Resurrection

2008-04-30T15:44:00.001+08:00

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2008-03-16T16:52:00.003+08:00

This got me crackin' up big time.
Kudos to Heidi Klum and Seal for comin' up with this.
Enjoy!!!

Wonder how'll Clinton and Obama react to this.

ps: updates on the jeff chang concert i attended coming soon!

2008-03-08T17:15:00.000+08:00

i hate you, you, you, you, you and you.

2008-02-06T00:59:00.000+08:00

Click away!!

2008-02-03T23:31:00.001+08:00

Before I begin, here’s wishing you, you and you

恭喜发财！万事如意！

财源广进！心想事成！

身体健康！新春愉快！

For the school-going youngsters, here’s wishing you kids 学业进步！

For the working grown-ups, may you 步步高升！

And for the all Tao Kay-s, hope that your生意 can 兴隆！

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Moving on…

As with every year, the month of Feb marks the impending arrival of my *eh hem* 18^th year on Earth. I have a feeling that birthday fairies like to read blogs, thus I thought of penning my wish list here just so to make things easier for my lovely birthday fairies.

Not in any order of importance, it’ll be nice if I could receive

a gorgeous bag so that I can lug it to work in a few months' time
a lovely blusher so that I can fake the radiant glow that is somewhat absent
a cookbook for me to hone my culinary skills
a potent pimple cream that will do wonders for my horrible skin (oxy, T3 & garnier became ineffective apparently)
recommendations on where to find a good Chinese physician
Gastric medicine to relieve me of the excruciating pain that I go thru occasionally (P.S: Doctors are my nemesis.)
Mask or exfoliator for my ever dry-beyond-words lips
Vouchers for glasses and watch

And if all else fails, just get me a few orthodontic toothbrushes yeah?

Looking forward!!!

(PS: the above is also for the reference of my BELOVED cousins who have the surnames of either Low, Chua, Tan or Heng. Hahahahahaha!! )

2008-01-30T23:26:00.001+08:00

A picture speaks a thousand words....

near ten thousand in this case.

sigh...

2008-01-27T14:23:00.000+08:00

Last thursday was a day of trepidation for both my cousins who were getting their O' levels results. Since release of results was brought forward to Jan this year, whether they'll be able to enjoy the upcoming CNY very much depended on their results. And boy am I pleased to say that both will be able to celebrate CNY with much delight. ('',)

But before all the joy sets in, here are a few pics of what took place that day at PLMGSS, where the six of us (my mom, cecilia, vanessa, me, my sis and ting) went to show our support for our beloved kutukutu mei.

the moment of truth - mei mei collecting her results slip :o

breaking down after a phone convo with my uncle and auntie...

and making all of us cry along with her T_T

I have never seen my kutu mei cry for a loooooong looooong time...so seeing her small eyes turn watery and tears rolling down her cheeks that day was, i must admit, a tad heart-wrenching for me. Come to think of it, so paiseh... crying in front of hundreds of 16/17 years old. tsk tsk.

After all the crying, it was time for some group shots!

After which, we headed for dim sum at chinatown and our day ended after a much enjoyable Karaoke session at k-Box.

Once again, a pat on the back for both my cousins! Congrats!

Till the next time,

Bye!

2008-01-20T22:56:00.000+08:00

after a week in boot camp, i'm pleased to announce that lexus is back! and may i add..better than before!! this dude's got a new lease of life man..literally.

anyway, i was planning to do a recap of the major happenings in 2007. but whenever i attempt to even start, Angel Cla and Devil Ryce start appearing at the two sides of my head. Floating on a puffy cloud, Angel Cla says i should be working on the forbidden D word while Devil Ryce says i should blog. in the end, as they always say, good triumphs over evil. so..yeah...no chronology of 2007. haha!

nevertheless, i'll upload some pics which i think pretty much summarize the memorable moments that took place last year.

Our first exploration of Chinatown during Chinese New Year.

My Korean students staying over during CNY

CNY visiting!

Post exams BBQ

2007 - The Year of the Braces

Practical Training Scheme

Hari Raya Visiting!

