flawless imperfections

Keeping it PERSONAL

2012-03-08T21:33:00.002+08:00

Maybe it's just me, but I've noticed alot of people are actually hanging their 'drity laundry' in Facebook via their statuses. Hehehe, I mean, it really is fun for me to read because some of them are really hilarious... But seriously, is there really a need for them? I think it's then down to the matter of to each his own.

And 9gag is simply awesome, isn't it?!

Ahh, the simple wonders of life.

Till then, have a great weekend all! Xoxo

New Challenges Ahead

2012-02-28T19:50:00.003+08:00

Busy, busy, busy!

Work has been hectic, especially with the additional stretch in my role which will commence in March, i.e TOMORROW! Lots of pre-work to do with this increasing responsibility.. Am not complaining- actually looking forward to further growing myself :)

In keeping the balance between my work and personal life, I've penned in two getaways, one in March and another in May. Truly looking forward to spending more quality time with love.

Complaining will get you nowhere. Always think of how and what you can do to improve on things, instead of sitting around waiting for something to happen. Nothing will ever happen probably, so don't waste time unnecessarily!

March, please be nice! xx

Bad week!

2012-02-18T21:34:00.002+08:00

Why are people so pretentious these days? There is rarely an authentic being left on this planet....

Anyway, voice's gone, replaced by endless croaks and continuous coughs. No doctors for me please. I just need you. You, your love and your care. And then nothing else matters.

I love you. So much.

NICOLE SCHERZINGER

2012-02-02T18:04:00.004+08:00

MY INSPIRATION: NICOLE SCHERZINGER

Talent. Toned. Fit. Sexy. Humble. Beautiful.
You name it, she is IT.

Who inspires you?

Let's get fat! .............NOT!

2012-02-01T18:20:00.002+08:00

The intent of this post is to make myself feel guilty for all the carbs and calories I have been consuming for the past few weeks. I think I'm getting complacent ever since I found out I've lost 7kg to date. Heh heh.

Ahh, food glorious food. Let's join in the drooling!

^ Lor Mee- Tong Seng @ Bugis

^ Beef Burger with Chips- Level 33 @ Marina Boulevard

^ Coconut Pancakes wtih Honeydew- Raffles Place MRT

^ Tori Karaage- Beppu Ramen @ China Square

^ Hummus- Nasrin @ Arab Street

^ Bacon & Chipolata Cream Linguine, Chicken & Chipolata Tomato Linguine- Aglio Olio @ China Square

^ Fusilli al Gorgonzola- Ricciotti @ China Square

^ Ham, Chicken & Sausage Quesadilla- breakfast in bed made by love :)

Wished I had taken pictures of my Japanese adventures, maybe next time! These food, of coz, accompanied by multiple laps in the pool to not gain back that 7kg! I feel like a burrito for dinner now~

No carbs every two weeks in a month

2012-01-21T12:35:00.002+08:00

Happy holidays to all! I have no plans for this festive season, which is actually a good thing because at least I won't be piling up on the CNY calories :)

Am on my way to accomplishing my New Year Resolutions. 6kg down to date, and have successfully completed my first no-rice-no-noodles-week.

Happy Chinese New Year!

2012-01-19T17:13:00.002+08:00

It's that time of the year again! Yippee to long holidays!

^ You know, I don't really care if it's the year of the dragon, or the rabbit or any animal for that matter, just ensure the above keeps rolling in :)

^ Our company CNY lunch this year was at Four Seasons Hotel. Not bad actually, but wished there was shark's fin soup incorporated in the 7-course meal. Kekeke!

^ This has got to be my favourite- salmon & surf clam yu sheng.

Keep the good fortune, excellent health, knowledge and wisdom coming in!

GONG XI FA CAI

Boo you, now scram

2012-01-13T19:51:00.007+08:00

No, you don't say you love a girl with all your heart but you go around fucking every single stinking vagina that appears in front of you. All along you had the fucking nerve to doubt the one girl who had full trust in you and had all along been faithful. Just because of your goddamn personal insecurities, you never had trust in her and was always indirectly accusing her of being a slut. Now you're regretting and begging for her to come back to you.

Too bad for you, no girl will tolerate that. What were you expecting- for her to readily accept you back? Fat hope.

FRESH NEW START!

2012-01-10T11:45:00.002+08:00

Did I mention that one of my new year resolutions is to return to the gym?

When I enrolled myself in Fitness First sometime in June 2010, I was a frequent gym-goer. If I wasn't in the office or at home, I would be at the gym every evening. As a beginner, I started off with light free-weigths to tone myself up, which gradually made me stronger. So much stronger that I find myself obsessed in lifting 20lbs of weights on each hand every time I work on my upper body. It was also getting quite awkward always being the only female in the weights section and lifting heavier weights than some of the men were. I kinda felt macho!

I was a weights-lover. Period. I loved my muscles.

Cardio? Contrary to popular belief, I suck at cardio. I'd give myself a million excuses just to avoid cardio. A "just ten more minutes with weights" always stretched longer, after which I will always feel too sore to do cardio and will skip it entirely. My stamina level is unbelievably atrocious; I could barely run continuously for more than 2 minutes. It is still atrocious now, BUT I'm very determined to build it up- a combination of running & swimming laps three times a week.

This year, I intend to go less on the weights and more on the cardio. I'm aiming for a continuous 10-minute run by middle of this year, and to do a 2.4km run under 12 minutes by the end of the year. It may sound pathetic, but hey, at least I'm off on an achievable head start!

Just after one week of workout and every single inch of my body aches like mad, even sitting down is now a chore. Serves me right for being a lazy bummer for the past 6 months! Why did I even stop my gymming momentum in the first place?! Silly.

Goodbye 2011

2012-01-05T12:06:00.001+08:00

I will always remember 2011 for all the mental and physical obstacles it had unnecessarily thrown to me. But one can't go on being persistent about holding on to negative thoughts, because how else to give way to potential happy memories and events if one doesn't let go of past unhappiness right?

Looking back, here are some of the most significant things that happened to me in 2011:

Moved out to The Bayshore and now to The Waterina, the latter, an expensive decision I cannot afford to regret in the next 2 years

Underwent an operation at Gleneagles Hospital

Quit smoking

I do have my set of resolutions like I always do- I'm motivated and confident in sticking to them!

Had it not been for the floodings in Bangkok, I would have spent my New Year's there. Oh wells, there's always a next time! The whole lot of us had our countdown at Gallery Hotel and went clubbing afterwards amidst alcohol bottles, rounds of shots and beer towers- typical Singapore style party.

Oh hello 2012, please be nice.

My Christmas 2011

2012-01-04T17:33:00.003+08:00

How was your Christmas? I love Christmas; but would love it better if I'm in a snowing foreign city with close friends. Me loves snow + cold.

Christmas lunch was amazing, it totally made my Christmas this year. Sitting at the dining table watching the heavy rain pour non-stop (kinda seemed like snow!) while eating our hearts out- Christmas bliss :)

^ Don't they all look scrumptious? I miss them already.

Why can't everyday be Christmas?

Merry merry merry

2011-12-21T12:26:00.003+08:00

I will officially commence my annual leave as of tomorrow till the new year (I'm hinting I will be very free, dear friends!). Sadly, I'm not flying off anywhere this time round but I just have to clear my abundance of leave days before the new year commences. Will take the time to catch up on beauty sleep and of coz, spending loads of quality time with love.

You have been with me through thick and thin, ups and downs.
How lucky I am to have you in my life.

Here's wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! Xoxo

Year-End Party 2011

2011-12-08T18:02:00.001+08:00

Our annual party 2011 took place last Friday at Rochester Park. Such a pretty place I didn't even know existed (didn't help when it's located at the end of the West side!), but it did remind me so much of Dempsey Hill, with nice restaurants and bars overload.

The theme for the night was 1920s- bring on the black ties, drapes, feathers & pearls!

Why do we always need to have gambling dens at our parties? I may need to try my luck at it next year then!

Pretty cocktails I didn't get to try coz I was still on medication :(

We took some hugeass polaroid snapshots! Cool stuff that thing is.

As we danced the 1920s night away... Bliss.

Two weeks being cooped up at home was no joke; I was so happy to be out and about!

WARNING: Gorgeous Men

2011-11-29T13:22:00.007+08:00

It definitely is not fun sitting at home for 2 weeks, especially when I've been strictly told I cannot do activities like swimming, gymming and everything else strenuous. Can't wait to get back to the office soon!

Lazing around at home, or what others would denote as 'resting', I've been doing nothing but drooling over pictures of my favourite men. As they say, if a sick person is happy and his/her heart is at ease, he/she will recover fast enough :p

He has got to be the most gorgeous guy I have met in real life, in my entire 24 years of living. He oozes non-stop coolness and gorgeousness; not to forget a hot bod, an awesome wife and beautiful kids. Oh, the dreamy life of the Beckhams...

Bad boy look, checked. Sex appeal, checked. Awesome physique, checked. What more can one ask for?

What's that I see? One helluva DROP DEAD GORGEOUS bod, fullstop. I died and re-died all over again. Loves. Can I rape this boy please?

Husband-material much? :)

On another note, I have made a brief promise to myself. Come 2012, I will:

- resume gymming on a regular basis as I was before
- get my mojo back
- manage my finances better

I'll get there. In the meantime, I shall take yet another stroll around the condo in search for the pretty tabby cat I've always been playing with.

Where are you meow?

UPDATES!

2011-11-17T11:17:00.003+08:00

Each moment of your life is a picture which you had never seen before, and which you will never see again, so live life and make each moment beautiful

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I finally get to see the Heng sisters again during the opening of a friend's tattoo parlour.

Had I not been scared of pain, blood &needles, I probably would have done a tattoo too.

Moustache-themed tattoo parlour; even the giant clock on the wall has a huge moustache on it!

Two trays of this obviously wasn't enough, no? More please!

Shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots

Loves November

2011-11-08T12:44:00.003+08:00

I know.. I am totally not digging this hiatus as well.

If this one particular reason doesn't come off as an excuse for the lack of updates.... My new apartment doesn't have internet connection! Nor does it have a television set! Nor does it have a dining table! Nor does it have reliable reception! (well, looks like my hiatus has been a myriad of reasonS instead of one specific reason -.-)

But you know what? I'm liking it so much better than my apartment at The Bayshore! Simply because it's so much convenient, accessible and clean. My family's been over a couple of times at the new place, which is awesome, coz sometimes I tend to miss them a whole lot :)

Work's been a biyatch, but c'est la vie. I've been down with a throat infection and high fever for the past two weeks, am glad everything's clearing up now. Wished the workpile at work clears up soon as well..

