Photos for Ekka 2006... finally...

haha... just gotten the photos for Ekka 2006 from Fion. so here i am with the photos. already posted an entry to tok abt Ekka liao.. so here juz show u guys the photos we took tat day... heehee... :)

tat's me! trying to act cute with my "halo"... whahahaha....

me & Wee Hong in front of Calbury Showbag booth.. his tee make him look like zebra lah... a very easily spotted figure among the crowd... hahaha~~~

Me & Fiona with the "moving toys"...

Wee Hong, Me & Fiona with DREAMY DONUTS!!! famous donuts from Brisbane... very yummy ah!!!

the 3 Angels from Warren Street... whahahaha..

White Angel - Tess, Purple Angel - Huiying & Pink Angel - ME! :P

Me & Fiona with our Garfield showbags. alot of goodies inside.. lots and lots of sweets... woohoo~~! *background: Ekka's Ferries Wheel*

Me & Bacon! taken at the booth where i won Bacon out of lucky hand.. heehee...

Me, Fion, Nelson, Tess, Tash & Wee Hong @ "No Limit" ride... super scary and thrilling 360 degrees ride... best!

all the girls in the train..

Back: Fiona, Tess, Huiying, Fion

Front: Me, Tash, Jessie

Group Photo taken @ the games section of Ekka...

Happenings for Spring Break 2006...

the short spring break is coming to an end... reflection on wat i did for the past one week & a pathetic ending i have ah... whahaha...

Sat & Sun, 23 Sep & 24 Sep: I went to Moreton Island with Huiying, Fion & Tash. it was a very nice getaway for the weekend. really had fun & have a few "soveniors" on my legs and arms. had some cut when i fell down the sand hill and some sand flies bites. whahah... itchy! itchy!

Mon, 25 Sep: blur blur me, trying to recover from the after effect of tiredness from the trip, i went to uni for my project meeting for International Gaming with Leona and Charles. it was a super tiring day. my whole mind not functioning lah. gosh~!!! most horrible project meeting i ever had cos my mind was not functioning lah. sorry guys! i tink i din contribute alot during the meeting. then in the evening, went to groceries shopping with Leona, Philip and Tess. if dun buy food, i am going to eat the air and tree bark liao... whahaha... so dragging my tired feet, went to Toowong to buy FOOD!

Tues, 26 Sep: tried to do some work but is half half concentration only. haiz... not productive at all. gosh~~!!! then in the evening still went to Sunnybank for dinner with Fiona and bought some items for Mooncake Festival next week. whahaha... bough a box of mooncake & got a free paper lantern. so small lah. lucky i asked Patricia to send to me from spore. whahaha... very kua zhang but i really miss playing paper lantern lor. yippee!!! next fri will have a good time for mooncake festival celebration liao... woohoo~~!!!

Wed, 27 Sep: again... tried to do some work before i go for driving lesson in the afternoon. din really had full concentration was half heartedly in my work lah. siao liao... then i went for driving. half heartedly again. so alot of mistakes. haiz... is my 4th lesson but dun seems improving ah...

Thurs, 28 Sep: early in the morning went for driving lesson cos i am working on fri, unable to take my lesson on fri. tis time round, i was a bit steady in starting the car. but when i reached the 1st roundabout, mistake start and everything went wrong from there lah... argghh... then after driving, went uni to meet Leona and Charles for project again. stayed in sch after they went off to continue but juz feel tat i not doing enough. haiz... then in the evening, went to a friend's place for Tash's farewell dinner. she going back to KL on next tuesday. had a great dinner lah.. so much food... so much laughter... will post the photos once i get from them. heehee... then they came to our house for 2nd session lah. whahaha... the guys came over with the lappy to play games lah. *faint* as for the girls, we were in huiying's and my room chatting. all the way till 4am then they went home. whahaha... win liao hor...

Fri, 29 Sep: went to work at 11am. 1st day working. alot of tings i dun rem liao. hahaha... lucky my boss is very nice. always reminding me wat to do and help me when i seems blur. is juz short working hours, though the pay is low, i tink is okok. cos all i wanna is to earn some $$ to pay for my driving lessons. i dun need alot of money. as long as the time can accommodate to my schedule. tess asked me y i dun find a job with higher pay. i said cos i like the working hrs. start at 11am so in the morning i can learn driving then go to work and afternoon come back can do my stuff. anyway, shall continue to work until i cannot afford the time lor which is least likely liao...

Sat, 30 Sep: today! suppose to go KTV with them later but i still got tons to do for my 2 grp assignments so i decide to give it a miss ah. haiz... pathetic me... saying NO to something i love so much & someone is the end of the hols lor.. sad... since i scarifice my KTV, make sure i really finish my stuff liao.

Sun, 1 Oct: basketball tomolo!!! finally after such a long break, basketball resume. seriously need some exercise lah. whahaha... okok... shall try to run more tomolo... :P

yeahz! shall get back to my work liao... if not i dun need sleep again. hahaha... Lian said tat i not sleeping alot liao... still scarifice my sleep to do so many tings... yeahz... really on hand i have to juggle my time liao. task on hand:
- Uni studies (5 subjects r really no joke)
- Assignments (i have 6 more assignments to submit lah...sianz...)
- Driving lessons (aim to take driving test by end of Dec leh...)
- Volunteer Work
- Part Time Job

going to be superwoman soon... whahaha... i noe y i cannot get my internship ah. my lecturer told me is becos i am doing 5 subjects and they dun wanna add on my burden as if i go for the internship, preparations start now. as in i need set aside 1 or 2 days a week to meet my lecturer to prepare for my presentation during the internship which they tink tat is going to be very tedious for me to handle. hahaha... take too many subjects in a sem oso no good ah... see the effect of it. haiz... u tink i wanna meh? aiyooo... who dun wanan good life leh? haha...

