is all abt FOOD.. with my own style, my own taste!

2nd entry of the day..

haha.. is abt FOOD! yeahz!!!

just now i went for groceries shopping with Fiona. she was telling me tat she wanna cook "Ma-Po Tofu". judging from her cooking skill, hmm... so i asked " u have the ready-made sauce for it huh?" & she said yes. whahaha... well, tis is a common ting here lah. many of us will buy those ready-made sauce cos most of us r not chef lor. cannot cook tat well and is like all these ready-made sauce making cooking so much easier. haha... oso more variety with nicer taste food lor. woohoo~~!!! so when we walked pass the section tat sell the ready-made sauce, she was telling me tat i shld buy some when they have sales next time. act i was tinking of it too. i wanna give it a try but i always hestitated. cos i nv had the practice to use ready-made sauce. i nv learn tis from my grandma. her cooking r the very traditional type. sauce r made by herself as in use soy sauce, dark soy sauce, pepper, oyster sauce and watever else. so i oso learn from tat lor. my food seems to taste the same as in always soy sauce lah, pepper lah... haha... but more original mah... is full of my style! whahaha... hmm... but one fine day, i shall try using the ready-made sauce to cook some food with different taste. few of my frens here use these sauces quite often... seems good ah.. maybe can try ah. but at the end of the day, i am still more used to my own style, my own taste lah... cos tis is wat i was taught mah... whahaha... cannot tarnish grandma's reputation lor...

learn to treasure & appreciate so tat i can be the ultimate winner!!!

hmm.. suddenly got 2 tings to share. haha.. shall divide into 2 entries then..

tis few weeks i had been wondering if i had made the rite choice to study tourism, if i had made the rite choice to come to aussie to study... so tis few days, i had been tinking thru again. well, i have an ans now. even if there is no guarantee tat i will do a good job, but i still tink tat i will do my best for watever i am doing now and going to do in future. tis is my dream.. my wish and my desire. i live with it and i live with wat i believe i am capable of doing! i may have doubts in my own ability but i shall not doubt abt wat i desire to achieve as tis is wat i really wish for since sec sch. moreover, there r so many unexpected cases happening recently tat make me feel tat watever i have now, i really muz treasure and achieve the best out of it and not keep having doubts and end up not doing my best. life is full of unpredictable encounters and unexepected moments can happen as and when they like. u and i will never noe wat will happen the next min. we can forecast and predict but we can never be sure wat will happen exactly. so if we r unaware of how the future will really be, y not juz grab hold of present and make the most out of it? there r many pple who did not achieve wat they wanna and will never have the chance to do it. so when i am given such good opportunity to be here in aussie to fulfil my dreams, y am i still having doubts? i shld be happy and contented with the fact tat i am act luckier than many pple. so i muz really treasure watever i have now, shldn't i? i really dun wan to end up telling pple tat i really regretted for not doing tis, not doing tat. since i have it now, i shld cherish it and do my very best!

so no matter how hard the route is going to be for the rest of my days here, i will endure! i may not be the best player in tis battle, but i will definitely be the most committed and hardworking player. i will never give up on anything when i had yet try for it. yes! yes! yes! i will do it with pride, endurance and commitment. out to make everyone who care for me to be proud of me, proud of wat i can achieve! i believe in myself, i really have faith in myself... do u guys believe tat i can do it too? heehee... if Leona agrees with me, i tink she will tink as wat i tot abt tis sem. tis is the semester tat is the toughest for us. the most most challenging and difficult semester i would say. taking 5 subjects & not only tat, we cannot afford to lack in any one of them as we cannot flunk any of them. is last sem for Leona and tis is oso the last sem 2 tat i have which means last chance to do any subjects tat r offer in sem 2 only. so if we can survive tis sem, we r already the winners!!!! Leona, agree??? so i wanna scream "I WILL SURVIVE TIS TOUGHEST SEMESTER!"

oh ya... before i go off, i "stole" a quote from Phil's blog... heehee.. tink is kinda meaningful lor..

"Learn from yesterday, LIVE FOR TODAY, hope for tomorrow"

QUIZ time... again... YES! again!

