It has been a long time

Eversince I discover, my blog has been so neglected. Even my Aussie trip is only updated halfway. Alas…I should really get back to writing more.

Time really flies, 3rd quarter is over and November is lurking round the corner. Wonder what kind of bonus I will be getting year. I never give much thought / hope to it so that I will not be disappointed if bonus is not up to my expectations. Then again, since when was bonus up to anyone’s expectations?

There is still some paperwork to be done up for CPA application which I am just so lazy. Will have to complete it in the next 2 weeks, in time for my appraisal review.

Let’s keep fingers crossed that I will get my promotion.

Looking at Federation Square

Great Ocean Road – The 12 Apostles

The trip to the Great Ocean Road started really badly with the rain and the grey sky. Fortuately, the rain stopped at lunch and the sun came out. By the time we reached Port Campbell, it was all blue sky, though the 12 apostles side was still a litle grey.

Good morning Melbourne

I am finally in Melbourne after 5 years!  Reached Melbourne at 4.45am (which is 2.25am Singapore).  Did not sleep much on the plane.

I kinda forgot how cold Melbourne can be till we left the airport to take the skybus to Southern Cross Station (when I left, it was called Spencer Station).  Everything slowed down a fair bit.  Got to get used to seeing the next train arriving in 20 mins when in Singapore, it is 2 mins.   It is a good thing that we are on holiday.  Feels good to be in Melbourne again.

We had breakfast in Mac on Swaston Street and tried unsuccessfully to connect to the free internet in Mac.  Walk over to Federation Square in the cold morning wind trying to activate my Optus prepaid card.  Down to the last bit and I got disconnected!   Paid AUD1.80 for 10 mins at some random internet cafe along Flinders Street to get the prepaid account activated.

Left for Frankston to visit and stayover at Tony and Hermanna.   Sue and I knocked out on the train since we did not get to sleep much on the plane.  Took about an hour to reach Frankston.

There was such a sense of excitment, looking out for Tony and Hermanna.  Lots of hugs and kisses (got to get used to this) later, we went to Frankston Mall for a cuppa.  Aussie latte is so good!

We drove an hour to their home.  We have never been to their home before since they relocated from Churchill after we left Australia.  It is only when we were to their home that Hermanna told us that we are IN Mornington Peninisula, so she was rather amused why we kept emailing them that we want to go to Mornington Peninisula.  Tourists!

We settled into the room that they prepared for us and went to have a nap since Sue and I were really really tired from the flight, the hour train ride and the lack of sleep.

3 hours later, refreshed and chatty, we drove to Hastings to pick up some groceries.  Sue manage to buy her jacket at K Mart, and since it was end of season sale, the price was considerably marked down.

That night, we had roast lamb, and apple crumble with ice cream and custard for dinner. *yummy*

Goodbye Singapore…hello holiday

Flying second time in less than 2 weeks is really an unthinkable thing for me.  I got back to Singapore from Shanghai on 10 August 2009 for my first business trip.  However, this time, it is different.

I am flying to Melbourne with Sue for our holiday that we planned in March 2009.  It was almost ruined by the Swine Flu (Flu H1N1), which only got its name in May 2009.  Travelling to Melbourne from Singapore is usually quite costly, so when we chanced upon SGD818 ticket from Qanta, we immediately booked it!  But because of the health scare, we got very worried that we may have to forego our trip and lose our money.

Thank God that the Swine Flu died down a little in Singapore and Australia.  In the worse case scenario, I would have to take additional leave to stay home for quarantine.

Checking in was smooth.  Only 18kg of luggage.  We boarded the plane at 7pm.

This is my first time flying Qantas.  I must say that I am impressed.  I am comparing my experience with Singapore Airlines. The seats are wider, which is good for big people like me.  The air flight attendants are more relaxed.  You can feel the sense of ease that everything is going to be alright.  I just fitted into a glove when words, like “How is it going?”, “No worries”, “You’re alright” started flowing out on the plane.  On Singapore Airlines, it is strictly business!  After this experience, I may seriously consider flying Qantas if the price is right.