2 Days 1 Night Moreton Island - Part 2

Day 2 - 24 Sep, Sunday

Huiying, Monica (friendly teacher from New Zealand), Tash, Me

Tash, Fion, Huiying & Me in our wet suit for Snorkelling... whahaha...

our tour guide, Hayden & me while preparing for our lunch... (i quite like him lor... he very frenly & at times he maybe quite lame with his jokes but overall, he was very good to all of us.. esp during snorkelling, he was very attentive to me and huiying as it was our 1st time...)

Me & our 4WD.. our greatest and best companion for the 2 days...

mini "Grand Canyon" in Moreton Island

look at the background of clear seawater & lovely scenery...

does tis photo look like a postcard picture??? whahaha

SAND! SUN! BEACH! tis is the way how adventure shld be ah!!!

Huiying, Fion, Me basking in the sun... heehee...

tis is our group mates for these 2 days...

Port of Brisbane.. taken on our journey back home on the ferry...

View of sunset on the ferry back home... i simply love tis photo so so much... really perfect ah! although i prefer sunrise as is a significance for a new day.. tis is juz as lovely...

2 Days 1 Night Moreton Island Tour - Part 1

is finally my BREAK WEEK!!!! but i have tons of assignments to do... however, i will still enjoy no matter wat. so i gave myself 2 days OFF from all work... & i went for a 2 Days 1 Night Moreton Island Tour. Moreton Bay is a small island, north-east of Brisbane. is an island with SAND, SUN & BEACH!

on sat morning, Me, Huiying, Tash & Fion reached Holiday Inn Brisbane at abt 7.10am to meet up with the rest of the tour group & set off for Moreton Bay. this is the 1st time i went for a tour & i feel so so relax cos i do not have to do any pre-departure planning. everything was already paid before the tour and tis is a pre-arranged tour so i can juz relax and go for it. anyway, at abt 9am, we finally reached Moreton Island after a 1hr & 20mins ferry ride. on the ferry, the whole island look very beautiful with the shipwreck in the sea near the beach and the whole area of sand hill.

after we get off the ferry, we were picked up by our tour guide, Hayden. then off we go, 9 of us in the tour on the 4WD on the bumpy sand road to our accommodation site. 9 of us include an English guy-Tristen (he is working & travelling at the same time, what a wonderful lifestyle...), a New Zealander lady-Monica (she is a teacher, 32 yrs old, very knowledgeable & very friendly & helpful), an Irish couple-Steve & Elizabeth (friendly couple where the guy is an extrovert & the girl is rather shy at times), a Mexican guy-Orlando (rather friendly and helpful) & of cos our Aussie tour guide-Hayden (friendly guy who is rather funny but lame at times... hahaha).

after unloading our bags at the accommodation site, off we go again. i tell u ah... 4WD is really very tedious ah. imagine in the small area, we do not have any room to stretch our legs & the road is so bumpy. up and down, we juz keep shaking lah. always knocking into each other and sometimes head will hit the car top. there is nutting for us to hold on to so we keep shaking as the car jump. whahaha... so funny lah... & becos of the nature of tis tour, is an adventurous tour with so many walking & hiking.... is really very very tiring ah! whahaha... we had to climb up hills after hills so tat we can go up the mountain top to get the best view in hoping to spot the whales and dolphins who will be around the island at tis period of time. & clumsy me... as i walked down the sand hill, i trip and fell down lah. my poor camera "ate" some sand lah.. & i had some great "gifts" from Moreton island on my rite elbow & 2 knee caps. whaha... yes! i am injured. my housemate, Tess saw my wounds when i got home & commented tat i have to get injured at a certain period of the year ah... whahaha... wat a comment from her lah..

overall i really enjoyed the trip very much. cos tis is the Aussie style of adventure! Sand, Sun and Beach... is really very tiring to have activities after activities but i really enjoyed. basking in the sun & enjoying the breeze of the sea & trying hard to conquer the sand hills... simply wonderful experience. & it was after tis tour tat i realise how weak i am lah. cannot make it ah... almost gave up when i was half way thru the sand hills. really useless... i muz jia you and train up liao... if not how i go to outback of aussie to travel sia... whahaha...

activities i tried along tis trip:
- snorkelling: without life jacket ah... swam across the channel to reach the ship wreck area where there r many fishes ah... really cute and beautiful. the body is blue and the fins r purple...
- sand boarding: i ate a lot of sand.. had sand in my ears, noses, mouth & eyes. but i simply love the feeling of sliding down the sand hills. it was a horrifying experience walking up the sand hill as it is very steep but overall i really love the experience of sliding down ah... woohoo~~!!!
- Bogey Board (dunno rite spelling or not): 1st time trying out. lying on the board & being swept by the wave along the sea... heehee... exciting experience... good good...

& here r some photos we took over the 2 days trip... total abt 200 photos lah... whahahah... i juz take out a few nice ones...

DAY ONE - 23 Sep, Sat

Me on the ferry ride to Moreton Island

Me, Huiying & Tash on the ferry...

Moreton Island Lighthouse...

look @ the wonderful sea... isn't it beautiful??? the colour is so lovely.. dark blue, greenish blue & clear blue... woohoo~~~

4 of us @ the hill top while looking out for whales...