Your True Birth Month Is December

Logical Patriotic Ambitious Not egoistic Loves praise Loves to joke Fun to be with Not pretending Loves attention Short tempered Hates restrictions Loves to socialize Loves to be loved Loyal and generous Impatient and hasty Changing personality Good sense of humor Honest and trustworthy Influential in organizations Takes high pride in oneself Active in games and interactions

What's Your True Birth Month?

**haha.. but i am a January baby leh.. not accurate one.. whahaha...**

You Should Weigh 150

If you weigh less than this, you either have a fast metabolism or are about to gain weight. If you weigh more than this, you may be losing a few pounds soon!

How Much Do You Weigh?

**is tis in lbs or kg? aiyyooo.. if in kg, i am a super FAT person lah.. i am FAT but not tat extend ba... hmmm...**

Your Life Path Number is 5

Your purpose in life is to life freely and collect experiences. You love life - new adventures, new people, new ideas. You are very curious, and you crave novelty in all forms. You tend to make friends easily, and you enjoy the company of all types of people. In love, you are fun and even a bit intoxicating. But you won't stick around for long. You are impulsive and spontaneous - which sometimes leads you to do things you regret. Sometimes you can be overindulgent with food, sex, or drugs. You have many talents, so many that you are often scattered and unfocused.

What Is Your Life Path Number?

**i seems to did tis quiz before but nvm lah.. do again oso no harm.. haha... i like the 2nd last comment, "overindulgent with food.." yes! always ah... as for sex and drugs, i NEVER try before and i will NEVER try drugs lor... as for sex... haha.. no sex before marriage lor... i very conservative and traditional one... heehee...**

URL link for the videos for the Fireworks

hmm... seems tat the fireworks video cannot be access leh... cos i oso cannot access from my own lappy. whahaha... okok... here is the url link of all the videos, hopefully is better.

Brisbane River Fire 2006 - Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbmV_GWDVE

Brisbane River Fire 2006 - Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyCa46gT7hU

Brisbane River Fire 2006 - Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqVDd8-27ps

Brisbane River Fire 2006 - Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJt6eCTmGMU

Enjoy ah~~~!!!!

Videos for Brisbane River Fire 2006

as promised, here are the videos for the Brisbane Riverfire 2006. specially dedicated to my frens in spore and those brissy frens who did not catch it that night. heehee...

Brisbane River Fire 2006 - Part 1



**woohoo~!!! is the annual Brisbane River Festival. 2 Sep is the River Fire. the most spectacular fireworks displays I ever seen. 30mins long of fireworks display definitely brighten up Brissy sky.. i'm totally in love with it.. shall share with u guys.. tis is part 1**

Brisbane River Fire 2006 - Part 2



**tis is part 2... heehee... see the heart shape fireworks? cool!!!**

Brisbane River Fire 2006 - Part 3



**tis is part 3 - the waterfall look alike fireworks.. we called it the "fire-fall"...okok.. i am short so that is y the actual scene is at one corner of the video.. hee...**

Brisbane River Fire 2006 - Part 4



**this is the grand finale... enjoy ohh~~!!!**

**for the benefit of this small space in my blog, i resize the video length and width. so it seems kinda small and weird in shape and blur.. paiseh ah...**

He is the Australian icon...

Steve Irwin with his wife, Terri Irwin & his little girl, shld be 8yrs old tis yr

I am not going with the trend or current flow to blog abt Steve Irwin's dead. I juz wanna express my tots. honestly, my 1st impression when i heard abt his death was i was totally stunned. i still plan to go to Australian Zoo next year with my family when they r here for my graduation & we can go and look at his performance & take photos with him. last yr, my fren & her bf went and they said it was nice lor... haiz... now, juz 1 yr later, everything change liao. when i came home after class, i watched the news. it was abt his incident on almost every channel. the Prime Minister of Australia still spoke to national TV to express his condolences on behalf of the whole nation who is mourning for Steve Irwin's death. Haiz... he is our Australian icon... really a pity...