Even when we were on the plane, Sue and I were in a surreal state that we are finally going back to Australia for a visit since we left the country in 2003 (6 years) and 2004 (5 years), respectively.

Now time to get some sleep

My long awaited vacation…

One more month and I am heading for my long awaited holiday.  I am going back to Uni and visiting some places  collecting happy memories.  It as already been 5 years since I left Melbourne for home.  Wow!  I am so going to go shopping.

Booked the holidays a while back when H1N1 was not even coined! So it has been an irritating month since I am in a fix as to whether I can go or not go.  The problem is that the ticket I got were discounted tickets and they cannot be exchanged/refunded, etc etc etc.  So, I am now kind of ‘happy’ that the chance of me catching the bug in Singapore is as high as I am in Australia.  So?  Just go lah!

Just that my travelling buddy is still not too sure if she is able to travel as she is from Malaysia and Malaysia is still alerting its residents to be cautious and all that.  Oh well, as they say, we will get it straighten out once we get there!

Got to save like crazy…

Test new wordmobi

Trying out the new Wordmobi…how does it upload it for Twitter…

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History lesson of long long time ago

Reading about Chin Peng, former communist chief of Malaya during Malaya’s emergency. It brought back memory how Ms. Norani, our History teacher makes us remember our history better by writing these words on the blackboard (yes, blackboard, not whiteboard) on the Children’s Day of 1990:

Happy Children’s Day

Chin Peng

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If There’s Seasons 天冷就回来

I am going to watch my first chinese drama/musical in mandarin this week.  Strongly acclaimed If There’s Seasons 天冷就回来will be playing at the Drama Centre.

Something to look forward to after my exams.

Another Wai’s excellent idea of treating myself and she is rewarding me for my hard work by treating me with Japanese food!

Thanks Wai!

The Rucksack Inn – The place to be!

LATEST HOTTEST ACCOMMODATION IN TOWN!

Rucksack Inn re-opened today with an open house at 33B Hong Kong Street (near Clark Quay and Central Mall).  Awesome deco, totally funky and a really affordable place to stay for all visitors to Singapore. Extremely centralized within walking distance of must-visit places in Singapore:-

• Clark Quay (Comes alive at night) – walk
• Boat Quay (chill out place where boring office people turn into happening dudes!) – walk
• Central Mall – walk
• Liang Court (excellent Japanese supermarket in basement) – walk
• Funan IT Mall (all your IT needs) – 1 bus stop or walk
• Fort Canning Park – opposite Funan IT Mall
• Chinatown (everything oriental) – 3 bus stops or 1 MRT station away
• Little India (you guess it!  stuff related to India – food, crafts, spices, etc & 24 hours shopping at MUSTAFA CENTRE) – 7 bus stops away
• Bugis – 3 bus stops
• Suntec City (Exhibition centre & shopping)
• Raffles City (Shopping)
• War Memorial Park
• Churches with hundred years old history (St. Andrew Cathedral,  Armenian Church, Cathedral of The Good Shepherd)
• Museums (National Museum, Perankan Museum, Asian Civilizations Museum)
• Central Business District
• The Esplanade – Theatres On The Bay
• The Merlion
• Etc, etc, etc

The above mentioned places are within walking distance of each other – once you start walking.  But keep in mind that Singapore is a tropical city just a little bit off the south of the equator, so her average temperature is about 31 to 33 degrees Celsius the whole year round.  So, arm yourself with water, comfortable walking shoes, shades, and anything to keep your cool!)

I was at Rucksack Inn for their open house and was SO TEMPTED to book a room/bed!  The place just looks so inviting…A must stay place for every visitor to Singapore.

Psst…did I say that the place is run by 2 awesome gals, Jacqui and Samantha!  What can I say?  Expect only the BEST!

Took some pics with my phone.  So, let the photos speaks for themselves…

For more info…check it out @ Rucksack Inn

Twitter: @rucksackinn

Twitter

I got to admit it.  I am addicted to Twitter!

