Wednesday, January 30, 2008

My birthday....

finally.. the moment to set off to the airport! all packed up & ready to gO! woohoo~!!! BUT met with some problem... i called for a cab at 8pm but the cab din appear! i called the booking centre at abt 815pm & they said the cab driver can't find my house so the booking was cancelled! i need to re book again & wait for another abt 15mins. damn it~!!! i was standing outside the house like an idiot, feeding the mosquitoes la! hahaha... FINALLY at abt 845pm, my cab came! yeahz!!! off to airport! woohoo~!!!!

check in was smooth... everything was gOOD & i finally boarded the plane tat will bring me back to Spore.. my long awaiting moment! at 1145pm on 26Jan, the plane took off puntucally. after abt 15mins of flying.. it was time for supper as well as... my birthday!!!! is 12am!!! which means is 27Jan! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to myself! i took out the Hazelnut Butterscotch Cheesecake from Shingle Inn & made a wish @ strike of 12am. hahaha... my wish is... well well.. cannOt say la... :D anyway, the cake taste not too bad... finally get to taste tis cake. yeahz!!!

Hazelnut Butterscotch Cheesecake... yummy~!!!

after making a wish.. let me take down the moment when i finally turn 24yrs old... wow... 24 sound old leh...

then i continued to watch my movie. as the flight was not full so i managed to have all 3 seats to myself. hence i laid down and tried to sleep for tat pathetic 2 hrs before arrival into Spore at 5am in the morning. my plan to see the sunrise on 27Jan din work out! argh!!!! cos upon arrival, the sun haven wake up ah! aiyoooo... but nevertheless i still enjoy my bday on board the plane... heehee... nice~!!!

Arrival into Changi Airport, terminal 3... the airport was rather quiet. the terminal looks very new and very spacious. with not much queue, i cleared the custom rather fast. & when i saw the electronic tag board at the lane for Spore passport wrote as "Welcome Home". awwww... my heart sank sia... whahaha... i am HOME!!! wooho~!!!! after i picked up my luggage from the conveyor belt, i quickly walked towards the exit. & upon exiting, i saw someone familiar. hahaha... i wasn't expecting anyone as it was too early for my family members to go to the airport. HOWEVER, i saw Jasmin! hahaha... she was there to pick me up ah! then she told me it was suppose to b a surprise for me when all 4 of them r suppose to turn up to pick me up. hahaha... but Lian and Jun fell sick so plan was cancelled. but Jas still came along to pick me up. i was very touched la! even the plan did not went ahead smoothly, i DEEPLY appreciate their tots and effort. THANK U very much, Spice Buddies!!! ~muackzzzz~

after unloading my luggage, i went for Yum Cha with my family. wooo... yummy dim sum... so long nv enjoy such delicious food liao... hahaha... char siew bao, siew mai... yum! yum! after breaky, i went to Kimage for hair cut & hair colouring. heehee... as a member of Kimage, i got a 50% bday discount voucher in which i could use on the very day! woohoo~!!! save 50% ah! GREAT sia! after everything was done. i set off for my 1st gathering for the day...

1st Bday Celebration with Pri Sch frens...

met up with Yunci, Xinxian & Jasmine @ Orchard. as usual, the gers r always late. aiyooo.. so many yrs liao, nv change one leh. hahaha... when i 1st reached orchard MRT, i was a bit scared ah. scared of the crowd ah! i always have tis phobia for crowded places after arriving from aussie ah. haha... after waiting for abt 20mins for them, we r at Soup Restaurant Paragon for our very late lunch. but since the food was yummy, all the waiting was worthwhile la. hahaha... then we proceeded to Bakerzinn for dessert. Xinxian and Jasmine tried to bluff me by saying there was not much variety for the cakes, end up they bought a piece of chocolate cake & got the staff to light a candle for me. haha... bday song was sang in a very soft and fast tone.. whahaha... i really wanna THANK U the gers for their bday treat, surprise cake and effort to make me happy. heehee... childhood frens, simply the ones who will juz be there for me whenever and wherever...
@ the soup restaurant after we finished all the FOOD! hahaha... the soup taste very delicious & the other dishes r juz as yummy!

the lovely bday cake...

my childhood frens, Yunci, Jasmine & Xinxian... knew them since pri school... woohoo~!!! 17yrs of frenship...

make a wish! make a wish! i wish for...

yummy cake! lovely cake! satisfied! haha...

2nd bday Celebration with UQ Friends...

for dinner, i met up with my UQ frens @ Waraku Central. 1st time to the newly open Central. when i arrived, all of them were there at the restaurant. so so long nv see them ah. all the gers looked as pretty as before and the guys r as good looking as before too! hahaha... used to seeing them in Australia, now back in Spore, different surrounding but the feeling is the same. heehee...
@ Waraku Central... wooo... so many of us... almost full attendance, with some missing due to work commitment.. poor ting...