like wat Hui said in her blog, "unpredictable"... yes! life is unpredictable... dun say one yr later tings change lah, even 1 week or 1 day alot of tings can change. so even pple said i old fashion or long winded, i still wanna say... "we muz really treasure ourselves, everyone around us, our love ones and watever we have... cos we all will never noe wat will happen next & anything, seriously is everything and anything can juz happen in watever way it can be. dun regret when u lost it or the chance to treasure it. cos something once lost, is gone forever. no turning bad no matter how badly u cry for it." as for tis case, is juz a pity tat such a talented person left us but at least when he is around, he really did alot alot to contribute to society. for tat, we shld be proud of him.. recognise his talent and remember his contribution...

is QUIZ time!!! lots of them ohh...

**okok... quiz again.. if u r sick of seeing quiz on my blog again, sorry ah... bear with me for tis few days. dunno y oso... kinda addicted ah... whahaha...**

You Should Travel to India

You're a passionate, gusty traveler - and India's gritty urban centers won't scare you away. Maybe you'll take in the Taj Mahal, eat the best curry of your life, or attend a huge street festival.

What Asian Country Should You Visit?

**hmm... i really would love to visit India one day.. but my top destination to visit now is JAPAN!!! yeahz... i wanna go there ah!!!**

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who have a split personality - cold as ice on the outside but hot as fire in the heart. In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored. You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is comforting. You crave a relationship where you always feel warmth and love. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something that will confine you. You are afraid of marriage. In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

**kinda accurate ah.. whahaha.. but i am not afraid of marriage lah.. juz haven't tot of it. hmm.. so earlier quiz abt i am ready to marry is not correct lor.. heehee.. ivy, u had the same result as me for tis quiz huh?? not true for u mah???**

What Your Soul Really Looks Like

You are very passionate and quite temperamental. While you can be moody, you always crave comfort. You are a very grounded, responsible, and realistic person. People may not want to hear the truth from you, but they're going to get it. You believe that people see you as larger than life and important. While this is true, they also think you're a bit full of yourself. Your near future is calm, relaxing, and pretty much what you want. And it's something you've been anticipating for a while now. For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust.

Inside the Room of Your Soul

**hmm.. very ACCURATE!!! one of the most accurate quiz i did so far!!! :D**

Your Heart Is Purple

For you, love is about establishing and developing a deep connection. If it's true love, it brings you more wisdom and inner strength. Your flirting style: Sincere Your lucky first date: An afternoon at a tea house Your dream lover: Is both thoughtful and expressive What you bring to relationships: Understanding

What Color Heart Do You Have?

**kinda true too.. cos i really tink understanding & deep connection in relationship is very crucial and essential...**

You Are 45% Left Brained, 55% Right Brained

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

Are You Right or Left Brained?

**i sort of knew the ans ah.. cos i am nv good in maths lor.. so i will not be a more left brained pple. but i din expect i am sort of near balance for both.. whahaha...**

Your Scholastic Strength Is Evaluating

You are great at looking at many details and putting them all together. You are talented at detecting subtle trends, accuracy, and managing change. You should major in: Statistics Speech Conflict studies Communication Finance Medicine

What Should You Major In?

**hmm.. the analysis part is kinda true but then i dun tink the major is accurate ah! whahaha... how can i ever major in satistics when my MATHS totally cannot make it.. how i major in medicine, i scare i will kill more pple than save pple ah... how i major in conflict studies when i will make the situation more chaotic at times lah... whahaha...**

Your Stress Level is: 34%

You are slightly prone to stress, but generally you keep it under control. You know how to relax and take things as they come, even when your worlds seems to be falling apart. Occasionally, you do let yourself get stressed out, but you snap out of it pretty quickly.

How Stressed Are You?

**haha.. u guys judge for me lah.. how often do i complain i am stress and how often i cannot take my stress?? hmm..**

How Girlie R u???

You Can Hang With the Guys and the Girls

You've struck a good balance between girlie and laid back. You can keep it casual but when you dress up, you are as girly as the next girl.

How Girlie Are You?