In the beginning, I thought nothing much of the latest fad, till I figure out that there are several applications that allows Twitter to be loaded in real time wherever I am!

Now, I am having so much fun that I am blowing my battery in my cellphone everyday. I think the battery may not be able to take it soon!

Catch me at www.twitter.com/oysterchronicle or @oysterchronicle (if you are using applications such as Twittix, Tweetdeck, etc)

Missing key card

“Where’s the key card?” I asked as we settle into my hotel room in Melaka.

“It’s on the table.” Sue replied.

I looked and it was not there. Panic!

The next 15 mins was a frenzy. We searched high and low, turn the bags inside out, flipped all magazines in the room.

All this while, I kept asking Sue to recall. We looked comical!

We gave up about 20 mins later. Decided to watch tv programmes and ate the chestnuts to chill. Tea was ready and I was lazy to walk to the bar counter, but I crawled over. As I drink my tea on my knees, I looked up and…

Guess who is ’sitting’ happily on the glass shelves at the bar counter? THE KEY CARD!

My highlight of my Melaka trip!

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New way of blogging

I just found a new client for my E71 that allows me to update my blog wherever I am. I am very excited about this new discovery, so am writing this piece as a testing article.

More later

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Sony DSLR Alpha 300

I bought my first DSLR a month ago.  Signed up for the fundamental lesson (i.e DSLR 101).  I learnt much from the class though it was only for 3 hours.  Time really flies when we were just enjoying and exploring what our camera has to offer us.

Thanks to Julian of Julian W Consulting.  He is really good at explaining the technical points.

I would need to practice practice practice!

阿桑的歌 – 叶子

好喜欢好喜欢这首歌 – <叶子>。笫－次听时，觉得这首歌有好多好多我的心情。我喜欢孤单，但我并不寂寞。我喜欢自己一个人在这个繁华的都市里看东西想事情。

听着这首歌。。。特别喜欢这一段:

我一个人吃饭 旅行 (到处)走走停停
也一个人看书 弹琴 自己对话谈心

这一段完全说出我的心情。。。

四月六日，听说你走了，我发呆了一夜。

我想最近只会听着你唱的这首歌，因为我唱不下去了。。。想着你。。。阿桑。。。再见了。

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叶子

叶子 是不会飞翔的翅膀
翅膀 是落在天上的叶子
天堂 原来应该不是妄想
只是我早已经遗忘 当初怎么开始飞翔

孤单 是一个人的狂欢
狂欢 是一群人的孤单
爱情 原来的开始是陪伴
但我也渐渐地遗忘 当时是怎样有人陪伴

我一个人吃饭 旅行 (到处)走走停停
也一个人看书 弹琴 自己对话谈心
只是心又飘到了哪里
就连自己看也看不清
我想我不仅仅是失去你

Hong Kong Day 3

Yeah! 3rd day in Hong Kong!

So far, it has been nothing but awesome awesome awesome!

Finally, I am going Yum Cha – HONG KONG Style.  Arrange to meet Daisy and Erica at Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀, “TST”) MTR to go to 稻香 (九龙尖沙咀加拿芬道20号加拿芬广场3楼).  There are several branches under this restaurant chain.

Total damage: HKD181.

After yum cha, Erica got to go off to school.  So, Daisy and I took a train to Central MTR to go to the Peak.  On the way, we passed by the Central Business District, before reaching the bottom of the Peak to get the vertically challenged tram ride.

Unfortunately, because of the foggy weather,  I was not able to see anything!  So sad…

Took a bus down from The Peak to Victoria Harbour and took a ferry from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon.  Spend the entire afternoon walking down Nathan Road (The major shopping street in Kowloon).  Did a bit of shopping and had curry fish balls, fish dumplings, egg tart, tea egg.. Yum!

At Jordan MTR, my feet refuses to obey, and I had to give in to my stomach!  Daisy and I saw a huge signboard and decided that HOTPOT will be dinner!