(Tash, Me, Huiying, Fion)

see how clear the sea water is!!! can even see the rock underneath ah... cool sia~

sand hills... huge sand hills... suit me lah... cos i am call "sandy ris" whahaha...

tis is Bogey Board ah... heehee... i love it so so much.. i wanna try again... can replace surfing ah cos i dunn how to surf mah..

according to the guide, tis can be a natural jaccuzi during high tide... see the fishes in it.. is like a natural aquarium lah...

me & huiying in our bunk bed. drinking for fun ah... heehee...

I am disappointed but i will get better the next time!

act i sort of expected the result for the internship but i juz cannot help it but feel a bit sad ah. haiz... the result for the internship interview is out & i DID NOT get it. well, is kinda disappointing but nvm lah. i will do better the next time round. :)

to all those who had been praying good luck for me, THANK U very much... i am sorry to disappoint u guys..

life still goes on ah... i have other tings to do even when i din get tis ah... whahaha... & Leona, i can go to your graduation ceremony liao... heehee...

Birthday Dinner @ Hogs Breath... yum! yum!

as promsied in the previous entry, i will elaborate more on our dinner outing on Isaac's bday. heehee... we went to Hogs Breath for dinner. wooHoo!!! the steak was damn damn nice lah... juicy and delicious... super yummy! is kinda expensive but worth it lah.. cos ou er muz eat some good food mah... whahahaha... of cos bday mah... have bday cake. surprise for bday boy with a chocolate sponge cake.. very nice wor...

then after dinner, we went to Three Monkeys for coffee. we always go to tis cafe for chill out cos atmosphere not bad and location quite accessible. heehee... nice place to chill out for us here... i drank Iced Mocha. trying to resist from every temptation of the cakes and someone juz keep pushing it to me. *hmph* i will rem u for tat sia... *blek*

then as me, huiying and tess walked home tat day with Wee Hong's accompany, we saw tis guy who was rather drunk lah. he cannot even walked straight lor. then ask us which street is tis and start to follow us. kinda scary cos my house here very dark lor. lucky Wee Hong was there with us... if not ah... whahaha... we 3 will get quite scared lah. *bravo, wee hong! Thank U!* apparently, he was disturbed by tat guy when he walked home from our house lah. tat drunk guy not from my neighbourhood lor... nv see him before. dunno where he come from... haha... tat wee hong oso so funny lah...ask us locked our door tight tight. well, my house door only juz a wooden door, no grill, no gate so tat's it if someone break in. *choy! choy!* but i noe he concern lah... heehee... tat was really nice of him lah, always send us home whenever we go out late at nite. :)

anyway, here r some photos for tat day...

Tess, Huiying & Me @ Three Monkeys.. our "da tuo tie"... nice shot hor... my skill is good leh... whahahaha....

Me & the yummy Steak!!! Hickory sauce... dunno wat's tat too... nice can liao... :)

Back: Wee Hong, Isaac (bday boy), Tess

Front: Tash, Me, Huiying

Group Photo of all who went for the dinner... heehee.. lucky Isaac lah, almost all gals for his bday celebration...

Random photo taking while waiting for huiying and tess to be ready, i took my camera and take some self potrait. heehee.. do i look nice here? comments lehh...

my updates!!!

finally!!!! i can sit down in front of my lappy & update my long awaiting entry... whahaha... i finally have the mood, the time and the feel to update my blog. it had been a hectic week for me ever since last sat till today. is crazy lor i tell u... until i really no energy, no strength to update anything on blog lah. so now at 1 go, i shall update on wat i did for my past 1 week. super xiong week which i am so exhausted now ah... haiz... memories recalling now...

Saturday, 16 Sep: went to buy groceries in the morning if not i eat air ah... suppose to be staying home in the afternoon and nite to finish up my Small Business Essay due on thurs. but becos is Isaac's bday so we went out for dinner. (more details on another entry with photos).

Sunday, 17 Sep: stayed at home the whole day as i really need get some work done lah. had been so slack in work for last few days. so manage to finish my small business essay by Sunday so tat i can start on my 2nd assignment on tourism destination marketing. yeahz... 2 assignment due on Thursday lah. then suppose to call my aunt to seek help for my internship interview on thursday too. end up i din had the time to call her and go thru with her lah. haiz...

Monday, 18 Sep: my forever shag shag day of the week as i have lesson from 10am to 6pm NON STOP! yes! 3 lectures and 2 tutorials. haiz... always by the end of last lecture, i am totally drained off. mentally cos no more room to absorb anymore stuff... physically cos i practically tour the whole UQ for lesson lah. whahaha... then when i get home, i din get lazy lor. i did my work but i really cannot concentrate so i decide to give myself a break and start tomolo.

Tuesday, 19 Sep: my 2nd driving lesson! whahaha... 1st time my instructor teach me how to use clutch lah. is so damn scary... & i nearly clash into kerbside and pple's car. whaha... when i was turning, the road marking not clear lah... i nearly bang into kerbside. then when i reached house, i nearly bang into a car. cos i took charge of the pedals and drove home but my instructor din teach me tat when i stop i need step on both clutch and brake. haha... my car din stop even when i din accelerate lor. woohoo~~! nearly knock into my neighbour's car. heehee... then after driving, i tot i can rest a while and do my work. end up i need go to city and pay for my Moreton Bay (short getaway for break week) trip. heehee...