**okok.. tis is the last post of the day.. last quiz of the day too... "ka-po" from Ivy's blog since she "ka-po" one of mine.. :P hmmm... how can use the word girly on me??? aiyyooo... for those who noe me since last time back in pri sch or sec sch, they all noe how LOUD and tomboy i am lah.. SKIRT is my top enemy during then!!! but of cos.. as we grow up, tings do change... heehee... BUT i would NEVER use the word girly on myself lor... it jus does not suit me and my character or outlook. even when i wear skirt, my actions r still so BIG and LOUD. whahaha... oops~!**

How Emotionally mature R u???

You Are 74% Grown Up, 26% Kid

Congratulations, you are definitely quite emotionally mature. Although you have your moments of moodiness, you're usually stable and level headed.

How Emotionally Mature Are You?

**okok.. sick of quiz huh? suddenly flood u guys with so many quiz ah.. after i read ivy's blog & so qiao i was doing some so decided to post lor.. tis ans rather accurate to a certain extend.. but u all help me judge lah...**

Your Birth Month is...

Your Birth Month is January

You are a natural leader who is able to stand up when no one else can. Strong and powerful, you tend to overshadow those around you. Your soul reflects: deep love, fascination with life, and a distinctive persona Your gemstone: Garnet Your flower: Snowdrop Your colors: Black, dark red, and dark blue

What Does Your Birth Month Mean?

** rather accurate but juz for fun lah cos so birth mth prediction kinda cannot be trusted as it is like so many pple same birth mth lor, rite?**

R u an introvert or extrovert?

You Are 80% Extrovert, 20% Introvert

You are as outgoing as they come The life of the party, you're friends with everyone You're a people person, and you are quite the entertainer You love being around a crowd and acting spontaneously

Are You An Extrovert or An Introvert?

**I knew tis shld b the ans... how can such a noisy person like me b an introvert leh? there muz be something wrong if i am an introvert. juz as wat pple always like tis say abt me, "when san dun tok, she muz be up to something no good or she is in a damn bad mood." heehee...**

Brisbane River Fire 2006

Yeahzz!!! is the Annual Brisbane River Festival!!! woohoo~~~!!! tis is the last time i will be here for it... of cos i muz go lah! no matter how busy i am, i muz go for SURE.. & so i went! yes! cos last yr i was totally impressed by the 30mins long fireworks display. is simply spectacular and marvellous. i really dunno how to describe my feelings after watching, all i could say is tat "i will be back for it next yr" which means tis year lah... whahaha!!! & so i am there last nite to enjoy the splendid moment again with all the lovely and colourful fireworks shooting up the sky @ the strike of 7pm! from 7pm to 7.30pm we r all into the world of fantasy with fireworks lighting up the whole brissy sky, the faces of everyone present & the hearts of everyone...

i went with a different group of frens tis yr. except for my 2 housemates, the rest of our clique last nite was different from last yr's clique. last yr i went with my frens from college & some of them had already return to HOME while some r going on their own. so here i am, with different grp of frens, kinda diff experience too. whahaha... we went there at abt 5plus to 6pm. after a quick bite, we went to the actual area at South Bank, hoping to squeeze in between the large crowd. can u imagine tat pple r there at noon time to panic and chop a good seat to sit down comfortably for the fireworks? well, we actually wana do tat too... however some of us have examz and some of us working, so bo bian ah. we can only do our best to squeeze and squeeze, hopefully get a superb view without any blockage. heehee... after jumping high and low, we finally found a spot tat is with a clear clear view and one of the shooting point is juz rite in front of us. woohoo~!!! how lucky we r sia! whahaha... so there we r, spreading ourselves comfortably across the small area to wait for my other frens to arrive. yeahz!!! as we chit chat and self entertain ourselves, our heart is pumping faster and faster as time get closer to 7pm. heehee... dunno y, tis is not my 1st time watching it but i am still very excited ah... (oh ya.. side track a bit... @ the point when we r waiting for the fireworks, my housemate, Huiying & our fren, Wee Hong r stuck in St Lucia as buses r all FULL and citycat ferry had ceased operations for an hr to accommodate to tis fireworks display tat is held across the Brissy River. poor ting ah... by the time they reached, is the grand finale... whahaha... nvm lah, i have videos for them as consolation).