We had dinner with Connie, Daisy, Erica and also Carmen.  All teachers!  We had an excellent time of catching up.

We then took a cab to TST to see the famous night view of Victoria Harbour, but alas, the buildings were all cut into half!  It was foggy all over!  We ended up walking down Star Avenue before chilling at Pacific Coffee for a cuppa! So cozy…

- End of day 3 -

Another fabulous day!

Hong Kong Day 2

Judy took the day off to keep me company. Though it was just half a day (she had to go to Canton later in the day), I really appreciate her gesture.

We walked around Mong Kok for a while, busting in the morning liveliness. We had century egg porridge with dough sticks (油条), fried chang fen (肠粉) and green bean rice dumpling for breakfast.  Yummy!

After a hearty breakfast, we decided to go to Hong Kong island to Causeway Bay (銅鑼灣), and to get a better view, we took the bus.

We aligned at Victoria Park near the Central library. Perhaps it was already about 11am, the streets were quieter than morning peak hours (or so, I thought).

You know, in every city that I visited, I would go to their local supermarkets to have an idea of the cost of living in that city. We even went to the local wet market!

Judy and I parted way at about 2pm.

I walked around for a while, before returning to the hostel for a rest.  Oh! My feet!  They hurt!

At 5pm, Daisy called to meet up for dinner and we arrange to meet at Mrs. Fields at Central MTR at 6.30pm.  it took me a long to find Mrs Fields as there were Exit A to L, divided into several divisions.  I had to call Daisy to come and rescue me.

As Erica was held up in school,  Daisy decided to bring me to Soho ( 蘇豪/荷南) by taking the Central-Mid-levels escalators (中環至半山自動扶梯), and then to Lan Kwai Fong (蘭桂坊).  We had dinner at a local cafe, Lan Fong Yuen (蘭芳園) for its famous “panty-hose tea with milk” (絲襪奶茶), stirred-fried noodles, omelette and pork burger!  Awesome!

Since the shop closes at 8pm, Erica was not able to join us there for dinner.

After meeting up with Erica, we watched her eat Vietnamese food in a little shop in an attic with stairs that were so steep that it was almost vertical.  And finally, THE destination of the evening – Pubs crawling at Lan Kwai Fong.

As it was the Rugby Seven weekend, the pubs and clubs were packed with fans of the game!

I manage to contact Sam (a former colleague) and run over to Wagyu Lounge on Old Bailey Street to catch up with her.  Gosh! Wagyu Lounge is So So So happening!  The people just keep pouring in.  From the outside, the lounge looks really quiet and “harmless”, but the inside is really explosive!  The music, the chattering, the people.  Really lively.  And as the night draws longer, more and more patrons troop in!  Daisy, Erica and I were just overwhelmed.  You see, we are not clubbing people and after a while, the noise really got to us.  However, it was good to catch up with Sam though it was only for about 15 mins.  I am glad that she is doing well in Hong Kong.

After a drink, Daisy, Erica and I decided to call it a night.

Hong Kong Day 1

The break I deserved! Hong Kong, here I come!

Singapore

I am all packed and waiting for my taxi at the void deck (lobby) of my apartment. The taxi uncle was very comical. We chatted a lot. It seems that lugging a huge luggage is always a good conversation starter. He got more excited than me when I told him that I was heading to Hong Kong. On hearing that I like Taipei, he fervently defended that Hong Kong is far better than Taipei and that I would enjoy it more. I told him that I would keep his feedback in mind. Upon paying his fare, he even gave me some candy and wishes me journey mercy.

Checking in at the Singapore Changi Airport was a breeze, though I was a little worried that my luggage was already 12.5kg. What did I pack that is so heavy? The camera tripod? Oh well, just have to be careful about the shopping on the way back.

Went through the customs earlier to do some window-shopping at duty free zone. As I did not have time to get anything for the HK girls, I decided to go to Bengawan Solo to get pandan cakes. Alas, they only sell them in slices.