Will definitely be back with pictures to brighten up this otherwise boring blog. Xoxo

P.s: It's my birthday month!

It's just emotions

2011-10-14T11:58:00.000+08:00

I am everything to him.
I am that girl he had always dreamed to be with.
I am that girl he truly loves.
I am that girl he gives his entire heart to.

So why do I do this? I don't know, wished I had an answer.
Nonetheless, I'm still sorry for everything.

London or Bangkok?

2011-10-07T22:32:00.003+08:00

Guess who came for a visit? Who else other than my BBC dude, Mikey. Gotta miss him loads now, minus his attempt in looking touristy.

Nice to catch up and update each other on love & life. I will hopefully see you again in Bangkok for New Year. Speaking of which, should I travel to Bangkok or London to welcome in 2012?

Anyway, am moving out of The Bayshore tomorrow and embark on another venture in a new condo apartment. Wish me luck in moving! Cheers

How was it?

2011-10-01T13:17:00.004+08:00

F1 week was a wee bit crazy, albeit fun. Am still in the phase of trying to decide whether or not it was a wrong decision to give away my Pit Grandstand ticket. I've never been interested in F1 itself, but I think it would've been so much fun to be absorbed in that atmosphere and adrenalin, no?

Too many F1 Johnnie Walker parties to attend, too little energy in me nowadays to fulfil those requirements. As you would already know, I've long retired from partyings and clubbings...

Did you check out the fireworks at the end of the race? Beautiful.

a random update!

2011-09-28T18:26:00.001+08:00

So apparently JS and I have been hot topic in the office recently, without us even realizing it. Sometimes I feel people need to be further stretched in their roles to keep them fully occupied.

Anyway, did I mention that I had the opportunity to get up close with Lewis Hamilton and Jensen Button through a press event at Conrad Hotel last week? Johnnie Walker Jet Black Party was amazing too!

As the title says it all, a random update, I know. It must either be that I've lost interest in blogging or that I've been very occupied lately.

Catch up soon, friends! Xoxo

go away

2011-09-15T16:20:00.003+08:00

Why the hell did you come over in the first place? You've been nothing but a pain and a massive ass, my life was so much better when you were far away. If your main purpose in coming over is to overturn my life and cause me misery, congratulations and pat yourself on the back, coz you're jolly well on your way to success.

I don't care about you, about your friends, about what you tell others or anything at all, because you don't matter to me in my life anymore.

I am happily in love now, and fortunately that person is not you.

Memoirs

2011-08-31T16:30:00.002+08:00

He has officially relocated to Singapore for good as of yesterday, but unfortunately my heart has moved on. Work's not the same now, seeing him up and about in the office. The tight hug as though not wanting to let me go, at the same time expressing silently all emotion he has for me was kinda deja vu-ish. I would have sacrificed alot for that hug had this been a year ago. Awkward much, but we'll be alright.

I'm ok, he needs to be ok too.

C'est La Vie

2011-08-22T21:34:00.003+08:00

How nice would it be to sit and idle all day long, with no worries or stress in mind.

When can I stop worrying about myself getting a permanent apartment to live in? When can I stop worrying about the increasing stress level at work? When can I stop worring about boy issues? When can I stop worrying about everything else, sit back and enjoy the beauty of life?

I need a vacation. Pronto. I miss Europe.

OH HELLO

2011-08-16T15:06:00.003+08:00

Ohmygosh... It has been a long time, hasn't it?

Have been so preoccupied with everything else but this space! Haven't even been going to the gym for the past 3 months! I am disgusting. And not to mention this boy who has been stealing so much of my time....

Till then!

APAC HER0 AWARDS

2011-08-05T21:33:00.001+08:00

I've always loved all my company events, am loyal and enthusiastic just like that. This was more special as we had people from all over APAC come join us.

^ Ritz Carlton for the event (reminded me so much of the last school graduation I had which was at this exact location)

^ Tabby! Always nice to catch up again with her, this time in Singapore

^ Part of my HR team. Loves

^ Silly HR girls

^ -insert alot of giggles and smiles-

^ Moi annoying boss

More events and parties please? Am definitely looking forward to the one next Wednesday!

SEOUL-ful

2011-07-30T16:50:00.000+08:00

I. am. so. lazy. to. upload. pictures. of. Korea.

My inner self kept telling me to just get it done and over with, so here some are!

^ At a beach in Busan, 5-hour bus ride from Seoul

^ Busy city of Busan. Nothing much to do in Busan actually, just visits to the beaches.

^ Shopping hauls

^ I missed her, and what better place to meet up than her hometown!

^ At Di*geo Korea

^ Why the black face girls...? :)

Meowwww!

2011-07-28T18:14:00.003+08:00

Did you know my craze about cats?

When I heard that there are cat cafes in alot of places within Seoul, I told myself I had to go to one. And so I did! Omg I went ballistic, they were all sooooooo cute! Felt like squeezing their faces and biting their ears off!

^ Awwww... I love cats whose fur are dusty grey in colour. Too cute!

^ It was my first time seeing a ratty-cat, completely shaven and bald. Not exactly my favourite but this one loved the attention people gave him that he couldn't stop running around and jumping over everyone's shoulders. He looked kinda evil, don't you think?

^ May I introduce my favourite of all, Kahn. Oh my god. Adorable or what! I want to take this home please? (Kahn reminds me of Professor McGonagall in her Animagus form)

I miss my cats :(

Are you ready?

2011-07-23T19:20:00.001+08:00

Are you ready for the Singapore VS Malaysia football match in a few minutes?

Obviously I want Singapore to win because I am never at all a fan of Malaysia, Malaysians or anything to do with that place. So am strongly gunning for Singapore to win.

And no, not a fan of soccer anymore, but whenever the Singapore team is up against the Malaysia team, I'm a hardcore to see Malaysia lose. Patriotic much?

If only all foods have no calories............

2011-07-21T10:54:00.003+08:00

Hungry?

Here are some delights from Korea to wet your appetite, albeit make you salivate.

^ Korean sushi @ Tabby's apartment

^ Seafood steamboat for breakfast at 9pm when Michelle and I ridiculously overslept our way into the night

^ Orgasmic honeybread with vanilla ice-cream

^ Madeleines with cream and Snoopy!

^ Cream-based bacon pasta

^ Skinny margarita pizza

^ Bibimbap

My favourite of all had to be the famous chicken restaurant opened up by my '#1 Love of my Life' in Korea, Se7en. Apparently Se7en is this uber suave Korean singer I fell in love with just by watching few minutes of his performance at a video store, but because his face is always covered with hair and sunglasses, I can never recognise him bare-faced if noone points him out to me. Which made me think, what exactly made me fall in love with him? Hmm. Alright, his sexy dance moves. :p

So anyway, here's a picture of the sisters and I with the chicken dish. Loved it coz it reminded me so much of mom's black pepper chicken, but this dish won coz of the abundance of onions, potatoes and that awesome spicy kick.

My mom doesn't need to know she had lost.......

Lies and denies

2011-07-18T08:27:00.000+08:00

Coz I know that he knows I'm unfaithful
And it kills him inside
To know that I am happy
With some other guy

NO MORE CONTEMPLATION

2011-07-10T23:50:00.002+08:00

In 10 minutes time when the clock strikes midnight towards a brand new week, I am going alcohol-less the entire week as a form of detoxing my body. I will start getting my arse back to my regular regime at the gym from Mondays-Thursdays. NO more slacking like I have been for the past month and not to mention gorging myself silly with both food and alcohol in Korea.

Extremely reluctant to weigh myself at the gym tomorrow! See what happens when one doesn't maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle...

^ Goodbye fruit soju, you had been a best friend! I'm gonna miss you a helluva lot!

HELLO.

2011-07-06T21:49:00.003+08:00

Unpacked the nasty luggage.
Completed two rounds of laundry.
Swept and mopped the floor.
Dinner with Dinah.
Grocery shopping.
Tidied room, kitchen and bathroom.
Uploaded 200 pictures of Korea on Facebook.

Productive much? Back to work tomorrow. Shower and bedtime now.

72 hours. Countdown.

2011-07-03T03:51:00.003+08:00

It's 5am in Seoul and it's raining like mad. I may just give up waiting for the girls to come back from clubbing and just head to bed. I admit I've been the party-pooper here, coz whenever they go clubbing, I chose to always stay back in the room. Let's not talk about the drama which happened when I latched the room and passed out causing a lot of frenzy, tears and a lot of teasing afterwards. He even witnessed all the commotion through skype because I passed out while skyping with him. Embarrassment much? :x

I just can't wait to return to Singapore. Very much in need of my family, other friends and my all-time 'maggi goreng kerang'. I just need a whole load of other local Singapore food and familiar environment pronto, please. Three more days. I'm counting down like crazy. Contrary to that, I'm still not done with my shopping here. My heels. My dresses. My souvenirs.

And guess what? He's confirmed coming for a visit to Singapore in late August.

Shop. Even if you drop.

2011-06-28T23:15:00.002+08:00

The day we arrived Seoul, the weather was perfect- cool and breezy. On the second day onwards till past Sunday, it had been raining non-stop but it didn't dampen our moods to go shopping! Am so glad the weather yesterday was wonderful, and so was today's.

Will be going to Busan tomorrow for two days.

Busan is a 5-hour bus ride from Seoul. Hope the weather there is better than Seoul's. Please?

Seoul

2011-06-23T04:32:00.004+08:00

Anyeonghaseo

Depressed. Still have yet to shop like crazy. And because I miss him alot. :(

Goodbye Singapore, Hello Korea

2011-06-19T23:54:00.000+08:00

I will be flying off to Korea in about 24 hours for the next three weeks. My much needed break seeing that the last time I got out of this country for a breather was to the UK to meet JS for three weeks for Christmas & New Year. I was so excited for this trip when the flight tickets were first booked, and that was months ago. Now, I'm actually quite upset and hesitant for it. :(

Seeing that I will be gone for quite some time, I went home earlier coz I missed my parents (homecooked dishes!) and my little niece so much, and of coz this cutie below.

^ My lovely Rusty, he misses me so much! From the second I settled on the couch to watch tv, he climbed onto my stomach and refused to budge! Such a mummy's boy.

And this other mummy's boy is gonna miss me a helluva lot.

But of coz, mischief had to be managed first before I fly off. Did a teeny weeny bit of waxing on the overgrown body hair! Just for the fun of it.

^ Eeks, too hairy! Btw, I am no pro in waxing, that was actually my first time but it wasn't his first. Poor boy but it was for a fun yet good cause! :p

^ Mission successful. Actually I like hairy chests coz I find them sexy, but his was too much for my liking....

But hey, the one person I'm gonna miss the most apart from my mom, is the person associated to this Haagen Dazs ice-cream.