Wednesday, 20 Sep: went to Mater Hill Hospital to do volunteer work. was playing with these 3 kids. they r so obedient lah. esp the eldest brother. he is such a responsible boy. really took care of the bro when mummy is not around. then there is tis little boy who wanna played the games in my trolley. he asked me in such a soft and polite tone. his voice reminded me of my youngest cousin, Wei Zhi. voice so soft and gentle lah. whahaha... kids juz made my day happier and livelier. able to play with them can relieve all my stress. is really lovely working with them. then i quickly get home cos i noe have 2 assignments due tomolo and is like not much time liao. so as soon as i get home, i starte on my assignment again. and ended up cos i cannot finish on time... the whole nite of wednesday was the horrifying moment. i DID NOT sleep at all lah. i was rushing work from afternoon till early morning on thursday. is really really tiring and exhausting...

Thursday, 21 Sep: horrifying day!!! really very very tiring and exhausted before tis day... i had 2 assignments due on tis day and i have an interview session for the summer internship i applied for. it was really fighting against time. i had the interview at 10am in uni and i had to finish all my assignments before tat so tat i can submit after my interview in uni. soi rush and rush till crazy over Wednesday nite. then at 830am i started to prepare to bath and pack my stuff to go out. i wore my clothes and looked into the mirror. i saw a PANDA lah... a realy big PANDA... my black eye rings r so so horrible lah. so obvious. so i took my make up set and start to put some make up to cover them. if not, the interviewer will be stunned. then at abt 10am, i reached uni for my interview. i was rushing so was feeling so hot lah. so scare tat my make up will melt. heehee... then after a while, finally i was called in for interview. everything seems okok... but i dun have much confidence cos so many pple applied too. haiz... if i get it, then i update on more details. heehee... then after tat, i came home and i really wanna have a good rest. so after cleaning up the house, all i did was watch VCD to pass time. it was a wonderful time slacking the day away. whahaha...

Friday, 22 Sep: went for driving in the morning, it was a total horror! the most atrocious lesson so far. everything was wrong. even basic steering oso cannot make it. i not concentrating lor. haiz... my car was stall for a few times when i did wrongly with the clutch and accelerator. lucky my instructor was there to help me thru. if not i will be in dunno how many accidents liao... whahahah... then after tat, my legs were numb lah. whahaha... after driving, i went off to work. yes! my 1st part time work in aussie. heehee... reason y i decide to take up a part time job cos i need money for learning car. is 45bucks per 50mins lesson leh. so i need make sure my money is worth it and i need money urgently lah..

hmmm...tat is all for my whole week lah. as i updating, my eyes closing soon... damn tired lah... hahaha... anyway, is break week next week but my schedule is already full.. haiz... wat a break week lor. i wanna a real break! real break tat dun need face so many problems and assignments. juz be as carefree as ever. heehee... anway, i going to moreton bay tomolo... back on Sunday. will update with photos when we r there. heehee... sandboarding, snorkeling and whale watching! here i come!!! woohoo~~~

haiz... really alot of stuff on my list to be done lah. siao liao... me need to go to uni, do assignments, go for driving lesson, go to do volunteer work and doing part time. i am going crazy soon ah... haiz...

2 short quiz...

i am doing my assignments ah.. but juz 2 short quiz for break lah... heehee... :D

Your Hidden Talent

You have the power to persuade and influence others. You're the type of person who can turn a whole room around. The potential for great leadership is there, as long as you don't abuse it. Always remember, you have a lot more power over people than you might think!

What's Your Hidden Talent?

**hidden talent!!! i tot the ans will tell me like i can become a musician or artist ah. whahaha... tell me tat i can sing and perform mah.. :P**

You Are 80% Passionate, 20% Compassionate

You are very passionate, especially when it comes to love. In fact, it's sometimes difficult for you to tell between love and lust. You jump in head first, and figure things out later... usually when it's all over!

Is Your Love Style Passionate or Compassionate?

** i knew tis ans before i do the quiz.. aiyo, when it come to love, how can one be rational leh? esp girls wor.. maybe i am the more extreme case as compared ba.. hee...:O**

"shall we dance" with "smurfs" in Iris' world of Happiness?

okok... 1 day 3 entries... act wanna spread out but when i have mood better faster write.

tis entry very short lah. juz to tell everyone... as everyone can see, heehee... i change my blog layout... yes! AGAIN! tat is wat most of u will say. well, i really love my previous layout but becos the space rather squeezy lor and is like so small frame for the entry so i decided to change to a bigger one. but i muz say ah... tat "shall we dance" layout is the best and my most fav layout ah. heehee...

tis smurf layout cute or not? well, i like it very much cos i miss smurf so so much lah... i almost forget how the cartoon is like liao... so long nv watch but i still rem every sunday morning in the past, i would be watching it with my brother at my parents' house when we go home during weekend. every morning, 2 of us will wake up and watched it while having breakfast. so cute and funny lah... whahaha... fond memories sia... so i really miss smurf ah... do u guys miss too??? heehee...

btw, can everyone access my tagboard liao? gin said got prob... now okok liao???

okok...back to assignments again. :D

The 1st time...

okok... mysterious title ah? as in wat did i actually do? something i nv done before wor... heehee...

yep! yep! i drove a car tis morning! woohoo~~!!! whahaha... after dragging for so long, i finally went to take my 1st driving lesson lah. nutting much to boast abt as is juz a small case but someone like me who nv drove a car before and car is a stranger to me, is a big big issue lor. anyway, i decided to take my lesson here as i tink when i go back to spore, i dun tink i have the time to go for it. haiz... if i can pass and get my licence here, all i need is to convert into international licence when i get back to spore with a basic test. heehee...

anyway, my experience today can be summarised with 2 words: scary & relieve.