Nelson 表哥 & Fion... haha... almost can't recognise Nelson 表哥 ah... change hairstyle, look even more handsome. hahaha... Fion still has tat shy shy look but she is very pretty now leh...

Huiying & Tash... Tash looked elegant tat day.. nice dress... my beloved Huiying!!! how i miss her... finally saw her tat day!!! hahaha... *TESS! where r u??? missing u in the photos seems weird la! Warren Street Baobei-s... missing one leh...*

the forever loving couple, Ting Hui & Meidai! *when will we get their "red bomb" leh? hmmm... we r waiting!*

Wee Hong & I... he wore his "zebra strips" polo tee, wore the same specs, watch and jeans! he said whenever he had all these all, they juz reminds him of his Aussie life... hahaha... & tat includes all of us! hahaha...

chilling out @ TCC... Tash, Me, Jessie & Wee Hong...

Opposite side we have... Wee Hong (again), Ting Hui, Meidai, Fion, Huiying and Nelson 表哥...

hahaha.. another surprise bday cake for me... tis candle can't b lighted as the fan was blowing directly at our direction... hahaha... but still a loud and clear bday song was sang by all of them & echoed by the table of guys next to ours! hahaha... make a wish upon tis unlighted candle... i wish for..

let me sample the cake... NICE & YUMMY!!!!

Group Photo @ TCC... SMILE!
tis was the 1st time i celebrated my bday with my UQ friends. really appreciate their effort and presence... THANK U so so much, dearies... :D

3rd Bday Celebration with Patricia & San San...

2 days after my actual bday, i met up with San San & Patricia. it was a dinner gathering for us to catch up and they actually gave me a bday treat lah. aiyoooo... paiseh sia.. so i treated them with cakes and coffee. hahaha... & we were all too hungry so we din take photos together! only managed to take some photos of the food we ate @ New York New York, AMK Hub...
Root Beer Float... cooling...

Half Spring Chicken...

Pasta with creamy sauce & half chicken....

my bday pressie from the gals... a new bag!

knew the gals since Poly year 1... abt 8yrs of frenship... heehee... every year they will be here to celebrate my bday with me. really really very glad tat they r always around during tis period. i hope to have more of such moments with them for the rest of the years... & it was really great fun catching up with them. haha... chit chatting, gossipings and crapping... yeahz... :D

Happy Australian Day!!!

last day in Brisbane before flying back to Singapore.. is Australian Day!!! woohoo~!!! early in the morning, Philip & I reported at South Bank Parklands for the volunteer work for Australian Day. busy day but it was great fun! i really enjoy all these volunteering work as there r lots of fun and laughter along the way. heehee...

our job tat day was to b @ the information stand to provide information and assist pple to put on some water tattoo & provide some wrist bands for the kids' identification purposes. the water tattoo is the design of the Aussie flag. pple r very excited abt it and the queue for the tattoo was never ending. we had a fun time putting on the tattoo for pple... age range from little babies to old granny... hahaha... from 930am to 5pm, i put on countless tattoo for pple at various areas such as cheeks, arms, hands, necks... the most unique area which pple asked me to put the tattoo at was the chin & the chest. it was a tiring day, at the end of the day my back was aching ah... hahaha... but all effort was worth while! i saw happy pple enjoying the celebration for Australian Day so my effort to help out is worth while! heehee...

Philip & I.. at the end of the day... tired and aching all over BUT it was great fun!!!

Philip & the 2 staff from Dept of Premier Office & Events, Aimee & Shanny...

Me & Aimee & Shanny... GREAT teamwork with them!

see how patriotic they r... whahaha... Aussie flags all over...

my cutie... hahaha... the cutest baby of the day! look at her chubby cheeks... very bouncy when i tried to put the tattoo on her cheeks.. hahaha...
Happy Australian Day once again! great experience & fun time working @ the event itself. :D

advance Birthday Celebration in Brisbane...

current location: Singapore.. HOME SWEET HOME!!!

quite a lot of happenings for the past 1 week... shall slowly update in tis few entries...

1st of all, advance birthday celebration in Brisbane with Felicia and Philip on 25 Jan before i fly back to Singapore. we went to Casablanca @ Paddington. is a Aussie restaurant cum bar, somewhere new which i nv tried before. ambience seems good but we r the only customers! haha... food isn't tat bad but how come no customers leh? well, mayb is not really weekend? heehee... anyway, is good oso. make me feel tat we "booked" the whole restaurant for my bday! hahaha... *wishful tinking ah* i tot the food was quite okay... here r some photos we took...

some cocktail which i tried... forget the name liao... taste quite nice but become very "lime-y" after a while...


House Champagne... sweet...

Taste of Queensland (grilled lamb) - quite yummy...