Sayang, IMY so much it's unbelievable. I can't believe I'm gonna be gone for 3 weeks without you..... :'(

Very Noble

2011-06-18T21:58:00.002+08:00

Jess's brother came to Singapore all the way from the States for a visit about two weeks ago. She did warn that he's quite a catch! I second that- goodlooking and entertaining, our little D was so smitten!

^ Mister Noble's goodlooking, no?

^ (right) Alex and I (left) The Nobles

Celebrated Jess's birthday at Screening Room on the same week. Gotta love that place, but I always wonder what will happen should it rain?

^ Goodbye hug from Mister Noble as he was flying off within a few hours and the next time he comes back, I won't be in town.

Loved it! Love my girls and boys!

Bittersweet

2011-06-14T20:17:00.002+08:00

I always wondered how I would be and what situations would be like if JS was based here in Singapore. I've actually made it very clear that long-distance datings/relationships and I can never go hand in hand, but what if he was here? Would I be committed to be his girlfriend? Would the potential relationship last long? I admit I have no love for him at all now, because the distance has managed to suck all the emotions off me and it doesn't help too when I have other distractions here in Singapore.. I do know though how much I care about JS and how thankful I am for everything since June 2010.

The 10 reasons he gave were ridiculously sweet, it pains me more to be such a heartless idiot and to be in what potentially may be a process of shattering his heart.

10. Your snoring
9. How you look
8. Your appetite
7. Your voice
6. How goddamn cute you are
5. The legs
4. Biting your lips
3. The ass
2. The way you tilt your head when you smile
1. Your heart

He did provide description snippets to each pointer, which got me into a mix of emotions- upset, loved, appreciative, special, happy and every other feeling my tiny heart could take at one go. I loved him. Probably about the only guy I ever loved before, but I can never commit to someone I don't physically meet. It's just impossible. Period.

Hello, again

2011-06-07T13:26:00.003+08:00

Lack of updates because am very preoccupied these days! Boys, boys, boys!

Too many attention to provide others with (not that I'm complaining) especially this special one above (yeah we're out every night, check out both our eyebags!). Am extremely glad he's back, albeit not for long which is why I'm stretching limited opportunities and making fullest out of everything!

Many pictures to share, but can't afford to yet as my laptop is down with virus. :(

Will be back! xoxo

Thanks, fulfillment

2011-05-29T22:35:00.003+08:00

Such a great weekend with my partner in crime!
Thanks for everything, enjoyed every single minute of it. :)

Happy Tuesday!

2011-05-24T15:51:00.003+08:00

Sometimes I ask myself why I even bother working so hard on building my abs everyday at the gym when at the end of every night, I drink like a fish. On a more positive note, at least drinking helps with my bowel movements!

The Hengs

2011-05-21T18:34:00.003+08:00

Brewerks with the Hengs few Saturdays ago, bliss. Praying Mummy Heng wins toto every month! :p

^ Heng sisters

^ Mummy Heng

^ Favourite Heng

^ With tipsy Daddy Heng

Boo, I'm so far away from you guys now.

Why can't Bishan and East Coast just be 15 minutes away?

Sports Day Event

2011-05-17T22:52:00.003+08:00

We had an awesome Sports Day (fitted in as part of one of our company values) event sometime last month at Yishun Safra. No doubt the event became very competitive as we were split into different teams competing for a grand prize. Damn, it's been a long time since I last ran under the sun! We had an Amazing Race, bowling, archery and noodle eating as well. Was quite disappointed that my team didn't get to do rock-climbing due to limited time..

Hehh, of coz my team is the overall winner! Nothing surprising.... :p

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BTW, I have officially moved outta my parents' place and into Bayshore as of today. Can't wait for tomorrow when my new bed and other nitty gritty stuff gets delivered! I smell complete freedom and independence, baby. Hell yeah!

I foresee myself hanging out more around East Coast, Simpang Bedok, E-hub, White Sands mall, etc now!

Hungry Go Where?

2011-05-16T18:03:00.000+08:00

Who's hungry? I am, for sure, always.

I would like to highly recommend these two places: Itacho Sushi & Marmalade Pantry.

Itacho Sushi

Aren't the sushi and sashimi the freshest ever? Just look at them! Plus, they are hugeass and definitely filling. Great change to my typical Sushi Tei (which I have for lunch every Mondays!). There is no wonder why a snaky queue is always spotted in all of Itacho's franchise. There is one in Orchard Ion if you want to give a try. Be prepared to queue!

Marmalade Pantry

I am a sucker for anything Western and this place lived up to it. One mouthful of every single dish and I'm a fan. The deserts were a-awesome, b-badass, c-charismatic, d-delicate, e-excellent! Dammit, I'm in love. There is an outlet in Orchard Ion too, similarly, with a snaky long queue so do bring your Harry Potter book to kill time. I've read reviews about the sucky service standard at Marmalade Pantry, but think I was quite lucky, service wasn't bad when I was there.

Who's up for Eggs Benedict @ PS Cafe and all-day breakfast at Wild Honey??? Cravings. Decisons, decisions.

Fish Spa

2011-05-12T23:05:00.000+08:00

Have you ever tried fish spa?

No I wasn't brave- spent at least 15 minutes contemplating whether or not to put my feet in.

Awesome! Again please? :)

Cinco de Mayo

2011-05-11T21:25:00.002+08:00

Cinco de Mayo (pronounced as Sin-ko dee Mah-yo) celebration with the girls past Thursday at Five @ Emerald Hill over non-stop flows of martinis! It was a great idea to have our weekly martini nights, but all the better when we had it in conjunction with Cinco de Mayo as the atmosphere was crazy!

Basically, Cinco de Mayo is a nationwide celebration in the US and Mexico. The date is special as it commemorates the victory of the Mexicans over the French army, which led to the Mexicans' freedom and democracy.

Learnt something new today, didn't you? :)

Swanking New Laptop!

2011-05-09T22:36:00.003+08:00

First blogpost direct from my brand new laptop! Yes, I have finally replaced the small pink one with a hugeass bloody red one. I am loving the sexy colour and the wide interface!

Everyone's asking why didn't I get a Macbook or an Apple. Well, in case you people don't know... I am such an IT noob! I can't even handle a normal laptop properly, so don't expect me to navigate a Macbook or an Apple! I try to stay away from those things. Think I will most probably accidentally destroy it before even utilizing/benefitting from it. And a huge part of the reason behind the purchase of this gorgeous red Toshiba laptop is, obviously, the colour. Similar reason behind my previous purchase of the mini pink laptop, or my previous pink digicam or the current gold digicam (which will be replaced soon enough). See.. Bimbo much, eh? But yeah, technology and me, we don't really have much in common. And then they asked, why not a Vaio? All for the reason that Vaios are too pretty, I will probably put it on display at home and not dare touch it to maintain it's pretty outlook, if I bought one.

So anyway, the friendly IT consultant recommended this laptop coz speed wise, loosely translated in my own words: Awesome. Very long battery life too! Furthermore, he also did mention some jargons and numbers which sounded totally alien to me, but they sounded good at the same time, so I just nodded politely and decided to go ahead with it.

HAPPY GOOBER!

............But will be much happier without those hideous eyebags!

Infatuations

2011-05-03T12:09:00.000+08:00

Boys. Guys. Men.

I always wonder what it feels like to be a male, a good-looking male that is. I mean, we all know that good-looking males get more attention from girls as compared to non-good-looking males. Don't deny and think I'm shallow, but that's a sad fact observed by everyone. For example, if I see two guys for the first time and am asked to pick one of them, of coz I will count on my first impression, which is the outlook thus will select the better looking one. But of coz, down the road if I find that his personality is nothing but shit, I'll bid my goodbye.

So anyway. Good-looking males make me wonder what it feels like to be you. Good-looking, sexy killer bod, awesome personality, funny sense of humour, liked and adored by everyone, constantly under the limelight and screaming fans, fantastic kisser and great sex appeal, etc. But..

You have girls around you 24/7.
You have girls who are prepared to sacrifice and give their all for you.
You have a girlfriend but still sleeps around coz you know she loves you too much to be pissed.
You have one-night stands with girls and don't have to bother about them afterwards.
You have me in your grip in such a way I'll shatter if you exert just a little more force.

It took me more than 5 months to get him out of my head, not even out of my heart. But it took him just one simple Facebook message to rekindle everything else within myself. And now that he's here, I go dramatically haywire. Nothing and noone else matters, my head and heart is completely hypnotized by this one guy who barely cares but I'm so smitten that I'm willing to oversee that painful fact.

Lol, I'm silly no? I'll treat this as part of growing up, falling in and out of love, or lust, or whatever others call it till I find my right one. :)

No Monday Blues!

2011-05-02T13:53:00.002+08:00

HAPPY LABOUR DAY to everyone!

.......Quite ironic coz I'm typing this from the office. :p

But it's ok, because this is one of the best ways to experience Mondays- wake up at 10am as opposed to the usual 7am, have breakfast instead of going hungry till lunchtime, spend 45minutes in the shower, head to the office in shorts and flipflops with a smile and sense of audacity because noone will pinpoint on your dresscode, have the liberty of contemplating whether or not you should check your emails once in the office, head to the gym and spend hours building your health up, make plans with the family for dinner in town. And the next best part? I'll be working from home tomorrow. Hehe!

And hey, I miss you. Very Much.

On another note, guess who's coming back for a visit?! Rarrrr! <3

Great Easter Friday!

2011-04-26T17:49:00.000+08:00

OH HELLO.

Pardon the massive angst in the previous post; that's Malay heartbreakers for you. Don't understand how other girls handle their Malay boys, but I sure need to pick up a tip or two from them soon.

Anyway, how was your Easter holidays? Too short for me, definitely. Went out with the girls to Emerald Hill (currently my favourite hangout spot, 5 nights in a row last week!) and then to our typical Screening Room. I am so done with clubbing nowadays, I just prefer to sit and chat with friends over drinks. Age and maturity catching up much!

(More pictures of everyone else up on Facebook)

I need to get my ass back to the gym! Have been ridiculously skiving for the past 3-4 weeks. Running shoes and gym gloves have already started collecting dust from under my table at work. I will get back to full gym force starting from next week, promise.

Hammered

2011-04-25T23:07:00.002+08:00

I KNOW YOU FUCKED HER, SO FUCK YOU.

Oh my goodness. Tell me why I keep falling for Malay boys when I know I'll be in a much better emotional state had I kept to my Englishmen. Please learn to love yourself, Nisa.

FML

2011-04-20T21:27:00.002+08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates- my life's a total mess right now where everything's ridiculously not going right.