my instructor drove the car to outside my house then is where we began my 50mins lesson. after a short intro of himself, he asked me "have u driven a car before?" my ans was a straight "NO". then he juz asked me to take the steering wheel and he will do the pedalling and controlling of gear. well, i took the manual driving lesson instead of the easier auto one. and for learning car here, there r 2 sets of pedals. one set at the driver seat lah, one set at the instructor seat ah. so cool, rite? whahaha... in spore, we only have the emergency brake at the instructor seat, rite? i nv tot they have such cool structure here la. whaha.... so off we go, i did the steering and my instructor did the rest. my 1st scary moment lah, i am act driving a car. though no need use leg but i am actually driving a car! whahaha... it is moving lah!!!! then we went pass my uni and head off to the slopey area before we head for the more quiet area where he tried to explain more to me. there r so many roundabouts in the roads here so my steering was turning and turning lah. then i was very tense up, i held on the steering very tightly and is like sometimes i turn too much, sometimes i juz turn too little. whahahaha... i gave my instructor a few heart attacks when i turn too little at a left turn and turn too much at a roundabout.

then we went on to the next stage when he actually ask me to step on the accelarator and brake while he still control the clutch and gear lah. i cannot accelarator too much neither too little. becos i cannot feel for it so during the initial moments, i accelarate too much lah. so he asked me take of my shoes and i can feel better. heehee... did as he said, i really can feel better. then off we go again. with me controlling the steering wheel, accelarator and brake. my hands and legs juz cannot coordinate well lah. i rem to step on accelarator and gear, then my hand become entangled liao. haha... often he has to stretch over and assist me in turning back.

finally the 50mins was abt to up so he asked me to turn back to main road and we resume back to initial stage. i will juz control steering wheel. so tis is when i had my relieve moment. heehee... back home safely.

i was quite pleased with my own performance. not in the sense tat i was very good in driving or i din make mistake. i am pleased becos i was really panic last nite but tis morning when i saw the car and sat in the car and drove off, i was not tat panic after all. i was rather stable liao. and i din had cold sweat which i usually will whenever i am scare lah. whahaha... so for tis, i really wanna thank myself for staying calm and cool ah. heehee... "Iris, thank u so much!"

okok... so next week i will have 2 lessons. tues and fri. haiz... very packed with assignments but i really wanna complete my lessons asap and get the licence so tat next yr when my family is here, i can drive them around. heehee...

wish me GOOD LUCK, k??? :)

my brother is getting married!!! whahaha...

hAhA~~!!! yes! u din see wrongly... My real brother is getting married!!! is a piece of good news which he only told me last nite. well, he is going for ROM on 11 Oct which is like abt 3 weeks later lah. feel happy and excited for him. haiz... but at the same time, i feel kinda sad ah. cos i cannot be there!!! is not during my break week and i have assignments due. I tot i can go home for the week and willing to skip 1 day lesson liao. but the airfare is really expensive. AUD$1000 for return ticket to Spore.

Huiying, Tess and everyone is telling me tat i shld go back as he is my only brother and is like worth it. but i dun feel good missing lesson and somemore is like there is a grp assignment due after tat. i am really confused as to wat i shld do last nite lah... haiz... i very much wanna go back on the 9 oct nite (my lesson end at 6pm & the flight is at 9pm) & come back to aussie on 15 oct nite (missing class on 12 oct & reaching brissy on 16oct morning 6am & go for class at 10am). but is like i juz dun feel good going back for a short while and spending so much money on the air ticket. most of it, my assignments will be affected. so last nite i called my auntie and ask her for opinion. haha... as always the rational one, she told me dun need to go back cos is juz ROM. well, my bro oso promised to take more photos and show me. then i will juz be in time for their chinese wedding dinner instead. haiz... i guess tis is the best alternative. in my heart, i really yearn to go back. but my auntie and bro already said so liao, i guess i am staying liao. haha...

anyway, i juz wanna give tis special dedication to my brother and his wife-to-be.

"congratulations!!! all the very best to u 2! i may not be there, but u will definitely have my best wishes. have a great day on 11 oct, is really ur special day!"

anniversary cum ROM date... whahaha... nv knew my bro is so sweet sia... will choose such a matching dates. heehee... okok juz to spice up my entry, a show of photos...

My dearest brother, Mr Lim Wee Loon... taken with me on my 21st bday. heehee.. do we look alike? for those who know my bro, do u tink he grew fatter liao ah? whahaha...

tis is my bro and his wife-to-be, Jayne. taken on Jayne's bday last year. heehee... do they compatiable??

Children... most precious gift from heaven...

y did i put such a title leh? well, not becos i am going to have children lah. i am not married yet lor, how to have children leh? heehee... although i yearn to have my own kids for very long liao... :)

anyway, wat i am referring to was wat happen during my volunteer session tis morning at the children hospital. there were no kids initially and i tot it will be a quiet day today. then slowly, the kids and parents came for their doctor appointment. soon the whole specialist clinic was packed with so many parents and children. my whole tram of toys were distributed out to the kids and soon i left with just some books and board games. last few times when i went, there were so many girls so i specially took the girls' stuff such as baby doll, food basket and many more tis time. end up today, there were more boys than girls. whahaha... my stuff r so limited for the boys. well, ended up they got to play some of the girls' stuff lah. heehee.. i saw so many hyper active kids today. there was tis little boy, abt 2yrs old. he was walking up and down the corridor, trying to befren other kids, playing with them. he juz cannot sit down at a spot for more than 5mins. for the whole hour he was there, the only moment i see him seated down quietly was when he was given a bar of biscuits to eat. whahaha... but tat does not keep him for long, after abt 5mins, with his biscuits in his hand, he was trying to befriend the little boy next to him. whaha... see how friendly and active tis boy is. his mum was jokingly saying tat whenever she bring him out, it will be a good form of exericise for her as she had to run after her son to wherever he goes. whahaha... and becos the little boy was teething, he practically put everything and anything tat he can find into his mouth. he is a lovely boy with a very cute smile. before he went off, he turn around and said "bye-bye" to me. whahaha...