Hong Kong

Landed at Hong Kong airport at 7.30pm. There was a very long queue at the customs, but was smooth. The custom guy looked at my photo in my passport at least 3 times before he put in the immigration stamp. I could not help it but broke into a grin.

Judy was to pick me up from the airport. I went out and saw Daisy who insisted that she was Judy! Now, since university, I always get Judy and Daisy mixed up. So, prior to my trip, I went to Facebook to check their photos. I was sure that the person who was in front of me was Daisy, but she was pretty insistence about her identity. So well, maybe I made a mistake again.

‘Judy’ brought me to the bus station after we got the Octopus card (八达通). She said that the bus is more convenient than the airport train as we do not need to change train lines to get Mong Kok (旺角). After some running up and down the bus station, we took bus no. A21 to the city.

As we chatted on the bus, it became more obvious that I was right. My companion is not Judy!

(Her greatest pitfall: she could not tell me which company she is working for.  I knew where Judy worked.  Thanks! Facebook)

We had a good laugh. Daisy had originally planned with Judy to come pick me up from the airport but got held up at work. Judy could only join us later with Erica in Mong Kok.

First impression of Hong Kong: A very vibrant city! Lots of neon lights and signboards are on almost every other building.  It was about 9 plus when I got to the city and there was no sign of the city quietening down.

Mong Kok @ night

Accommodation

I decided to stay in a hostel this time.  I figured that I am going to be out of the hostel shopping and sightseeing, so there was no point for me to stay in an expensive hotel.  Hence, Ah Shan Hostel (阿山旅店) was picked from Hostelworld as my accommodation for this Hong Kong adventure.

Ah Shan Hostel is located at Sincere House (先施大厦) on Argyle Street (亚皆老街), a block away from Mong Kok Centre.  A 5 mins walk from exit D2 of Mong Kok MTR.

The first thing that hit me in the face was the pungent smell of Smelly Tofu (臭豆腐)! I LOVE IT! I had Smelly Tofu in Taiwan, but to me it was still not stinky enough. So, when I saw that the stall sells Smelly Tofu and right at my doorstep, I went crazy! Incidentally, Daisy love smell Smelly Tofu.

Two lifts serve the building, one serving the odd floors, the other even floors. Odd and even floors lifts sounded like a good idea till the last day when I had to check out.  More of that later.

We went to the reception located on the 14th floor. The Innkeeper was really nice, very chirpy and keeps laughing. She told me that the room reserved for me has not been checked out, so she will give me a 3 persons room for the night. *yeah* She will change the room for me the next day. The helper will help to move my luggage to the new room.  I have nothing to worry about.  The downside was that they do not accept credit cards. I had to pay my room rental in cash.

My room is on the 15th floor. It is actually a unit divided into smaller rooms. I am surprised what they have for a budget hostel:

* A super single bed
* A single bed
* A LCD TV mounted on the wall
* Phone for unlimited free local phone calls
* Air conditioner
* Wireless in the room (quite stable)
* Ensuite bathroom (tiny but self sufficient)
- shampoo
- shower foam
- bathroom slippers
- heated shower (Daisy said that the heater is a good brand and latest model)

All these for SGD50 per night! One cannot complain!

Dinner
After checking-in, Daisy and I went to Mong Kok MTR Exit D2 to meet (the real) Judy and Erica. It has been 5 years since I last met Judy (Erica about 3 years ago when she came to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur).

After some rounds of hugging and greetings, we decided that we are all dying of hunger! They asked me what I want to eat; I asked them what is good to eat! Hahaha! We did not get far with that question! So, we went round the neighborhood to just check it out. We settled down for some roast meats – Hong Kong style.

After dinner, we went for a walk nearby and this officially marks the start of my crazed photo taking for THE AWESOME Hong Kong adventure!