Anyway, my itchy fingers had nothing better to do once upon a day last week. As I was fiddling around with my laptop, I deleted quite a few programmes off it in an attempt to clear disk space. And then the next thing I know, when I tried to log on to my laptop the following day, it didn't detect anything. Nothing at all, and it seemed to have lost its memory of who Internet Explorer even is! Ugh. So now, I have a ~~good~~pretty-for-nothing laptop. Am assuming that it's a massive hint that I should get a new laptop. Will be back in full force once I'm settled with a permanent laptop.

On another note, my home is currently undergoing renovation which is a bitch and annoys the fuck outta me. I even had to resort to staying in a hotel just for the sake of my sanity.

Think I'm gonna stop here and blog again when I'm in a much cheery mood. :)

Have a great Easter holidays, all!

.....I want

2011-04-10T14:51:00.000+08:00

When all else fails, I know I can count on my favourite drink.

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I want to soak my legs in the coldness of the pool and enjoy the daily evening breeze.

I want to sit and stare into your gorgeous eyes every single minute of the day.

I want to feel the rush of excitement in me when you look at me that way.

I want to spend Sunday mornings in the lush comfort of awesome pancakes, bacon and eggs.

I want to have movie marathons and forget all the weekday worries that suffocates me.

I want to fly off for a romantic vacation where the world can be exclusively ours.

I want to eat and stuff myself out without having the constant worry of the extra pounds.

I want to do so many things with you with no guilt or fear.

Me Loves Guinness

2011-04-04T22:31:00.003+08:00

I'm still in my Irish mode because I can't seem to stop my multiple pints of Guinness! Here are some of the remaining pictures from our St. Paddy's Day nightout. :)

Started off at the bar with light food and lots of photo-taking.

Hopped on one of the three Hippo buses, where I knew what was awaiting me- my sworn enemy. Ugh.

How naive; I thought that by sitting at the bottom deck, I could escape the mayhem of spray foam fights that were taking place on the upper deck.

Nasty.

When flexing muscles for the sake of photography became a competitive thing......

.............I was accidentally punched in the face! Haha, classic moment.

So whose muscles are the biggest?

MINE! :p

I've created my own Guinness World Record (pun intended!) by having a total of 15 pints last week! Shall we have more please?

Anaemic Me & Awesome You

2011-03-30T20:09:00.001+08:00

These are just 1/3 of the bulk of pills I lugged home from UK back in December.

I have low blood pressure which is a major irritant because I always get severe migranes and will faint ever so often. You name it, I've fainted almost everywhere. Few years ago, my mom even made me undergo a brain scan to ensure that nothing really is wrong with me. Results came back negative and doctors told me I have nothing to worry about. However I still do get my frequent faint spells and have since learnt to live with it.

Just past Monday after my awesome Sushi Tei lunch , I came back to the office and felt the worst headache ever and from countless experiences, I knew I would faint within a few minutes. Grabbed my laptop and cabbed home immediately. A few minutes upon reaching home, my vision blurred and I blacked out on the couch. Doesn't help either when I kept vomitting non-stop after that.

Went to see the doctor and was declared anaemic which didn't catch me by surprise. I was surprised however, when he took out a needle and said he was going to conduct a blood test. I freaked out because blood, pain and needles are not the bestest of my friends, but got to say it went quite smoothly actually! Test result will be out in a week, fingers crossed hoping nothing's wrong with me.

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Abang flew back this morning. Sigh. Too many things, too little time. :(

C'est La Vie

2011-03-27T00:43:00.005+08:00

Why are guys such a pain but we can't help going head over heels for them? Or even being nice to them, for that matter..

I'm currently frustrated because of a combination of reasons, all of them revolving around men. I think I need a punching bag in my room for my constant frustrations. At least after venting them out, I would lose calories and build up muscles at the same time; win-win situation. Letting anger out on tangible items are always better than keeping them in.

1. My potential housemate- You're awesome but make up your mind please. I've been through multiple tiresome apartment-viewing ordeals and have finally shortlisted two which we could call our home. And then suddenly you realise you won't be able to trust your hormones? Wth?

2. JS- Where the heck were you everytime I needed you? Oh yeah, how can I not remember the fact that you're 13,000 miles away.. I'm sick of us being nothing but virtual. I'm sick of your NATO. I'm sick of all these love dilemmas. I'm sick of lying to myself and I'm sick of prolonging your delusional hopes. I'm sick of everything. Period.

3. You- I can't get over you and it sucks. I think about you every day and dream about you every night and it's sickeningly bizzarre. It's wrong to know that you keep me going because you shouldn't even be my motivation in the first place. As much as I want to reach out to you, I know I can't afford to else I'll be addicted yet again. I'm ashamed to admit that I have unfortunately allowed my world to revolve around you, the one person who least deserve my appreciation but I love so much.

Now where is that Don Julio tequilla bottle.

Hello Weekends!

2011-03-24T21:31:00.000+08:00

More random photos to make up for my lack of updates these days:

I think I smile better when I'm majorly intoxicated (as per the two pictures above).

My adorable niece! Such a camwhore, no? It's funny because even after my sister makes her wear dresses or anything pink, strangers never fail to mistake her for a boy. Really, a boy?! Well, maybe sometimes, but we do put flowers and clips on her little hair just to prove how much of a girl she is.

Yepp, Johnnie Walker Jet Black Party was awesome! And the picture on the right was a random tea party; home-baked yummy cakes and English tea makes me miss England alot. :(

Screening Room again tomorrow night! Loves that place. <3

St. Patrick's Day 2011

2011-03-20T19:53:00.006+08:00

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY 2011!

Hehh.

[inserts wide smile in the spirit of Arthur Guinness].

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As per our yearly affair, we had our Guinness Nightout mid this week. It was so much fun, not to mention sweat and laughter!

Hopped on our hippo bus and screamed the entire night from the top deck. Passers-by and other drivers probably thought we were nutcases, but not that we cared or anything! Everyone had spray foam wars against each other, oh how much I hate that thing! Yes, it's the same thing that was used by some of the Bangladeshi workers on females to blind them before they were groped (featured in newspaper during festive seasons, remember?). That thing automatically turn fathers into young childs and me into a grouchy monster! Ugh.

Visited four different pubs that celebrated St. Paddy's Day. Loves Guinness!

Did you know? I used to not like Guinness because it's infamously a stout and everyone knows how bitter and untasty stouts are. BUT. During St. Patrick's Day two years ago, in a pub when everyone else toasted to Guinness and I was the odd one out toasting with a glass of water, they dared me to try Guinness. I took a sip and immediately gave a belching reaction. Then only was I told that Guinness is supposed to be gulped, not sipped. And yes, gulping ironically made the pint of Guinness taste so much better!

Hope everyone toasted with Guinness this St. Paddy's Day week!

Sweet Dream or a Beautiful Nightmare?

2011-03-17T23:23:00.002+08:00

While I'm a realist, he's a dreamer.

How long can I stand all these whimsical circumstances, I don't know. All I know is that, dreams are not real and I am after all, a skeptic. I did lay the cards on the table. I did say I will not fly all the way again just to see him. And seeing that he won't come here, I really don't see the point of dragging this on when it will lead to nowhere.

A colleague commented, "A long distance relationship is happiness amongst four people".

Hmm, I agree. :x

How was your weekend?

2011-03-13T12:33:00.001+08:00

Sunday again?! :p

At least this time I'm looking forward to the upcoming week because I'm in serious need to go back to the gym (I skipped on Thursday and it doesn't help when I just polished off 2 plates of nasi lemak for breakfast!) and also because we will be having our annual St. Patrick's Guinness Nightout this coming Wednesday (skipping gym again!).

How I wished alcohol doesn't have massive amounts of calories too! Think this habit of starting to drink as early as from Tuesdays need to be cut down immediately.

Anyway, been spending alot of my Friday nights at Screening Room lately. Gotta love that place's atmosphere and their awesome strawberry margaritas! If whatever's left of my teeny weeny sober memory served me right, I think I had 6 margaritas last Friday and stopped only because it was causing a brain freeze.

Brought these guys to Screening Room just past Friday. :)

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Did you guys enjoy the Johnnie Walker Jet Black Party at the Red Dot Museum last night? Hell yeah, I did! Had one too many whiskeys which is ironic coz I hate whiskey, but they had awesome whiskey mixtures which I couldn't resist! Pictures coming up soon.

I SHALL GO TO THE GYM NOW! FEELING TOO GUILTY.

Maybe Baby

2011-03-08T20:15:00.000+08:00

I'm lost without you, can't help myself..

How does it feel to know that I love you, baby?

Random Outings

2011-03-06T15:50:00.000+08:00

Is it just me or does the weekends seem to fly past just like that? It's always a case of being from "TGIF baby! Yeahhh!" and then something like an hour later, to "Geez, it's Sunday already? Damn!".

Is this a sign that I'm not liking my job? :x

Anyway, Photobucket relented to my pleas for it to not fail on me.

Oh hello gorgeous :D

D.I.A.M.O.N.D.S

My prettiest vodka collection!

In need to go to Ku De Ta again soon, please?

Loves my glitter eyeliner from UK (Next).

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Abangku

2011-03-05T03:18:00.001+08:00

Sayangku cintaku, adik merinduimu yang teramat sangat. :'(

Moga Tuhan berkati dan lindungimu yang tiba-tiba muncul dalam hidupku juga. Ku menyanyangimu dengan sepenuhnya, abang. Pulanglah walau hanya untuk sementara, kerna adikmu ingin bersamamu seperti dahulu.

Jaga diri dan ku berharap akan bertemu denganmu secepat mungkin.

Nightouts

2011-03-03T19:29:00.001+08:00

Been having quite a few nightouts recently, just to get my head off everything that has been happenning. Nothing beats the company of girlfriends- they're 100x better than having to entertain idiotic boys.

New Asia Bar

Attica & Le Noir

Lots more pictures to share, but Photobucket's very slow nowadays. Can't be because I have 3000++ pictures right? Pretty please work fine next time, Photobucket!

Tradition under the Stars

2011-02-26T13:33:00.000+08:00

Actual plan was to take me to the Helix Bridge coz I've never been there before, but couldn't help making a detour to the floating platform near the Esplanade because they had something like a mini funfair in lieu of Chinese New Year. It really was a pretty sight, with lots of Chinesey things, beautiful lights and lanterns. I get very excited over these kinda things!

Can you believe it.. I had to wait for soooo long just to take a picture with the below! Seemed like everyone else wanted to take a picture with the coin pig, amongst all the coin animals that were available. I actually wanted to take a picture with it just to aggrevate my mom (which worked!). :p

So anyway, the Helix Bridge was absolutely pretty. Was nice to walk there and enjoy the gorgeous view of the skyscrapers and Singapore at night. I just love how pretty my country lights up to be. Amazingly pretty I feel like a tourist in awe by a foreign land.