yeahz... so at the strike of 7pm, 2 fighter jet plane flew across the sky with the really bright "fireballs" & is damn loud lah! tat marks to grand opening of River fire 2006. woohoo~~!!! my camera r all ready to take down all these memorable moments so tat i can show to u guys in spore. yeahz... i took a few videos and photos. heehee.. take until my neck and hand r super aching lor... (until now still aching ah...) for the good moments, is worth it lah... whahaha... of cos i did enjoy myself lah... heehee... act i would tink tis yr's fireworks was not as good as last yr but there is a new design tis year... yeahz!!! is the heart shape fireworks. is something different. i noe in spore there had been such design used before but for here, tis is 1st time wor... very nice ah!!! haha... at tat very moment, i suddenly tot of HOME sweet HOME, Singapore. i tot of my family, my frens and everyone tat i love and miss so much. back in spore, i used to watch fireworks during NDP or Chinese New Year at my house's balcony. back in spore, i used to go out with my frens to catch the new year countdown fireworks at esplanade. well, as for now... is a different location, different grp of pple. feeling is really different.. for tat very moment, i feel very homesick sia... haiz...

anyway, after the fireworks, we went to have our dinner at West End. went to tis Thai Restaurant, but the waitress very bu ke qi rejected our business lor. saying tat we have too big a grp, they cannot accommodate all of us. even we said we can split tables, she oso shake her head. so idiotic lah! then her boss came over and told us tat he will arrange the seats for us, total 11 of us, whahaha... how cool can tat be lah! boss come and serve us personally lor.. wowo!!! big shot sia... heehee... so after 5mins of wait, we gotten our seats, well arrange with 5 tables combine together. hmm.. tis is the kind of customer service spirit and standard lah! we wonder if tat waitress will get any scolding from her boss or not lah. is like our total bill add up to $210 leh.. if she rejected us, whahaha... they will have $210 less of earnings lah. heehee... cool~~!!! anyway, the food in the restaurant is quite yummy ah... curry is hot enough and tom yam is juz nice. not too bad experience after all.

reached home at abt 1130pm. damn it! i miss the chance to use webcam with my family at the chalet where they had their family gathering. haiz... shit manz! but nvm lah, i will await their photos and post some up here. heehee.. meanwhile, u guys enjoy my photos taken last nite lah... i am uploading the videos. have some patience 1st.. will be ready soon... okok... gota go hang my laundry and do some work liao. been lazing around for past 2 days. siaoz liao... no time ah!!!

Photos taken during @ Brisbane River Fire 2006:

Fireworks - Part 1

*poom! poom! poom!* tat is how the fireworks went off at the strike @ 7pm.. once again, brissy's sky is light up juz as our heart did...

Fireworks - Part 2

A glimpse of light in the dark dark sky... dunno y, i juz like tis shot very much.. simple yet is captivating enough to catch my attention among all photos i took...

Fireworks - Part 3

The Best photo of fireworks i took tat nite.. very colourful ah!!! lovely...

The Guys

Back: Wee Hong (in tat ever prominent "zebra' outfit.. his fav shirt from Industries... whaha..)

Front: Richard, Wai Juan, Nelson

The girls - Part 1

Left to Rite: Tash, Me, Tess, Bernice, Fion

The girls - Part 2

Left to Rite: Lisa, Bernice, Fion, Huiying

Group Photo @ Thai Restaurant @ West End

我很想很想回家... 很想回我新加坡的家!!!!

wow... so fast SEP liao.. without me realising sia... time really flies by so fast, it seems tat uni juz started lor... well, anyway.. faster the better. tat means i am one step closer to graduation and HOME bound!

okok.. after viewing Phil's blog -- quote from him "i'm kinda missing home again..." & some pics of spore from Tess' frens' blogs & after wat Lin asked me yesterday "u faster come back to spore then we can have gathering... long time no gather, waiting for u lehh..", somemore today is my FAMILY GATHERING ah!!!! aarrggghhh~~~!!!! haiz... i wanna SCREAM & SHOUT.....