Seafood & Teriyaki Chicken Triple Decker... i like the way they present tis dish.. unique & interesting... below are the close up of the different level of food...

starting from the top - some cold seafood... fresh oysters and cooked prawns...

middle level lies the jasmine rice & teriyaki chicken...

lowest level is the fish and chips with calamari rings...
one more dish which we ordered was Emu steak... but i tink i forget to take the photo of the steak... anyway, the emu steak is quite chewy. haha... not too bad...

Philip, Felicia & I @ Casablanca Restaurant...

Felicia & I with the pressie tat she gave me.. is a massager for the back.. haha... very cute looking massager ah...

Philip & I with the bday card he gave... he very mean lor! used tat card to call me "senior"! ~hmph~!
after dinner, we went to Freestyle for desserts! woohoo!!!! get to eat freestyle desserts for bday and before i fly back to spore... wat else can i ask for leh? whahaha... feli, thanks for driving us there!!!
felicia & i @ Freestyle... photo taking before the cakes arrive...

my 2nd fav dessert @ Freestyle...
White Chocolate Raspberry Brioche Dumplings
with chocolate dipping sauce, berries & chocolate ice cream
Felicia's choice of...
Banana Fritters
with warm custard, caramel sauce & chocolate ice cream
Philip's new attempt for..
Soy Special - A special dessert for lactose intolerant!
– berry, chocolate and vanilla soy ice creams with berries
-- overall comment: berry ice cream taste like red bean ice cream, chocolate ice cream is very milky & vanilla soy is juz like soy bean crusted ice.. hahaha...
as we r eating, we realised tat the dumplings r very BIG!
they r as big as Felicia's fist... woooo AND...
as long as Philip's fingers!!! whahaha...

bday card from Philip & bday gift from Felicia... THANK U, guys!!! ~muackzzz~

Sunday, January 20, 2008

last week...

finally ah... last 5 days in Brisbane before i head back home. is gonna be a busy holidays back home as i need to continue to work hard for my thesis. but i have consolation back home. tat is i can be with my family and meet up with pple whom i have been missing so much all these while... heehee... now i really can't wait for Saturday to come. 2 things to expect on Saturday.

1st: volunteer for Australia Day Celebration! wonder how it is like for their celebration for Australia Day (somewat like national day).

2nd: HOME SWEET HOME!!! off to my 7.5hrs flight back to Singapore! yeahz!!!!

final countdown *** 5 days

Thursday, January 17, 2008

*yawnz*

disturbed sleep.. resulting in feeling lethargic & aching all over.. argh~!!! waking up every 3 hrs of sleep.. having all kind of weird thots wondering around my mind.. i juz wanna to sleep soundly ah.. *yawnz*

countdown.. 9 more days..

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

17 more days..

Level of Anticipation is high..

Mood is good..

Excitement is ongoing..

Anxiety is increasing..

17 more days to go..

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Soon...

heehee.. brand new year, brand new room. yep! i moved.. yet again.. tis time round just moved next door.. still within the same unit. hee.. i moved to the room next to my old room. tis room is much bigger than my previous room. since i am paying the same price for both rooms, y not, rite? so i cleaned up the whole and unpacked all my stuff for 1 whole day. finally i have my nicely done up room for me to finish up my last sem of my uni studies... let u have a tour around my room...

lying in the middle shelf on top of my study desk r my little gifts and photos from my dearest family and friends...


at the other end of the room, more gifts and photos..

on the sliding door of my wardrobe, i have my pillars of strength.. my family, my friends and my idols.. haha..

on the other sliding wardrobe door, more photos to accompany me.. spot any of ur face on it?

glowing in the dark..

the teddy bear tea towel hanging on the wall..

y r teddy bears my best frens? heehee..

my tidy bookshelves and messy study table.. i am studying hor! even in hols..

my comfy bed.. with my buddies at one corner.. heehee.

tracking my days down 2008 with Winnie the Pooh & friends calendar...
End of the tour around my room...

up next..
today i opened the letter box, i saw a parcel. turned to the back and saw the sender add as Blk 700A AMK... well, for the very moment, i knew is from Wen Hui!!! hahaha.. but she told me it is going to be a card, how come is a parcel leh? so anxiously, i opened up and was really surprise! is a keychain with my name and a xmas card.. heehee..

really lovely!! i luv it very much!!!
*hui ah... thank u very very much!!! i luv it very much... i will use it for sure. :D & as wat u wrote in the card.. i oso miss the time talking to u like before!!! wait for me to go back and we muz meet up, k??*

anyway, last note to all: HOME SWEET HOME for me on 26th Jan.. will reach Spore on 27th Jan morning.. (my plan for my special day will work.. heehee..)
so till then, everyone take care ah. i shall see ya back in spore.. real SOON!!!