Have a great weekend all!

JS

2011-02-20T23:59:00.000+08:00

Everyone's asking about JS. Everyone's asking when he's coming over. Everyone's asking how the situtation is between us. Everyone's asking how things are gonna be like in the future. Everyone's asking why I'm still going out with other guys when I have him. Everyone's asking me everything that I realise I have no answers to.

Well. I don't know. As much as I miss JS and like him alot, the distance between us is a torture. I get super frustrated and upset about the distance, but it's only because he means alot to me and the fact we're not physically close to one another bugs me alot. I don't want to further drag myself down this emotional rollercoaster, but then again I can't bear to break his heart. I cannot deal with long-distance relationship. At all.

Sometimes I just feel like telling him that we should put an end to everything. I feel like telling him if he's not gonna be here to support me emotionally and physically, I'll seek comfort in another guy. I feel like telling him because we are not officially in a relationship, I genuinely feel it's ok that I'm going out with other guys. I feel like telling him if he doesn't come here soon, I'm sure my feelings for him will slowly disappear.

Everything's just so difficult because he's too sweet and nice, that breaking his heart into pieces is just too sinful an act for me to do.

Anyway, it made me feel 10x worse when a colleague showed me the below off his blog.

Blog entry ended with him saying Part II will be up soon. I did tell him to remove the blogpost though, coz it's been circulating around the workplace and I get very shy when colleagues ask me about him.

Apart from the multiple spelling and grammatical errors (I always have to correct his English!), I think that entry was one of the sweetest things. Bless him.

Decisions, decisions.

Valentine's Day 2011

2011-02-16T22:58:00.002+08:00

Nice to know that mine was the first bouquet to reach the office this year, bright and early even before 9am. JS is such a sweetheart. :)

And what did I give him? A card. In my own defense, it wasn't just any other card, but a card with the longest yet sweetest four stanzas of poem I ingeniusly created to satisfy his high regards of my ability to come up with great poems. I is awesomezz.

Can't be bothered to send anything else over actually, for fear it may get damaged along the way.

Had a great night too! Spread the love this week all!

Seoul Garden

2011-02-12T15:04:00.004+08:00

The last time I dined at Seoul Garden was more than 10 years ago. So when Carousel rejected me due to full bookings for dinner on Chinese New Year (boo!), I was quite looking forward to family dinner at Seoul Garden recommended by my brother.

My smile after gum surgery!

My niece is love. While everyone else thinks she looks like me when I was younger, I think she looks exactly like my sister when she was younger!

I don't mind pigging out at Seoul Garden again, hehh.

Gum Surgery

2011-02-09T22:00:00.001+08:00

For those who didn't know, I had braces on for about a year-ish during my university days because I couldn't stand my two front teeth which protuded out quite abit, making me never wanting to smile with my teeth showing. I was also very conscious whenever I talk because others could clearly see how crooked my teeth was.

That was when I desperately decided I had to have braces. I didn't get approval from my mom actually, which meant she wasn't going to sponsor for my braces (boo!). She made such a racket about how it would be such a waste of money because she thinks my teeth were straight enough but ironically said that certain people with crooked teeth actually look unique yet beautiful and I was one of them. Oh dear mother.. So anyway, I forked out my own money and paid $3K for the braces, of which I had never regretted.

In October 2009 just before my graduation, I removed my braces and was the happiest ever, smiling at every single opportunity without having to worry about crooked teeth or fugly braces. However, few months ago, I became unsatisfied again. My droopy gums made it look as if my teeth were still crooked. It doesn't help when I'm already not able to fit into my retainers. I do still smile widely in pictures, but at the same time, I was always conscious to not smile too widely because it will reveal my uneven droppy gums (top set of teeth only). Here's a picture of my droopy gums:

So a week ago, I went back to the dentist to get my gums sorted- gum surgery. It lasted only a mere 15 minutes! Laser was used to cut my gums to even them out and it didn't hurt at all, except that I left the dentist for Arab Street with a numb upper lip and a burnt sotong smell in my mouth due to the laser cutting.

Not surprising that my mom thought that this too was a waste of money.

I'm still in the healing process when brushing becomes such a chore because I have to go as soft as I can to prevent bleeding, and I can't floss my upper teeth at all. Nonetheless, I really liked the results and can't help checking out my teeth every few minutes :p

Will be bleaching them next month!

Food vs Exercise

2011-02-07T22:04:00.003+08:00

Once people classify you as the food dustbin and you know you're the sort who has to constantly munch on something every hour, then it's about time you exercise regularly if you don't want the extra kilos.

Sigh. Why must all junk food be calorie-loaded and everything yummilicious be fattening? Why can't I eat cakes and fried foods all day without increasing in dress size?

Before June 2010, the last I exercised was during my second year in polytechnic when we had NAPFA test. I was forced to complete my 2.4km ~~run~~ walk even though the clocked showed more than 30 minutes and everyone else had left the stadium, leaving me with the annoying lecturer screaming at me from under the shade to complete my rounds.

I hated perspiring. I hated being sticky and full of grime. I hated being under the sun.

I still do hate being under the sun, sticky and full of grime now, but seeing myself in the mirrors at the gym perspiring my ass off never fails to give me the sense of satisfaction because I know I was burning off fats and calories. :)

I dare someone else to tell me to "embrace the chubbs" because I ain't gonna let anyone have the chance to even mention that vulgar C-word to me ever again.

Goodbye Long Holiday :(

2011-02-05T13:27:00.004+08:00

Geez, it's Sunday already? :(

Sigh. It feels as though it was just yesterday that it was Tuesday and I took a midnight conference call, thus having the liberty of not having to come into the office for the rest of the week in lieu of the Chinese New Year holiday too. Oh how much I loved this week to bits!

Lucky me, I had supper brought in by the kind soul who was willing to sit quietly beside me while I take the 2-hour call. Heh hehh. Office is spooky at night alright- I suffered alone in fear during my first midnight call. :x

Thank you for volunteering to accompany me!

Please, no more midnight conferences.. Else I'll turn into this again.

Off to the gym with my girl now!

Chinese New Year 2011

2011-02-03T14:04:00.002+08:00

GONG XI FA CAI!

If there's one thing I love about Chinese New Year apart from the two days of holidays, it's the yusheng aka lo hei. The whole ritual of adding the ingredients one by one while chanting good fortune for each ingredient, and the tossing of the yusheng high up to into the air with loud shouts by everyone from the table never fails to excite me. Plus, at the end of the process, I get to eat this awesome authentic dish!

Ahh, I can eat this everyday!

The year of the rabbit (my year!).

To all who are born in the year of the rabbit, here are some interesting facts I found:

Stunning and most favourable year especially in work and career (promotions!).
Finances are buzzing with luck running high. $$$
Singles will meet their significant other this year and relationship will move very fast.

Reunion dinner later tonight!

The Heartbreaker

2011-02-03T04:29:00.001+08:00

I'm sick of trying to get to sleep every night but end up staring at the ceiling for hours just thinking of you. It sucks when every single song I listen to never fails to remind me of us. Every single fucking thing makes me think of you, from the stupid road to my place where we got stuck in the traffic jam right down to your perfume which I can't get enough of. I always am determined to delete off your voice recordings from my phone but each time I reached the 'delete' button, I won't have the guts to bloody click on it. That's how much I'm not over you and it irks me alot.

I don't know why I'm doing this to myself, why I put myself in such pain and misery, why I'm creating this barrier between myself and other guys who I know will treat me so much better. Yes I'm still in love with you after all, no matter how much and how hard I've tried to cast aside those feelings because you're not worthy of my love, care and concern.

I can't say I hate you or I don't want to have anything to do with you because those are pure lies I would tell my friends just for the sake of saying it to ensure them I'm so over you. But one thing is for sure, I want to stop having feelings for you and start anew.

Every girl knows how bad boys are nothing but trouble, but I still don't get why we keep falling for them.

It's 4.30am dammit.

Food Cravings

2011-01-30T15:03:00.001+08:00

Ahh, what a nice lazy Sunday. I'm still in bed at this time just because it's so comfy and my pillows feel even more wonderful and lush each time it rains. How awesome will it be if I could be like this as and when I like....

I wonder if everyone's like me- everytime I wake up from sleep, as soon as my eyes are opened, I immediately think of what food cravings I will need to satisfy for the day. For the past week, I've been obediently fulfilling the cravings I've had since I was in UK. Managed to capture some of their pictures before I devoured them down and call them history.

Here are some of my cravings recently:

Salmon Dragon Roll- Sushi Tei.

Sushi Tei has got to be one of my favourite Japanese restaurants for it's variety of food which I can never get enough of. It's always a must for my colleagues and I to go to Sushi Tei for lunch at least once a week. I recently tried the salmon dragon roll and it had since been a permanent order everytime I dine there. Fresh, thick and succulent salmon atop rice rolls, which salmon fan wouldn't like!

Fusilli Al Gorgonzola- Ricciotti

I know I should be choosing tomato-based pastas instead of cream-based pastas (the former generally contains lower calories) but I love my cream & cheese too much! I love gorgonzola cheese and this pasta is perfect, with chicken and zucchini cooked in thick cream sauce. Super lekker!

Soffiato- Ricciotti

I am a sucker for Riciotti's desserts, especially the above. I can n.e.v.e.r get enough of a chocolate cake with oozing molten chocolate on the inside, and Soffiato's best at that. Warm and moist on the outside, very rich and orgasmic on the inside. Could do better with a dark chocolate ice cream instead of the cookies & cream ice cream though.. Just because I love my chocolates and ice creams dark and don't mind taking them all together at the same time!

Maggi Goreng Kerang (Fried Noodles w Cockles)- Kampong Glam Cafe

It's a must for ALL my fried noodles to come with cockles, be it hokkien mee, char kuey teow, fried bee hoon, etc. Kampong Glam Cafe has many wonderful dishes but when Dinah introduced me to the above, I never needed to browse through the menu again whenever I eat there. Maggi goreng kerang coupled with ice horlicks equals an extremely satisfied Nisa. As you can tell, I had already started eating before snapping the picture, thus explains why the right side of the plate is quite empty. And I actually asked for mine to be a little burnt coz I like it that way.

Michelle: Why can't noodles get into the club?
Me: Why?
Michelle: Coz club can't handle mee!
Me: -.-

Salted Egg Yolk Bun- Mouth Restaurant

We wanted dimsum once upon a lunch time and instead of going to our usual Yan's Palace again (great place for dimsum btw!), we headed opposite to Mouth Restaurant to give it a try. Though there wasn't much on the menu because most were pork-related dishes, when this simple array was served, we were contemplating whether they were rice or buns. I picked one up, bit into it and became an instant fan. The crispy yet soft bun sheltered the amazing liquid egg yolk on the inside. Ohmygod. The rest had to warn me to stop moaning else they would leave the table.