then for the 1st time, i became a baby sitter at the hospital. there was tis mother who brought the elder son to see the doc and was holding on to her little daughter, abt 1 yr old. at 1st, i was playing with the little girl with the blocks as the mum was trying to calm the elder son down. then it was their turn to see the doctor. however, becos they waited for very long, the mummy had to run down to renew the car parking coupon. so she came to me with her girl, told me to take care of her for a while so tat she can run down and renew the coupon. to my surprise and unexpectedly, i accept the job. well, it is suppose to be an easy job as i baby sit my cousins before. however, tis is a little girl that i dunno and i only played with her for abt 10mins. her name was Lara and she is a really sweet girl with a lovely smile. i managed to get her attention with the baby doll while her mum walked off. after abt 5 mins, she realised that mummy was not around, she started to cry and held on to my hand. she wanted to go and find mummy but she dared not leave me. she held to my hand and started to panic and cried. i can see her tears rolling down... my heart ache when she cried. then i tried all ways and means to calm her down, distract her. her crying was not consistent. she will cry for a while, then out of curiousity, look at other pple walking by and held on to the toys i passed to her. then my fellow volunteer mate decided to make Lara a necklace so i tried to distract her attention by asking her to see the colours. however, after a while, it still did not work and the mummy was still not back yet. it was then, when Lara started to cry again and tis time, she looked so pitiful. (if u see how a kid cry before when they could not see their parents, u would noe wat i mean by pitiful). my heart soften and i really wanna run and look for mummy. but i did not. i decided to use other toys to try my best to distract her again. so i took out Mr Potato Head (kids' fav game here) to distract her. haha... i finally got her full attention, crying stop, tears slowly dry up and she was so enthu abt the game. it was then, i had a pat on my shoulder. yes! Lara's mummy was finally back!!! whahaha... she thanked me and quickly went into the room to see the doctor as the elder son was still in the room. it was quite a relieve for me ah. cos i was taking care of Lara unexpectedly. haha... i was quite amazed on how the mother actually trusted me to take care of the girl. well, basically parents here r so much friendlier and appreciative. i really enjoyed being a volunteer here. is such a wonderful environment to be a volunteer here. heehee... and the kids here r so so well mannered.

to be out of the stress i have from uni work, i really love tis wonderful moment spent with all the kids... is really a very tiring job to do as i need to wake up at 6am. travel on ferry and bus to reach the hospital after abt an hr ride. but with the innocent laughter and lovely smiles i hear and see every week when i play with the children, every bit of tiredness is worth it! whahaha... pple say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. for me is children's smile and laughter keeps all my worries and stress away ah!!! whahha...

come to tink... make me miss my "bao bei" in spore again... my darling cousins... Weiqi, Wei Hui, Wei Zhi... every weekend i can play with them lor but now tat i am here, unable to play with them for so many mths liao. i still rem tat during my sec sch days, my weekend will always be spent with my cousins, thus the eldest among three, Weiqi is very close to me. when i enter poly, with mentoring taking up most of my saturdays, my time spent with them became less. nevertheless, i always try to rush home after mentoring so tat i can go out with them. heehee... when i started to work, i had to work OT on saturday, but i would still try to be home asap. it had been such a long while since i went cycling with them at East Coast Park, running around from one end to the other end in the airport, playing at the water fountain at Bugis Junction and bringing them to Toa Payoh Library. i still rem when i 1st went on a community service trip to thailand for 2 weeks, they came to airport to welcome me home & my dearest Weiqi actually brought my Bee Bee along... whahaha... she noes i love my Bee Bee very much... & sometimes she will hang Bee Bee out of window to threaten me when i tease her lah... she very naughty hor... haiz... i really miss my dearest cousins so so much!!!! oh ya! Qi Qi's bday coming liao.... heehee... shall give her a pleasant surprise then... woohoo~!!!

here is a photo which was very well taken... a few yrs back with all the cousins present! heehee...

Back: "Mei Mei"(Wei Hui), Kor Kor (Wee Loon), Sister Seow Yin (mother of a 1 yr old child liao)

Front: Me, "Dee Dee" (Wei Zhi), Sister Seow Wai (mother-to-be.. due in Nov'06), "Qi Qi" (Weiqi)

~FOOD~

tis entry is all abt food again. whahaha... yeahz!!! today i had 2 delicious food item for lunch & dinner respectively.

