4KM RUN FOR FOUR YEARS during secondary school days!

Alrighty, good morning!
Rare occasions you'll catch me at this hour!

2010-02-17T22:19:00.008+08:00

CNY gets even more boring as years goes by.
Such a pity I do not have cousins of my age group but hey at least I made the effort to talk to my two cousins whom I used to play so much with them when we were much younger.
Those crazy saturday nights were spent at Ah Ma's house playing with anything and everything we could think off.
As we grew other we shy away from each other to a point we don't even talk anymore :(

This year CNY Day 1 was slightly different because Shao Zong, my 2nd sister, my brother-in-law and myself went to Resort World Sentosa!
Honest opinions about the casino; as grand as it may sound and said to be I thought likewise.
The first turn off is the CASINO sign.
Could have seriously made it look better by not using that cheap looking cardboard?!
Well obviously you can't see anything from this photo! You got to go take a look yourself!

Plus just the word CASINO only?
Can't they give a nicer name to it?
Even the Casinos at Genting have names!

I don't know if the whole RW was a product of rushed work because the sticker alphabets they used on the big signage indicating the three hotel names were not sticked smoothly, I can see bubbles popping out of the sticker alphabets!

The Universal Studios looks yummy on the outside!

HERSHEY'S Chocolate shop sells my favorite RESSES PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE in all shape and sizes :)

The plan: Buy tickets to Universal Studios to play the rides. Pay $100 to enter the Casino and book a room at one of the hotels in RW for the night.
Feels like an overseas trip!

2010-02-14T03:30:00.004+08:00

Late night blogging on Chinese New Year Day 1,
Steamboat dinner at my ah ma's house.
I drove the car out today :) :) :)
I clock in a pathetic number of hours on the road ever since I gotten my license in 2007 and I'm proud to say I still cannot park!
Hahahahaha! Go ahead say I'm your typical LADY driver who is unable to park! (OK, I think I managed to park reserve in ONCE in just ONE TIME). But I can park head in you know!
Anyways, I drove my parents over first then drove back home then 2 hours later drove my sisters, little Jeanette and Bayzel over.

This year steamboat not shiok; where are my button mushrooms and quail eggs?
Hohoho, another iphone from my cousin!
This is an iphone world baby!

Shao Zong came over to pick me, my sisters and brother-in-law off.
Gambling at Cindy's house with Jun Yuan, Yiling.
Bayzel walking around restlessly in Cindy's house!
I like watching the CNY countdown show and I don't know why! It could be crapy at times but I still watch the show!
And this year lucky number for the Dragons is 6 and lucky colour is white.
Maybe I should wear white on the 6th of every month, see how lucky am I :)

Brought the dog home in Yiling's car, he couldn't wait to get home could see from his cheeky face!
We went over to get Yiling's car washed at the petrol station and supper at prata shop.

Shao Zong gave me MORE Kapibaras as V-day presents!
GOODNESS, you just cannot imagine how many Kapibaras I've got.
Enough to open a shop just to sell them and I've got them in many different sizes.
I will post pictures here and hope to find Kapibara lovers alike :)

About two weeks ago, Shao Zong and I went over to explore this new place.
Before that we had dinner at another new place we found!

I was trying to be a car model but failed :(

We had IPOH HOR FUN at Maxwell Chambers at Tanjong Pager/CBD area.

It was good and reasonable pricing for a restaurant setting.

Here is the highlight of the new place I was taking about!

REALLY GOOD SUPER THICK MILKSHAKES!
It's really hard to find really good shakes. Other than Billy Bomber's Cookie and Cream milkshake I don't drink from anywhere else unless I really crave for some then I'll get it from Carl's Junior!

The BOSS collecting my money, doesn't look too friendly though.

The name of my milkshake 'Agent Strawberry'.
Every slip has the real strawberry taste in your mouth and yes its damn thick so this small 'mini' size which they call it is really enough to make you full. They have a bigger cup in 'regular' size but I think the 'mini' will do just fine at $3.30 a cup :)

I went the second time brining along my sister and brother in law and I tried 'Grumbling Raisins' which is rum and raisins and the CNY special lychee flavored shake. They were good! Like the rum and raisins better!

Plus the whole concept thing about the shop attracted me most.
Love the purple theme they used and the concept image.
Hope to see them grow further and I'll be back for more!
Yiling and Cindy, LET'S GO!