As for today, I'm gonna be heading to Haagen Daz to give their ice cream a try. Yes, I have never tried Haagen Daz ice cream before! Ever since I laid my hands on Ben & Jerry's in my school days, I don't see the need to try any other ice cream at all. When I was in Sunderland and was craving for Ben & Jerry's, JS drove me everywhere in the quest to get my favourite ice cream. After the 6th supermarket by 11pm, he asked if I could settle on Haagen Daz instead because they're equally as nice. I said no thanks, but he still bought it just in case I change my mind when we reached home. Well, of coz I didn't change my mind- I didn't even touch the tub of Haagen Daz but instead patiently awaited the next day when we finally found Ben & Jerry's! So anyway, can't wait to try Haagen Daz!

Good Night!

2011-01-29T02:25:00.004+08:00

Pretty baby pink & blue suede PJs from UK- checked.
Hair clipped in a bun for wavy effect next morning- checked.

It's 2.30am on a Friday night and I couldn't take it anymore. The girls and I were out partying earlier but I just wanted to go home and to bed pronto. It was the same case last week and the week before. I get extremely lethargic by 11pm which in the past, was the starting time of my late-night partyings. I feel like I'm losing my youth and getting tired all the time these days. I still blame it heavily on the way I ushered in the new year (which was in bed gorging on Ben & Jerry's btw) which in a way has made me such a lazy but homely person this 2011.

Oh wells. Good night ya'all, sweet dreams and have a lovely weekend ahead.

2011-01-24T22:06:00.001+08:00

First nightout in Singapore for 2011, back to good old Arab Street!

I discovered brown streaks in my hair! Grr.. Believe it or not, I have grown to not like colours in my hair- strictly jet black for me since 1.5 years ago. Have been dying my hair black for the whole 2010 and am planning to continue to do the same this year, unless I drastically change my mind of coz.. But actually, come to think about it now, a little brown wouldn't hurt, no?

BQ Bar @ Boat Quay with colleagues after a painful week's worth of work.

Anyway, I've decided to share an issue I've been battling with myself ever since I came back from the UK.

My weight.

Yes, my weight. In all seriousness, I have never before been so obsessed with my weight. Everyone knows I have always been stuffing myself with whatever I fancy anytime, anywhere and usually in large amounts. Friends and family know me for being a big-eater, for being the one they can rely on to finish up food on the table, for always having the appetite for more food. In fact, I have never exactly been obsessed about calories, about putting on the kilos or about whenever others comment that they think I may have gained weight.

However when I came back from UK with the additional 4kg, I hated what I saw each time I looked in the mirror. Significant folds and flabs were grinning back at me, and it sucked more when my face looked chubbier, my arms appeared bigger and my body was broader in pictures (above pictures are all very good examples).

Picture above was taken in June 2010, when I first joined Fitness First. Back then when I started, I was 52.6kg worth of body mass and fats. Not a single ounce of real muscles was in me, especially when I hated exercising and loved eating.

Picture on the right was a month before leaving for UK when I was 50.4kg worth of body mass, muscles and fats. It was an achievement for me that my weight went down even when I had muscles (muscles weigh more than fats). I was quite alright and definitely was leaner as compared to the picture on the left, which was taken a week after coming back to Singapore- 54.4kg.

Picture above was also taken during my first week back in Singapore, at a dim sum lunch feast. What was I thinking.. Additional 4kg from UK and I still had the cheek to feast in dimsum. ....Delicious though!

I thrashed myself at the gym every Mondays to Thursdays, controlled what I eat, flossed and brushed my teeth after every lunch so as to refrain myself from snacking throughout the entire day. I desperately wanted to lose the weight and thank goodness I finally did! Now, 2 weeks later, I'm back to 50kg. :)

Hard work paid off! Now I just need to further tone myself up. :)

Yes, we're both on a weight-loss mission and have been updating each other on our achievements.

Everyone else always tells me I'm not fat, I'm not chubby, whathaveyous. I know I'm not, but I just needed to shed off the kilos to build-up and retrieve my self-confidence which was totally NIL during the first half of January. I needed that confidence booster because I didn't want to coop myself up at home and didn't want to be depressed no more.

As for now, I'm craving for Kampong Glam's maggi goreng kerang and Marche!

Matters of My Heart

2011-01-22T14:28:00.000+08:00

I am very much aware of people calling me an SPG and in all honesty, I actually do understand why and how they established that but I really don't blame them. It's true I'm always out with Caucasians, but why is it that nobody pinpoints on the fact that I also go out with Malays?

I do like Caucasian men because from experience, they are relatively open-minded and are more matured as compared to our local boys. Furthermore, for them to come all the way to Singapore, it proves their sense of independence and stability, which is obsessively lacking in local boys. However I don't purposely choose a guy based on his race because that's just stupid. I will also emphasize again that there's always this huge soft spot in myself for Malay guys.

FYI, since November 2010, I have been entirely smitten by a Malay guy that I've rejected four Caucasians. One I was head over heels for, he seemed so perfect to me even though I know he wasn't. One I was willing to give up almost anything just to be with, just to feel his touch, just to watch him, just to love him with all my heart. I didn't even want to fly off to UK to meet JS because back then, I didn't see the point in meeting another person when all I could think of was this Malay guy.

The first day I saw JS in London, I felt extremely guilty because back then, I knew I was not being emotionally truthful to him. There this lovely English boy was, loving me with all his heart, but there I was, still infatuated with a Malay guy I knew was trouble right from the beginning.

JS knew my heart then was not entirely for him, but he never gave up. We did have our arguments because he suspected I was not over someone back in Singapore of which I didn't deny but didn't admit either. He also knew I thought twice about flying over because it shows in my actions and face.

Cheesy as it sounds, I decided to be fair to JS and started opening my heart out to him bit by bit. I admit I still do reminisce about my times with the Malay guy and at times can't help but think of him, but I'm in a much muchh happier place right now because I know JS loves me alot and I've very appreciative for that. Thank you, Smitty.

Edinburgh, Scotland

2011-01-19T22:55:00.000+08:00

During my last week in UK, we drove 100 miles to Edinburgh. Oh. My. God. Gotta madly love that place to bits! It is hands-down the most beautiful place I've ever visited! The sceneries and landmarks made up for its freezing weather, and shopping was just as great as UK's!

A hot Starbucks drink in hand was a MUST.

I ripped the below off JS's blog. Digressing a little, when I was going through all my 2010 blogposts to summarize the year itself into a post, I read to him bits and pieces of what I blogged about him during the year but of coz, without telling him what my blog url is (he really doesn't have to know!). It set him thinking that doing up a blog is quite handy actually coz it helps one remember what happenned during the year, etc, thus the existence of this blog of his.

Him and his family are always very impressed on how much I can handle the spiciness of their Indian food. Everyone's jaws always drop everytime I order a Vindaloo but seriously, it's not THAT spicy.. However the food I had at Khushi was burning hot, probably one of the top three spiciest foods I've ever tasted in my life! Couldn't finish my dish, so I requested them to pack it up for me, and I had it again for supper the next night. Ridiculously spicy that dish was, yet wonderfully awesome!

Sadly, we spent only a mere 2 days there. If I were to migrate, Edinburgh will be top of my list! .....Minus of coz the people's extremely strong Scottish accents which is the one accent I have great difficulty in comprehending.

New Year Eve

2011-01-16T20:52:00.000+08:00

Believe it or not, I did not party at all during my entire 3 weeks in UK. Why not? Because JS is not a party person. At all. Geez. I was annoyed during New Year's eve because all he wanted to do was to stay home, but I on the other hand, wanted to go out amongst everyone else and have fun. He ranted on and on about how New Year is just another day (not entirely true!) and how everyone else overrates it. But seriously, all I wanted was to have fun but he didn't relent. So as always, I gave in and we stayed home. A huge part of me wished he had brushed all his dislikes about New Year parties just for my sake, just for me to be happier, just for me to get the feel of partying in Sunderland, but unfortunately he didn't. Oh wells. :(

So anyway, we stayed home and watched movies for New Year. Was such a torture for me when I logged into Facebook and saw albums of friends in Singapore partying away. Grr..

So anyway, released frustrations on the sly by kissing him all over the face with my red lipstick on.

Our 3-D glasses from Tron the previous night. I have officially hated 3-D movies because I always have headaches watching movies in those glasses.

So yes, that was how I welcomed in the new year- in a humble and quiet way.

Christmas in Sunderland

2011-01-14T22:29:00.000+08:00

I've always wanted a REAL Christmas.

Personally, I think there's no such thing as a real Christmas in Singapore. My definition of Christmas has three major criteria: (1) snow for weather (2) Caucasians for people (3) turkey, ham and pudding for food. That was exactly what I got for 2010's Christmas.

His parents and sister, us.

Didn't really manage to take pictures of every single dish on the table because seeing that I was a guest, I was made to sit first and before I knew it, my plate was filled right up to the brim for me. Of coz, when food is placed anywhere near me, they disappear instantly!

After Christmas lunch, we headed to his uncle's place where I met the biggest rabbit ever. That fatass is bigger than my torso, it's ridiculous and scary actually.

After one too many drinks, I happily played in the snow. By myself. With no coats on.

Ahh, nice Christmas.

Sunderland, Durham & Newcastle

2011-01-13T21:30:00.001+08:00

When I reached Sunderland on Tuesday night, I was so cranky because it was freezing beyond belief and my toes were frozen I couldn't walk properly! Was very heartwarming though to see his parents' excited faces to see me. :)

This was home sweet home for most of my time there. Loved the pretty blanket of white snow, unlike in London, where all the lush were black and filthy.

I woke up to yummy bacon sandwiches and English tea everyday. He said once before, "We are such lazy motherfuckers. All we do is wake up at noon, have breakfast, laze around, Facebook, go out for dinner, shop and eat again, and watch movies till late at night." True that. That's why I gained 4kg and he gained 5kg. Ha! Shhh..

If not the bacon sandwiches, it had got to be this bugger below. One of the criminals, full of calories yet one of the most delicious foods- the English breakfast.

Sally loved me more when I had food.

With snow, came my very own first ever snow angel!

To laze around after breakfast was a casual thing then......

I made a tiny snowman at his grandma's backyard! WITH MY BARE HANDS! I is amazing, minus the aftermath of raw and numb hands of coz.

We played bowling one night after an awesome Nandos dinner. Needless to say, I thrashed him.