1stly for lunch.. tis is wat i had. RED BEAN BAO!!! yes! yes! i miss BAO so so much... as in chinese bun ah! gosh~!!! here dun have BAO lor... if not is very exp. tat day i went to Chinatown, finally willing to spend a bit more to get the frozen BAO. is a 6-pack frozen BAO, my fav flavour... RED BEAN! yes! yes! so today i took it out & steam 2 to eat as lunch. heehee... yummy! yummy! i am so so contented sia... not as nice as those we eat in spore of cos... spore's BAO is Kong Guan BAO leh... tis one ah, dunno wat brand but i still love it as it curb my craving for BAO sia! heehee... so contented and pleased liao... woohoo~~

here is the RED BEAN BAO tat i juz took out after steaming... y issit cut open as i need see if inside cook liao... cos is frozen wor...

before i finish everything... faster take down the photo of the ingredients in it. yes! is my favourite, RED BEAN! now make me miss RED BEAN bread liao... here dun have ah... u noe tat kind 6 RED BEAN bread in a pack one. my favourite ah!!!

then for dinner... tis is wat i cooked. heehee... is according to my Granny's cooking style. is "Mee Tai Mai" and mince meat. tat is how she always cooked for us. i added the vegetables and mushrooms in it to make it nicer and oso becos i am lazy. i juz wanna have 1 dish, so all in one ah. well, tat is the good and bad ting when cooking for myself. cos now my house dun cook dinner together as we had different timing so decide cook ourselves liao. so since is 1 person, very hard cook sia. 1 dish with all in one is the easiest. heehee... tis is nice lor... few mths ago, i cooked for one of my guy fren to eat. he oso said is nice lor... whahaha...

here is a photo of my dinner... "MEE TAI MAI" with mince meat, mushrooms and vegetables... heehee... yummy! i love to eat tis very much... & i miss those cooked by my Grandma lah. haiz...

haiz... act the bottom line y i keep cooking dishes tat my Grandma always cook is becos my cooking skill is learn from her one mah. she cooked then i watched and i always go to her kitchen and experiment whenever she is not around. whahaha... then i always disturb her whenever she is busy cooking for all of us lah. heehee... i wanna learn mah... another ting y i always cook all these dishes is becos i MISS grandma's cooking very very much! i miss her soup! yes! my favourite homemade soup... pig stomach soup, peanut with chicken feet soup, black bean soup and alot alot more!!! i miss her so so much... i miss her cooking even more ah. those who eaten my grandma's dishes before shld noe wat i mean lah. delicious leh... heehee... okok... here is a photo of my beloved grandma...

My Beloved & Wonderful Grandma... heehee... I miss her so so much!!! & next to her is my "bao bei"... yes! my youngest cousin, Wei Zhi. as cheeky as ever... he is a very active kid lor... always making me run around after him like mad...

congratulations!!! the number 200th entry!!! - is QUIZ again ah... paiseh...

okok... juz a short one... with 3 quiz only lah... cos i wanna hit my counter to... the 200th entry of my blog!!! congratulations! whahaha...

Your Career Type: Social

You are helpful, friendly, and trustworthy.Your talents lie in teaching, nursing, giving information, and solving social problems. You would make an excellent: Counselor - Dental Hygienist - LibrarianNurse - Parole Officer - Personal TrainerPhysical Therapist - Social Worker - Teacher The worst career options for your are realistic careers, like truck driver or farmer.

What's" Your Ideal Career?

**how come dun have tourism related job? hmm... but nvm. i noe i belong to tis industry for sure! whahaha... teacher and social worker ah.. cool sia! tat's my area of interest too. hee... nurse ah... whahaha.. anyone wanna treated by me???**

Your Five Variable Love Profile

Propensity for Monogamy: Your propensity for monogamy is high. You find it easy to be devoted and loyal to one person. And in return, you expect the same from who you love. Any sign of straying, and you'll end things. Experience Level: Your experience level is medium. You probably have had a couple significant loves. And you may have even had your heart broken. But you haven't really dated a wide variety of people. Dominance: Your dominance is medium. You tend to be the one with more power. You aren't a total control freak in relationships.. But of course you don't mind getting you way! Cynicism: Your cynicism is low. You are an eternal optimist when it comes to love and romance. No matter how many times you've been hurt - you're never bitter. You believe in one true love, your perfect soulmate. And if you haven't found true love yet, you know you will soon. Independence: Your independence is high. You don't need to be in love, and sometimes you don't even want love. Having your own life is very important for you... Even more important than having a relationship.

The Five Variable Love Test

**kinda true for all points sia... heeeheee**

Your Love Life Secrets Are

Looking back on your life, you will only have one true love. You're a little scarred from your past relationships, but who isn't? You prefer a quirky, unique person to be your lover. You're easy going about who you're with, as long as they love you back. In fights, you seek compromise and back down from conflict. You always try to smooth things out. Getting over a break-up doesn't take long. Easy come, easy go.

Your Love Life Secrets, Revealed

**hmm... today's quiz all kinda accurate ah... heehee...**

"The Sound of Music"

heehee... juz watched "The Sound of Music"... classic movie leh... really love tis show, very smoothing & enjoyable. haha... Tess said is an old show lor, asked me y i still watch. whahaha... Joyce watched too and Leona said tat is an ancient show and laughed at her. well, there is nutting wrong with watching tis show lor. haha... if u noe how to enjoy musical, u will noe wat is the beauty of tis show liao. heehee...

oso tis show had another significant meaning to me. it will bring me back all the way to my pri sch days... yes! donkey years ago... abt 10 yrs ago lah, when i was 12 yrs old in my pri 6 studies. my class had to perform a show during assembly & guess wat we did? heehee.. we did a musical on "The Sound of Music". tat was the 1st time i was exposed to tis show. i din noe abt it before tat & once intro by my form teacher, i fall in love with tis show immediately. haha... we din had the whole class acting & my role was doing the back scene work. one of my gal fren acted as Maria, the governer and one of the guy in my class acted as the Captain. & 7 other frens acted as the children. tat include my best fren and few other good frens. whaha... it was so funny at 1st, i still rem when we were rehearsing, there were so many silly actions lah. but it was really enjoyable time. it was a long time ago but i still kinda rem some scene. we were joking and having fun while trying to get everything in place lah. thank god, it was a successful performance. heehee... well, in pri sch, every yr we had to put up a performance for the whole sch during assembly. i rem in pri 5, we did another show. i tink is like the life of a male sporean from young. studying 1st day in sch to NS to work to having family... whahaha... those were the good old days ah... so so carefree. nutting much to worry. only noe wat is fun. only time when i start to get worry is during PSLE lah. other than tat juz play and play. whahaha... thank god, my PSLE was quite well done. if not, i can go knock myself into the wall liao.. heehee...