我很想很想回家... 很想回我新加坡的家!!!!

我不要玩了!!! 我不要读书了!!!

我只想回家!!!

可以吗???

well, the ans for the above quest, "可以吗???" is of cos 不可以 lah!!! how can i say give up when i am half way thru, how can i give up when pple r hanging there strong & tough... how can i give up when i already give in so much... Aileen & i had been tinking how will it be during our graduation next yr! yes! she & i will be the ONLY two graduating from our faculty next yr! we muz take grad pictures together, we MUST! sooooo.... i die or live oso muz hang on till last min. even if i need to go thru more and more mental torture, i oso muz HANG ON!!! i am survivor.. i will be a strong and tough one! yes! i will! support! support! give me support, k????

oh well, i guess is becos i not doing my work so imagination run wild again.. whahaha... later when i go for riverfire (spectacular lor.. show u guys pics when i come back!), my mood shld be lighten and feeling good. and when i start to do my assignments again, busy busy liao... no time to anyhow tink again... okok... tat shall be! study and study, essay and more essay... reports and more reports!

Are u insecure?

You Are Confident and Secure

You are practically immune to insecurity and self doubt. You're comfortable with who you are, and if someone doesn't like you - that's not your problem. Some people think you're too confident, but that's just their insecurities shining through. Your confidence carries you through your worst moments, because you know you'll always come out fine.

Are You Insecure?

**okok... i admit i was really sian cos i din wanna do my work so i juz did some quiz... whahaha...
anyway, tis quiz results dun seems tat rite ah... esp nowadays... i tink i really lack of confidence in everything i do ah.. feeling very insecure lor... haha...**

What is your LOVE SONG?

Your Love Song Is

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing by Jack Johnson "Maybe you've been through this before But it's my first time so please ignore The next few lines cause they're directed at you I can't always be waiting, waiting on you I can't always be playing, playing your fool" You've been waiting for love, and you're not going to wait any longer!

What Love Song Are You?

**hmm, i downloaded the song. not really very nice... but not bad lah...**

My name is Iris but...

PS: read at ur own risk ah! cos tis is a super long entry ah... well, to ease the reading, i uploaded some pics in between to make my entry too livelier. whahaha...

RINGGGGGGG!!! alarm clock rang at 3am early tis morning. nutting wrong with my alarm clock neither is there anything wrong with me setting tis timing. yep! i napped for 2 hrs from 1am to 3am so tat i can wake up and finish my assignments which are due TODAY! i have a very "kind-hearted" lecturer who extended the dateline for one of the assignment. of cos i shld thank him but his extension was not a wise choice as ended up i have 2 assignments due on same day which is TODAY! and both assignments are submitted to him... whahaha.. so shld i thank him or scold him ah?

anyway, i was rushing like MAD yesterday. i tried to finish much earlier but really no ling gan to write so end up din write much, and slack more than i do work. so yesterday die die oso muz write something. i force myself to stay in library till late at abt 8plus so tat i can at least finish half of the essay. when i get home, after dinner, i faster continue the other half. but i was so damn tired as i had been sleeping at 4am for past few days. so decided to nap for 2 hrs before i pia for the essay. lucky i manage to drag myself out of my comfortable bed. imagine raining whole day, cooling weather and i had to leave my nice and warmth bed to sit in front of my lappy to do work... how dreadful can tat be? haiz... i am so sick of such life! arrrggghhh!!! how i wish everything is over now... haha... wish only lah, reality tells me tat i am still FAR from it sia...