London

2011-01-10T22:19:00.001+08:00

I have decided to separate blogging on my Europe trip into different entries based on the countries/cities I visited, else all the pictures will be in a huge mess! Then again, I talk as though I have a million pictures when in actual fact I only have 114 which were posted in Facebook! Heh heh. Weather there was too cold and I was wearing gloves anyway. Those pretty gloves restricted me from pressing buttons and doing alot of other things but I didn't really want to remove them because my fingers get frozen within a minute.

So anyway, below are the handful of pictures I managed to snap in London.

I am just so in love with practically all of the buildings in Europe! They are so ancient and are full of architecture and art; very Da Vinci Code-ish. The following day after I landed, I met up with friends for a visit to the museum.

JS arrived in London the following night, despite having his initial flight cancelled (actually he arrived an hour after I posted my blog entry on 20th December!).

He was nice enough to accompany me to Di*geo London for my meeting with the HR team. Never knew the headquarters is massive- it's a whole building with its own tiny little town inside!

Didn't really do that much shopping in London coz I was there from 18th-22nd December and was patiently waiting for sales on Boxing Day. Harrods wasn't really my cuppa but Oxford and Bond Street were amazing! It was snowing alot too, much to my delight.

Hated the tube though- Singapore's MRTs are so much better, cleaner, cheaper and efficient!

P.s: First day at work today and finally back to the gym after a month! Desperately need to shed that extra 4kg and that Real Madrid vs Villarreal match definitely helped me stay on the treadmill for an additional 45 minutes. :)

Goodbye UK

2011-01-08T08:26:00.003+08:00

I had to sadly bid farewell to UK earlier- am now transiting in Dubai, awaiting my flight back to Singapore which will fly in 2 hours and the journey will take another 9.5 hours. Sigh. I miss UK and JS alot already.

When I was transiting back from Europe past August after spending time with him for the first time, Dubai airport was where I broke down. Back then in Schiphol airport in Amsterdam when we did our farewell, I was the stronger one reassuring him how we will see each other again sooner than we would realize it, how we are always contactable via means of technology, how we are always just a phonecall away, continuously smiling and patting him on the back being all optimistic, etc. What an emotional facade that was, but let's face it, someone had to be the stronger one. Six months later, here I am in the same transiting airport, bawling my eyes out again. :'(

I'm sorry I've never really appreciated you and never really showed you how much I care. I know I have annoyed you alot, but it was never my intention to do so. I know I still do things you don't like me doing, because I'm that stubborn. I'm aware I don't prioritize you as much, but it really doesn't help when you're more than 10,000 kilometres away. I admit I don't give you as much emotion as you give to me, but let's take things one step at a time.

Thank you for all the unconditional love you've showered me with, whether or not I'm physically with you. Thank you for being that one guy who sincerely tells me I'm beautiful everyday even when I've just woken up from sleep with no make-up on. Thank you for every single effort you've gone through just to put a smile to my face. Thank you for all the great moments we've shared and all the new things you've taught me.

I can't wait to see you again in a month's time!

Wrapping Up 2010

2010-12-31T03:04:00.003+08:00

I went through my 2010 blogposts with the intention of sieving out significant things that occured to myself this year. Just when I thought there wasn't much extravagant happennings, it dwelled on me that two of the most extreme things I did this year, I can't afford to blog about else I'll get into deep shit. But in all seriousness, those two things were my highlight of 2010. :)

So here we go, my list of things in 2010 that meant quite alot to me of which I can afford to share:

Starting 2010 in Bangkok in a massive house party
(obviously the house party is not the picture below; pictures of me at the house party are either that of me smoking a Cuban cigar or me getting drunk which is not advisable to upload here)

Wise decision of getting a Blackberry Bold

Joining Fitness First

Travelled a fair bit- Bintan, Cebu, Holland, England, Belgium, France, etc

Most awesome birthday party

First Zoukout (David Guetta!)

Seeing snow for the first time

Him- sayangku cintaku <3

(I love you and I miss you so much, there has never been a day that had gone by without me thinking and yearning of you. You mean the world to me baby, if only you knew..)

New year resolutions, you may ask? I know myself that I'm not one who keeps to my new year resolutions (few years ago, I had "stop munching on ice" for five consecutive years, but to no avail to date), so I shall not bother to make a list just for the sake of making it.

This upcoming 2011, I strive to continue to do the following:

Sticking to my current religious routines to the gym

More travels around the world

HERE'S WISHING EVERYONE A FANTABULOUS 2011!

Sale! Sale! Sale!

2010-12-29T20:24:00.001+08:00

...Probably his sugar rush at that point was skyhigh.

Am totally loving the snow and the subzero temperature here! JS's been feeding me alot, I've gained 2kg in less than a week. Grrr... On a better note, sales are everywhere, it's crazy! I've been shopping daily ever since I reached Sunderland.

Favourite haunts like Topshop, Accessorize, River Island and New Look didn't disappoint. Stuff here are so much cheaper than in Singapore, not to mention the additional Boxing Day slash in prices! Such a pity that we don't have Next in Singapore though- I never come out of this outlet empty-handed even if it means going in for the tenth time. Bought an Adidas gym shoes for SGD$40! Me very happy! Will try to coax JS to accompany me do more shopping- we've been all around (Newcastle, Durham, London,etc) and he has already hinted that he did so much shopping in this past week alone than he has done in his entire life. Spoilsport!

Alright, off for lunch now!

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-25T19:22:00.004+08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

My first white Christmas and am totally loving it! When I got up early this morning, I took a walk outside the house to take videos and pictures of the pretty snow-covered surroundings, not to mention playing around with the snow by myself. Still have yet to partake in a snowball fight though.. Too cold for that now! But I will, at some point in time! I already have a video of me making a snow angel. Heh heh.

Above is a picture of the house I took during summer this year.

And this one right here, I took it when I had my little walk earlier. I can't see my feet when I walk because the snow is that thick- have to always wear layers of socks to keep them warm!

Anyway, I hope this Christmas goes well with everyone, even to those not celebrating it (lean back and enjoy the holidays then!). Will be heading over to JS's grandma's house in abit for the Christmas lunch! Awesome food awaits! :)

Frozen London

2010-12-20T05:49:00.004+08:00

Greetings from London!

Oh my god. There I was in Singapore for the past few weeks getting all hyped up and excited coz I was going to be seeing snow for the first time, and when I finally reached here, I’m just so annoyed by it.

Touched down at Heathrow Airport at 11.30am yesterday but finally got off the plane at 2.30pm because there was too much snow on the runway that the plane couldn’t park itself. Finally got my luggage at 4.30pm but was stuck at the airport till 8pm because all trains were halted due to heavy snow. JS’s flight from Amsterdam got cancelled which meant I had to survive on my own and make my own way to our hotel in Euston. Fortunately I met this guy and two Japanese exchange students who helped me with directions and ensured I reach my hotel safely.

The snow is terrible. Roads and floors are slippery, my hands and nose are frozen, my skin gets ridiculously dry, daylight ends by 4pm- but the view is amazingly awesome. Everything’s covered in gorgeous white sheet, it's going to be a wonderful white Christmas for me. :)

Left: Three layers of clothings, trenchcoat, scarf, thermal leggings, gloves & boots when I went out for coffee with Di*geo London colleagues earlier.

Right: Two layers of clothings, jacket, shorts, leg warmers & socks when I went to bed last night, not to mention tucking into the awesomely thick blanket.

I hope JS's flight to London tonight does not get cancelled. I hate staying in hotels alone.

Let's go back to where we started

2010-12-14T22:00:00.001+08:00

Why are you doing this to me, baby..? :(

How can I spend time with another when you're the only one I think of day and night?
How can I focus on others when you're the only one running through my mind?
How can I give them a chance when you didn't give me one?

How do I tell you you're my one, my all, my everything?

You're killing me slowly.
4 more days. :(

Year-End Party 2010

2010-12-11T09:08:00.000+08:00

We had the annual company year-end party last Friday which was quite awesome. But of coz, nothing beats last year's at Wavehouse! This year's was at Muhammad Sultan Road and the theme was Casino-ish.

Such gamblers these people turned out to be! Everyone hogged on the gambling tables for hours; I didn't even utilize my chip..

And yay, guess who's back in Singapore to give me lots of TLC! :)

ZOUKOUT!

High on Top

2010-12-08T19:31:00.001+08:00

(this is an amended entry from the original which I posted sometime in late November-- privacy concerns)

Was up at Ku De Ta again followed by Arena when the boys were still in town.

He had a super bad haircut, thus all the efforts in trying to cover up his hairstyle. Hair's looking good and long on the field now though! It's not fair how guys' hair always grow like ten times faster than girls'..

FYI, I don't publicize my blog to my friends or colleagues. In fact, 90% of my friends don't even know of the existance of this blog. So you people reading this are complete strangers who assume of my daily life through blog entries and selective pictures I post.

I can't and I won't please everyone, so if any of you dislike anything I've blabbered on, would really appreciate if you just leave and don't come back.

Y.O.U

2010-12-04T02:44:00.003+08:00

I miss watching him sleep.
I miss him irritating the hell outta me.
I miss listening to his crappy nonsense.
I miss hearing his voice singing Malay love songs.
I miss him asking me to shut up.
I miss watching him laugh.
I miss drooling over his awesome bod.
I miss cuddling up with him.
I miss him telling me off for chewing on my lips.
I miss him interlocking his fingers around mine.
I miss sneaking around with him.
I miss kissing him.
I miss touching his face.
I miss watching him dance and dancing with him.
I miss him driving me around.
I miss his lame jokes.
I miss oogling at him.
I miss him tickling me.
I miss listening to the way he talks.
I miss his huge appetite.

Most of all, I miss his presence and spending time with him.

I'm going crazy; nothing else matters anymore. This is sick. :(

IMY

2010-12-01T21:23:00.004+08:00

My body works in weird wonders in terms of emotions and food. When I'm in extreme happiness just like the past weekend, I forget all about eating at all. When we parted on Sunday, I didn't notice that the last time I actually consumed anything at all was on Friday during lunchtime. When Monday came and depression started kicking in, I consumed shitload during lunch (first meal since Friday's lunch), gorged 10 Snickers bars during tea-break and had 3 helpings of rice for dinner. Today was no better- I had 5 curry puffs for breakfast, shitload again during lunch and gazillion junk food during tea-break. Now, I'm just done with nasi padang, nasi ayam, wanton noodles and mee sua. Yes, I finished them all clean and neat by myself.

Sometimes I wonder why I even bother going to the gym everyday. Food keeps me happy you see.. Just what I need at this point in time. Once depressed, I get so pale in the face, I think negative thoughts, I breakdown and I eat alot. Just when I was super excited to have lost 3kg over the weekends, I've gained back 2kg to date.