Special Dedication to my dearest SPICE buddies!!!

okok... i noe i am being kinda bias here for posting an entry for my spice buddies only... 2/4 frens, i promise! next entry will be for the entire grp of 2/4 frens... now juz let me show some biasness lah...

heehee... yes!!! i really miss all of them so so much... esp when our crappiness can send me laughing for whole day, whole nite ah. the craziness of every single one of us can make me laugh non stop until stomachache lor... woohoo~~!!!

"they r the ones who really shower me with care & concern, support & love whenever i need. they r the ones who added so much sunshine to my life thru'out. they r the ones whom i noe will nv turn their back on me no matter how bad the situation can be. they r the ones whom i noe at the end of the day will be the ones who will appreciate me the most... they r the ones i love and cherish as much as i would towards my family. they r the ones whom i will call "my 2nd family"..."

tat day Lin asked me if i still in aussie and tat she wanna me go back earlier so tat we can have gathering again. she so miss it. yes! i oso miss all those fun and noisy outings ah. we dun meet very often but whenever we meet up, definitely is the happiest moment. well, i promise tat if i can, i will go back for holidays during my summer break end of the year. & wait for me! i will be back for good next year July! i promise!!!! so for a special dedication for u guys... tis is wat i did... heeheee... in the midst of all my assignments... & i posted one each in ur frenster lor. heehee... hope u all like it ah...

Special Dedication for my spice buddies...

Lian is the one who is suppose to be the eldest among all of us and shld look after us lor. but end up we r the one who takes care of her most of the time... whahaha... nevertheless at times, she still show her naggy style by advising us not to do tat, not to do tis. heehee.. her indecisiveness at times can be really irritating but her meticulous character can be very heart warming. i really really wanna thank her for standing by my side esp during poly days. CCA stuff had been crazy for me at times & if not i have her by my side, i really cannot go thru. at tat time, she nv ask much, juz go with watever i need her to do for me. no matter how bad the situation is, she always juz go ahead and do for me without asking or questioning. really really appreciate!!!

Jun is my IT expert. haha... watever IT and electronic stuff i dunno, he is always the one i turn to. my printer and hard disk oso all thanks to him... if not he went to buy with me, i will be so stuck with the whole chunk of IT jargons. & definitely he is the one who make me laugh the most lah. he and Lin can make me laugh non stop with their stupid and silly jokes and actions. well, honestly... (i noe is going to create a BIG comotion if i say this... but nvm lah... u all understand wat i mean one...) if Jun is not my close buddy, my close brother... i tink for watever he did and wat he is like... i MAY fall for him ah... hahaha.... everyone, happy? i noe all these years, u all waiting for me publicly admit tis lah. yes, i admit but then juz too bad. cos Jun & i had been such close frens tat i really treat him as my younger brother. i swear for 100%. heehee...

Lin ah Lin, always make me laugh lah. as wat i said earlier, she and jun will never fail to add lots of laughter to my day whenever i see them lah. ever silly and crappy jokes, ever funniest and stupid idea r tot by 2 of them & sometimes me oso join in. whahaha... & our target will be Lian! yeahz!!! if i dun join them, they will target me lor. so cannot ah... muz join ally with them sia... heehee... hmm... Lin is really someone i have full admiration in terms of sports lor. she has the ever lasting energy for sports and always do so well in watever sports she play lah. last time in sec sch, still rem how she "torture" us during netball but i will nv forget how she always encourgae me whenever i cannot continue running liao... whahaha... & the "hell like" training she and Jas arranged for me when they r trying to train me into a netball umpire lah. BUT i seriously thank her for all that. she nv gave up on me tat time when i am so useless lah... cannot seems to get the rules in head. haha...

oh my dearest Jas ah... (at tis moment, i am chatting with her in msn lah...heehee) she always nv get out of my life, no matter in sec sch (we r classmates for whole 4 yrs lah!) & poly (she is my schmate cum CCA mate for whole 3 yrs lah!) & now in uni (phew~ diff uni liao..) she still "running" around my life lah... cos i have the teddy bear she bought for me & specially flew in from spore... heehee... & my camera, pens and many ting else r bought with her assistance lah. without her, i dunno wat i will be sia. back in sec sch, she helped me with my accounts, can nv understand any of the accounts tingy w/o her explanation lor. in poly, she is my faithful treasurer, helping me out in every single event of the CCA and presenting the most detailed and well organised budget for my event proposal. in uni, my life probably rather messy if not for her who is the ever supporting person in spore. 100 times thank u to her oso not enough.. heehee.. & i always go irritate her lah. well, tat is my way of showing appreciation ah... (excuses ah!)

okok.. here r my 4 beloved spice buddies... oh ya! y r we spice buddies? cos last time there is spice girls... we r the spice grp lor... jun intro spice girls to us & we tot pretty interesting ah.. heehee.. Lian is the posh spice, me is the baby spice, jun is the ginger spice, lin is the sport spice and jas is the scary spice... heehee... tat us, the SPICE buddies!!!!