Relaxation ONE

Soft Toys members of my house

Front Left to Rite: Pooh (Huiying's), Koko (Tess'), Bee Bee (Mine), Beary (Mine)

Back Left to Rite: Baby (Mine), Boris (Mine)

... seems tat i have the most ohh.. heehee...

so after my hard work, i manage to finish everything by this morning 6.30am. i am so damn tired after tat. i decided to sleep for a while before i go uni to submit my 2 essays. act wanna stay up all the way but cannot tahan ah. really so sleepy. brain cells all used up and i am practically brain dead by then. luckily i dun have classes today. so after i submit my essays, i decide to give myself a break today, well-deserved one cos i am really very tired ah. i am not machine ah... cannot work non stop. even machine oso need some rest, rite? i am totally exhausted! so i went for groceries shopping today. arrggghh!!! another dreadful job. haiz... guess overseas studies is really a test of my patience, ability and perservance. i brought quite a lot of stuff today as i did not go for groceries shopping for the past 2 weeks. decide to buy more so tat i can last for another 2 weeks. haha... true enough... i over estimated my ability. the stuff r so damn heavy! imagine, 2kg of rice, 2 litre of milk, some can food, half a kg of chicken, chilli sauce and some other items. my arms nearly dislocate ah! whahaha... anyway, endure endure! i need to endure such life for another 1 more year! i will go thru it with faith and courage! bless me ah!

Relaxation TWO

My Favourite!!! i miss Roti Prata so so much...

(courtesy pic from Grace's blog back then during hols when she is back in Spore for a real FOOD tour around spore ah...whahaha...)

Relaxation THREE

cute baby!!! how i wish is mine?? whahaha...

another ting to share is tat i really feel so pressurise sia. now i really drag to hear my name "Iris" here. somehow dunno y oso... Iris=full of energy, capabilities and power to all my frens here. i am not trying to say how good i am. i am relating wat my frens r saying. i had always been hearing tis sentence whenever i start to complain tat i really cannot do my stuff ah! "aiyoo.. how can it be ah? u r Iris leh.. u power one lor.." tis 4 words "u r Iris leh!" make me feel irritated liao... YES! i am iris... but i am juz a normal human being who is not as ZAI as u guys tink i am. in fact i am very lousy ah... dun look so up on me. alot of stuff i oso dunno and i need help and advice. haiz... act when pple said all tat abt me, i shld be happy with the compliments but somehow i feel very stressful. cannot breathe at times.. is like i really need live up to wat is expected out of me. tat's y i cannot slack, and i dun dare to slack oso. haiz... is tis good or bad ting leh? good tat it can keep pushing me to work and perform. bad is tat i can go crazy one day with all these stress lor. hahaha... dear frens, i am not complaining and saying tat u guys r giving me too much stress, juz tat i feel weird as to y u all tink i am tat good. REALLY! i am someone with very limited abilities only. in fact many many of u r much better than me. i juz try to show tat i am confident only. whahaha... lucky my stress level management still not tat bad, if not, after all these while, i surely drop dead liao.. whahaha...

okok, end of my long winded stuff. let me slack for today and tomolo shall start fighting again... oh yeahz!!! tomolo evening is the Brisbane River fire, i will be out of cos! out to watch the 30mins long fireworks displays. whahaha... yeahz!!!! and in spore, my beloved family r having gathering lor.. the gathering i really yearn to be part of it, whahaha...

Relaxation FOUR

Favourite Cartoon... Garfield...

do we look alike??? heehee... use some imagination lah...

R u ready to get married???

You Are Ready to Get Married

You've done more than dream about the dress and the honeymoon In fact, you spend a good deal of your time thinking about what makes a relationship work And from your answers, it looks like you have the skills to say "I Do" and mean it You've dated enough, learned your fair share, and you're ready to settle down.

Are You Ready To Get Married?

whahaha... i like my answer... so funny... i can get married liao lor!!!! woohoo~~~!!!

random entry --- Songs that i like...

is the period after dinner and before i bath... haha.. decide to post a random entry... hmm, wat shall i post leh?

i shall share some songs tat i like and they have some special meanings to me along my different phases of life. okok... paiseh ah.. i am more of a fan for Chinese songs.. so my songs r mostly Chinese. whahaha...