Ironically, the bruises below from past weekend are symbols of happiness. IMY, love. :(

Gonna come home early tomorrow to watch the live football match on tv just because I'm missing the two very much. Speaking of which, I just BBM-ed both coz I just realised that my all-time two favourite numbers are actually their Singapore jersey numbers!

I told abang no pressure, but he better be scoring because this will be the first soccer match I'll be watching after 3 years (World Cup not inclusive). He's feeling more burdened now! Hehh. I hope Singapore wins!

Cinta Satu Malam

2010-11-28T14:12:00.001+08:00

**had to remove his photos because idiots are stealing them and doing godknowswhat**

Just got home a few hours ago. Oh my goodness, my unbelievable lifestyle these days just to ensure that we meet up and spend as much time with each other as possible.. I swear the last I slept was on Thursday night. I'm literally a walking zombie, with no sleep till now.

He introduced me to this song which I have been totally addicted to for the past 2 weeks. I listen to it at least 100 times each day, that's how addicted I am to it. Cinta Satu Malam = One Night Stand (I didn't know that until he told me). It's in Bahasa Indonesia though; the original I think is Cascada's Everytime We Touch.

Walau cinta kita sementara
Aku merasa bahagia
Kalau kau kecup mesra di keningku
Ku rasa bagai di syurga

Cinta satu malam
Oh indahnya
Cinta satu malam
Buat ku melayang
Walau satu malam
Akan tetap ku kenang
Dalam hidupku

Cinta satu malam
Oh indahnya
Cnta satu malam
Buat ku melayang
Walau satu malam
Akan tetap ku kenang
Selama lamanya

Sentuhan mu membuatku terlena
Aku telah terbuai mesra
Yang ku rasa hangat indahnya cinta
Hasratku kian membara

YSL Launch Party

2010-11-21T15:21:00.003+08:00

We attended YSL's Launch Party @ Marina Bay Sands two weeks ago.

I fell in LOVE with a pair of sand-coloured shades. Totally in love because it's one of those shades that doesn't make me look like a housefly when I wear it- I currently own only a pair of shades which suits my face shape/size.

BTW, I've mentioned before that I'm quite certain that I'm allergic to Moet & Chandon Rose Champagne- specifically only the Rose series. I've consumed it twice in my entire life and on both occasions, I ended up with a swollen and itching neck the next day. Ironically, Rose is my favourite champage!

During the YSL Launch Party, we were served pink champagne which looked ridiculously familiar to me but I didn't put that much thought into it at that point in time. After two glasses, I then realised that it was Moet & Chandon Rose Champagne, and the waiters even double confirmed it with me. Surprise surprise, I was perfectly alright the next day! No swollen nor itching neck means no allergies! One for the goal! :)

Thinking Caps

2010-11-17T21:26:00.000+08:00

It was eve of Hari Raya Haji but it was more of a cheer-up-Aliff-night-out for us and also for him to fill us in on everything about the incident. Poor boy, I feel so guilty over the charges he's battling against the law right now because I think I indirectly started it all- my birthday party. Nonetheless, am glad he's taking things easy and was still in the mood for jokes and laughter that night.

Lotsa love, Aliff boy! Be strong!

All the best for your court hearing tomorrow hun.

Ku De Ta

2010-11-17T15:04:00.008+08:00

PHOTO UPDATES BELOW!

Finally, the pictures from my birthday party at Ku De Ta! Loves that place.

Tables, checked.

Booze, checked.

Friends, checked.

Awesome party, checked!

Aliff my dear, we all love you alot and will always be here for you ya? <3

We moved from Ku De Ta to Arena at Clarke Quay. And then at 5am, the remaining 8 of us randomly checked into a hotel room to waste our Sunday morning away. Shall not go into details, but in summary, best birthday celebration! Thanks all for being a part of it!

Happy 23rd Birthday to ME!

2010-11-14T13:55:00.000+08:00

I turned 23 on 10th November. :)

Such a wonderful day it was, even though I was at work from 9am-6pm. Actually, it was the fact that I was at work that made my birthday wonderful- my colleagues are just too lovely! Three years in a row, I've celebrated my birthdays at Di*geo and they just get so much better by each year.

JS was very sweet! We had some issues and hadn't talked to one another few days prior to my birthday. On my birthday itself, I was very sure he wouldn't have remembered the day but when I came back from cake-cutting with the HR team, there was another bouquet of flowers on my table- pretty pink & white roses with a card attached to it.

I peeped at the card to see who it was from and saw his name at the bottom of the card, but decided not to read it till just before I leave the office for dinner (his letters/emails/messages are typically very long; the card wasn't spared too).

When I finally read the card, I ended up sitting there dumbstruck for a good ten minutes over how touching and sweet the contents were. It may sound cheesy, but it was one of the most heart-felt notes I've ever read. Three colleagues of mine who read it actually teared!

The next day, he called and asked if I counted the number of roses in the bouquet. I said no and told him I would assume that it should be 23 roses in total. But no.. He said there were 38 roses. When I asked why, he said from the date of my birthday to when I fly to England, it was 38 days till he sees me. Everyone I told this reason behind the 38 roses never fail to go "awwwww....". :p

Anyway, loves my bouquets!

Pretty macaroons which looked like eye make-up palatte!

Went to dinner at Barracks @ Dempsey with Michelle afterwards. I am such a fan of that place! I became a fan the first time I was there for an ex-colleague's farewell dinner.

My Mint Berry Fix was so refreshing I slurped till the last drop. Am not complaining on the variety of berries in my drink either which I finished up at the end of the drink.

Truffle Fries this time round was a tad disappointing though.. The fries were not temperature warm and I think I tasted some soggy ones as well. Plus, the most important ingredient, the truffle oil, was scarcely used, making the fries taste like any other normal french fries out there. Wasn't like this the first time I went there though- it was so good we ordered about 7 trays of Truffle Fries!

Mmmm... The Ahi Taki salad was so delicious- generous servings of tuna amidst a bed of rockets.

Wild Truffled Mushroom Skinny Pizza which Michelle thought was too mushroomy but I totally dig.

Seared Foie Gras was oh.my.freaking.god good. I have a soft spot for foie gras and this one totally lived up to it. Didn't realy fancy the duck though- am a hands down chicken person. But of coz, the best foie gras I've had was at Fullerton Hotel's lunch buffet. And please, I don't need to be reminded of how foie gras is made.

This chocolate cake was awesome, very chocolatey and moist. The additional number of treadmill minutes I'll need to do to work off the calories is not as awesome though.. :p

My birthday party at Ku De Ta last night was amazing but that's for another blogpost. It was 10.03am today when he sent me home, after much contemplation whether I should go home or just spend the morning with him. :x

Good Morning!

2010-11-07T09:08:00.005+08:00

FML. I was woken up at 8.15am today to babysit my niece, doesn't help when she's always very cranky in the mornings. Since I'm already up, I'm gonna ensure I make full use of the day ahead. I've even listed all the things I should do after this blogpost:

- egg prata for breakfast
- head to work to clear some emails
- hit the gym (with extra 300 calories to be burnt due to excessive drinking past few nights)
- shop for dresses
- iron clothhes and change bedsheets
- clean the room
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! Amen.

Awesome much? :)

Anyway, didn't have Round 3 last night of which I'm so annoyed about. Was having some boy issues till I totally didn't have any mood for anything and was in bed by 11pm. That was truely not awesome at all. But thank god for the early night, else I would've been the one who's more cranky being awoken at 8.15 am!

You know, some guys are just so unpredictable. They love you so much, they want you all for themselves but at the same time, they don't trust you at all. I thought he and I shared the same level of comfortability for me to share things with him because I want us both to be open with each other and not be keeping things from one another, but apparently, I was naive- he doesn't. He gets extremely affected whenever I randomly tell him about other insignificant guys, about idiots who jokingly proposed to me, about me going to dinners with male counterparts even when they're just my colleagues/friends, etc.

C'mon man.. I've changed so much of me for him that I don't feel like me anymore at times. So now I'm indirectly expected to even change my behaviour and only talk about no other guys (even though they mean nothing) but him with him? I think this is getting too ridiculous. I realise our levels of thinking vary vastly and we're rarely in sync with one another which never fails to end up in arguments. And to think we're not even a couple yet? Tell me again why I'm putting myself into such an emotional dilemma..? That's why I always say older guys are so much better coz they're more matured and have been through life by milestones.

Whatever it is, I've told him he's making me take many steps backwards. I just can't do it, I can't do anything without reciprocated trust because that's my fundamental base in almost everything.

I was just so frustrated last night, but am more frustrated today because can't believe I actually got moodless because of silly boy issues and ended up turning down partying at Ku De Tar! Ugh, I'm not even in a relationship, but I already think it's rubbish.

Long weekend's gone already! :(

Wala Wala Bing Bang

2010-11-06T14:04:00.003+08:00

It's amazing that I woke up at 10.30am today. :)

My dad hasn't even cooked breakfast! Usually when I wake up in the mid-afternoon over the weekends and head to the kitchen for food, I'll usually complain breakfast's no longer temperature hot because they've been left on the table for a couple of hours by the time I woke up. I hate my food cold. So am generally happy to be eating temperature hot breakfast today. I even made a visit to my dermatologist! Feeling quite accomplished and it's only mid-day now.

Anyway, Round 2 last night was at Wala Wala- my first time there. Realized they don't really have a signboard to acknowledge they're Wala Wala.. Weird.

Check out the lethal yet chic looking Absolut bottle. Ahhh, competitor.

Round 3 tonight!

J0hnnie Walker Jet Black Party (Brazil)

2010-11-05T13:37:00.007+08:00

The Grand Prix kicks off in Brazil (Sao Paulo) this Sunday. Of coz, J0hnnie Walker being one of the official sponsors, takes every opportunity to hold parties regardless of where the races are held- but I bet noone's complaining!

It was a last minute thing that we decided to head down to White Rabbit @ Dempsey for the party (you'll realise my big work bag I was carrying). My first time there and I reckon they transformed the whole restaurant into a chic party arena. Gotta love Di*geo for all it's parties! :)

I am so not a whiskey person. In fact, I hate that thing, including single malts. I prefer beverages like spirits, beer, cocktails and liqueurs. But of coz, at a J0hnnie Walker event, what beverage is aplenty? Duh, whiskey, thus leaving me with no choice and ended up a little bonkers afterwards.

Woke up this ~~morning~~ mid-afternoon to a heavy head, a lousy throat and a problematic stomach. But am so ready for Round 2 tonight!

In the meantime, am digging this song currently. Loves.

Happy Deepavali to all Hindus!