One word answer

1. Where is your cell phone?
Table
2. Your significant other?
Nil
3. Your hair?
Short
4. Your mother?
Deceased
5. Your father?
Alone
6. Your favorite place?
Library
7. Your dream last night?
Overseas
8. Your favorite drink?
Water
9. Your dream/goal?
Wealth
10. What room you are in?
Hall
11. Your hobby?
Reading
12. Your fear?
Poor
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?
Life
Management
14. Where were you last night?
Airport
15. Something that you aren’t?
Slim
16. Muffins?
Alright
17. Wish list item?
DSLR
18. Where you grew up?
Serangoon
19. Last thing you did?
Shopping
20. What are you wearing?
Sleepwear
21. Your TV?
Samsung
22. Your pet(s)?
Anti-pet
23. Friends?
Everywhere
24. Your life?
Fulfilling
25. Your mood?
Happy
26. Missing someone?
Nope
27. Car?
Dreaming
28. Something you’re not wearing?
Footwear
29. Your favorite store?
None
30. Your favorite color?
Red
33. When is the last time you laughed?
Afternoon
34. Last time you cried?
Seldom
35. Who will resend this?
Friends
36. One place that I go to over and over?
Coffeeshop
37. One person who emails me regularly?
Manager
38. My favorite place to eat?
Japanese

My Gippsland is burning

These past few days had me stuck in front of my computer monitor reading the various news releases about the Australian bush fires in Victoria. It is extremely saddening and distressed to watch/read that Churchill, a place that I called home for 2 years is on FIRE!

To date, more than a hundred has lost their lives and many many more have lost their homes in various part of Victoria! As I watched the various reports and videos, my heart just would not stop hurting.

Not everyone would understand how I feel, unless you are one of those who have lived in Churchill, Gippsland. I know that there are many concerned people (especially Gippslanders) in Singapore who are worried especially when we have friends who live in the surrounding areas that are on fire!

WW was telling me on the phone that it was as if someone was holding a giant fan and fanning the hills. She could see and hear explosions from her house’s windows. Got to call her again to check if she is alright.

It is even more hateful to know that this senseless loss of lives was partly due to stupid people (idiots!) who are serial arsonists! Bloody murder!

I hope that they get caught soon…and put away for good…25 years of jail is nothing for what you have done!

Lord! I pray for rain to come to Victoria and put out the fire. And keep your people safe!

Sigh…

Monday is so BLUE!

My worse nightmare: forget to bring my wallet out.

The worse combination: ordered food without realising that wallet is at home.

Worse day it can happen: Today!

Thank God uncle did not scold me and instead ask me to go back office first.

Thank God for HR manager who eats there every morning and came by to help me pay.

What do you do when your radio antenna is broken?

This is a really old radio..and for some unknown reasons, the antenna disappeared. Hence, a lot of static and noise. With some quick thinking, my aunt cut a wire (thick one) and “wrap” it round the spot where the old antenna should have been…

It may look a little odd, but it works!

Heck! It might even start a new fashion trend.

We are closed for Christmas

(Beach Road, Singapore)

海角七号

－直听到很多关于台湾最红的一部电影，今天终于看了<海角七号>。之前听说了，又情书，又送不出的信件，又乐队的！搞什么？一定又是一部无聊爱情浪漫电影。

天啊！看了，被感动了。。。我落泪了。。。

脑海里－直浮现着男孩的后悔，他的懦弱，他的痛。。。女孩站在巷口默默的张望，默默的等。。。她是怎么度过那六十年的？她的心一直都在痛吗？如果是我，我的心一定死了！

谢谢朋友借的原声带。。。那首<国境之南>。。。赞！

好期待<海角七号>的光碟！

My birthday!

Started early by meeting Mel and SW for Brunch at The Prive @ The Keppel Bay.

Excellent brunch…check out what we had…

Ultimate Breakfast

The service was a little slow though…took quite a while for them to realise that they have not taken our orders.   SInce it is my birthday, I had the Ultimate breakfast! It was huge…and very yummy…

SW said that there was a branded watch sale at Suntec City, so decided to go and check it out!

When we got there, there was no signs of any branded sales, just some health talks and seminars…use my mobile to surf the internet to check if SW has got the wrong information.  There was no such event listed!  We were a little disappointed.  SW then decided to do Internet check-in for her flight to Korea using my mobile and it was so cool!  We even manage to see the plane layout to choose her seat!