(songs in random order of preference)

1) 冰雨 by Andy Lau
2) 用情 by Jeff Chang
3) 记得要忘记 by S.H.E
4) 爱我的资格 by S.H.E
5) 不说 by Kiki Ding
6) 借口 by Jay Chou
7) 我不想忘记你 by Claire
8) Thats My Goal by Shayne Ward
9) 有你真好 by Fan Weiqi & Yang Chen Lin
10) 海阔天空 by Beyond
11) 没有你的每一天 by Xu Jie Er
12) 眼泪的味道 by Energy

okok... dun ask me y all these songs. they r juz nice songs lor... whahaha..

end of random entry... if u wanna the lyrics of all these songs, can ask from me ah. i have all of them cos i ou er will sing to myself when i am bored. whahaha... oh ya!!! i miss KTV in spore.. though i juz went to one here abt 2 weeks ago, i juz miss KBOX & party world in spore!!! haha...

"What is important in your life?"

haha... i "ka-po" from Leona's blog. hmm.. juz do it for fun when u r free ah..

"What is important in your life?"

Family is most important in your life. Having a high focus on family indicates that you are a loving and nurturing person. You want to have a nice big family of your own, and you are very close with your siblings and parents. Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

yeahz... quite true ah... FAMILY is very very important to me.. my most important asset in the world.. esp after my overseas studies, they bcame the most valuable asset tat i cannot live without no matter where i am..

Family Gathering for 4 Generations... & i wun be there... :(

aaarrrggghhhh....!!!!!!!!!!!!! how unfair can the world be sia!!!! how can i be left out from such mega and major event... FOUR generations family gathering!!! & is going to be without me! arrrggghhh!!!!!!!!!!

okok... let me cool down a bit 1st... before i elaborate on wat is going on...

i juz heard a GRAND news from my beloved Auntie Cindy tat they are going to hold a MEGA and MAJOR family gathering across FOUR generations starting from my Grandma as 1st generation to my niece's 4th generation... and is for members from 5 different families as my Grandma has 5 siblings including herself. so my aunt call it the Family Gathering for the Chok's descendants.. Chok is the family name for my grandma. total there r 81 descendants from the Chok family... wow~~!!!! tat is alot alot ah... nv imagine tat sia... my aunt even did the family tree for me to see... Aunt, thank u ah... *make me envy more only* oh yeahz!! my family has the most family members lor. my family has a total of 22 members, my 1st great granduncle's family has 15pple, 2nd great granduncle has 13pple, 3rd great granduncle has 21pple and youngest grand auntie has 10pple. tat make up a total of 81 of us! whahahaa... 4 generations ah!!! & expected attendance for tat day will be abt 50 pple cos there r some of us who r unable to go... pple like ME lah... who is stuck in aussie now... haiz...

anyway, my grand auntie from malaysia will b going to spore with her family as her eldest son juz went back to malaysia with his family from USA. they will visiting Spore so my aunt make good use of tis opportunity. and so so happen tat my auntie Yee Yong managed to rent the URA big big bungalow (2/4 pple, u shld noe which one i referring to.. tat one tat we used to go before). is very big tat can contain over 50pax for sure. they will have a happening time lor... surely very fun with all the adults chatting away and the kids running around. i had NEVER miss out in any family gathering in the past lor. not a single wedding tat i miss out, not a single new year or watever gathering tat i miss out lor. and tis 1st mega event of the family will be held without ME!!! and my beloved auntie cindy is the organiser.. usually me will help her out lor... arrgghhh!!! sad... very very sad... tat i cannot be present... :( how i wish i can fly back to spore for it! i really have the urge sia... fly back home on sat and go for it then fly back on sun for sch... whahaha... anyway, the chalet is at pasir ris mah... east side oso... nearby to airport... okok... i muz be crazy to tink in tis way... cos i really really wanna be part of it... i really really super duper wish to b part of it ah!!! esp when i juz had a period of homesickness... haiz... my brother still said is fated ah... "brother, thank u ah... wat a bro u r, dun support ur sis here... so poor ting liao... still rub salt on my wound..."

okok.. i will make my presence seen in the chalet.. how can the most impt person of the family miss out on such impt event.. heehee... i have my ways... even without flying back, i will be THERE!

PS: Mr LIM WEE LOON, i hereby command and order u to take ALOT ALOT of photos for me to see. if not when i go back to spore... heehee.. u noe my TRUE colors... brother oso dun give face... whahahaha... thank u lah... i really wanna see photos, okok???