Went for the 5pm church service and got plenty of well wishes..happy! *_*

After service, 4 cars and 12 people headed for Suntec City (again!) for dinner.

Party of 12 had dinner at Pho House.  Had a totally crazy time confusing the waitresses..one of them was only 15 years old!

After dinner, 8 of us trooped to Kbox @ Suntec for KTV session! (My fav!)

Since I am a member, we got 20% off the bill before taxes, a birthday cake, a mystery gift (some gift vouchers), party packs (clappers, poppers, masks, etc), and some decorations (a few black balloons!) hahahahaha….

Thanks Guys for making this day special for me… and also to all friends from overseas  who texted their wishes… Love you guys!

What an excellent day!

Thank God for friends like these…

Working too hard? Watch it! You might just turn into stone!

Sighted: URA Centre, near Maxwell Market

Olympics fever

The Singapore ping pong team is playing for a possible first medal for our little island since we last won one many moons ago…

Manage to catch 7 mins of live action on the bus via TV Mobile…and a thought came to mind…

On a normal day – People say “Take TV Mobile away, so noisy! Singapore already so noisy you know.”

During the Olympics, my thoughts are: “Why MRT no TV Mobile? Should I get off later and miss my bus stop?”

Broken water dispenser

Am I still in Singapore?

As usual, Melissa has done her best yet for our brunch today. We decided to go to The Aramsa Spas located in Bishan Park. It is so close to home and I cannot believe that I have to wait for Melissa who lives in the West to suggest that place. I have heard of a spa in the middle of Bishan Park and just never got down to visiting it.

We went at about 11am (I reached there at 11.20am) to meet at the Canopy – Garden Dining.

It is such a beautiful place and with the nice cooling weather, it is absolutely beautiful for a perfect day for al fresco. It doesn’t feel like Singapore…at all…

Quiz Time

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night?
No one…I was working late in the office…last one there…usually I am quite good at amusing myself.

2. What were you doing at 0800?
Rushing to the bus stop to catch the Premium bus service that comes once a day at 8.08am.

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Just had a shower and wash some clothes.

4. What happened to you in 2006?
End of work bond

5. What was the last thing you said out loud?
I talk loudly most of the time, so everything…

6. How many beverages did you have today?
Earl Grey tea, water

7. What color is your hairbrush?
I use a comb. one white one purple

8. What was the last thing you paid for?
Dinner at a restaurant at seletar Airport.

9. Where were you last night?
At work till 10pm

10. What color is your front door?
Brown

11. Where do you keep your change?
Coin purse

12. What’s the weather like today?
Rainy

13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor?
Fresh strawberry ice cream

14. What excites you?
A lot of things

15. Do you want to cut your hair?
No. Had a really short hair cut just a month ago. Waiting for it to grow out.

16. Are you over the age of 25?
Yes and feeling great.

17. Do you talk a lot?
Lots…I am a chatterbox.

18. Do you watch the O.C.?
No.

19. Do you know anyone named Steven?
Yes.

20. Do you make up your own words?
Sometimes.

21. Are you a jealous person?
Yes, I think.

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’.
Angela

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’.
Kelly

24. Who’s the first person on your received call list?
Wai Wai.

25. What does the last text message you received say?
Not for me, thanks. (Reply to who wants to watch a movie tonight?)

26. Do you chew on your straw?
No. I hate people who chew straws.

27. Do you have curly hair?
No.

28. Where’s the next place you’re going to?
Sim Lim Square

29. Who’s the rudest person in your life?
Just random service staff.

30. What was the last thing you ate?
Super spicy buffalo wings

31. Will you get married in the future?
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.

32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks?
I have not been watching movies lately.

33. Is there anyone you like right now?
No.

36. Did you cry today?
No.

37. Why did you answer and post this?
Because Wendy tagged me.

38. Tag 7 people who would do this survey…
I am not going to name names…whoever feels like doing the quiz..just copy and paste.