Christmas Party @ the Tays

Family Christmas Party @ the Tans

Last dinner of 2007 - Steamboat @ the Lows

Yup, there you have it.

Till the next time... Ciao!

2008-01-05T20:46:00.000+08:00

i would have loved to do an interesting update but my ol' lexus decided to throw tantrums few days back... kidnapping with him all the photos that i intended to upload here. gotta send him for disciplinary class on monday and hopefully, i'll be able to retrieve all the stuff i have inside. wish me luck~

2007-12-25T19:14:00.000+08:00

MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!

Updates coming once the pictures are in.
Joyous day to all!

2007-12-01T01:14:00.000+08:00

Dear warrior princesses,

Now that the war is over, I regret to inform you that I will not be able to stay around and practice my war cries with you warrior princesses as I just received notification from the tribe that I am to go for upgrading courses to enhance my PROFESSIONALISM as a warrior princess.
Nonetheless, I wish to appreciate my heartfelt thanks to you warriors for sticking with me thru these six months. I really enjoyed the time we spent together - be it working our asses off projects..oops, I meant working our asses off sharpening our knives or having truckloads of fun (usually at the expense of others). This arduous 6-month journey became much more delightful and pleasant because of you my darlings... Adeline, Alvinna, Asilah, Hidayah and Sherlin.

But fret not... for I am meeting you warrior princesses soon. Bring rum and laughter but leave your sorrows behind.

Remember... Xena the ORIGINAL warrior princess will be back soon.

Yours Strongly,
Xena

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Greetings My Sweetie Pies!

This is Martha...Martha Steweird speaking. I believe you would have heard by now that Xena has gone into retreat for a month. Before she left, she reminded me time and again to feed you darlings well. So here I am...at your service.

Because you guys deserve the best and nothing less, I have specially brought along with me the renowned Chef Claryce (aka my alter ego) from the land of i-just-screwed-up-dinner. Together, our synergy, our creations will take your breaths away (literally.)

Therefore, I cordially invite you lovelies over to my bistro for a welcome meal. The date and time are still tentative because Chef Claryce has yet to settle her visa problems over at the land of i-just-screwed-up-dinner. But once everything's settled, I promise I will update you girls about the welcome meal.

Meantime, rest your tummies well because they will be in for a treat soon!!

Till then,
tata!

Deliciously yours,
Martha Steweird

2007-11-26T21:14:00.000+08:00

Flipping thru’ the papers during dinner today, (yes in times like these, even the most mundane activity seems oh-so interesting) I came across this article in Life! Page 6 that got me chuckling as I slurped on my bowl of yong tau hu soup.

Titled “Meow, read my sms-es”, it discusses how technology has revolutionized courtship by allowing couples to text sweet nothing messages. I’m not going to go on and on about this lest this turns out to be another dreary newspaper review like the previous post (not that I have the luxury of time either). I’m just going to quote a part of it.

“But those four words perfectly exemplify what I’m talking about. It provides the receiver no useful information apart from forcing him or her, for a moment at least, to think about you”

Gee…imagine having to force your man/lady to think of you. Quite pathetic eh? You have to read the article yourself to know what those four words are. It’s quite a fun piece to read. The writer sure has some good witty genes.

Ok, have to go back to TBP revision. Tough war awaits.

Ciao!

2007-11-25T17:17:00.000+08:00

So, it is a Sunday yet again... a day after the dreaded and very much abhorred Professional Practice in Construction exam ( Yes, a paper on Saturday noon! That's good ol' NUS for you.) I woke up just in time for a nice lunch (haha) and moped around the house for the next 2 hours before picking up the stack of papers that was strangely( and very strategically) placed on the tv console by The Mother (who was at work) ... a VERY SUBTLE hint I must say. Not really looking forward to another session of i'm-going-to-stop-subscribing-to-the-papers-if-you-are-not-intending-to-read-them, I plopped down on my dirty swirling grey chair and began acting like an intellectual for the following 45 min or so.

Much to my surprise, they are still reporting on the exorcism case in the papers! It's very much evolving into Singapore's version of the soap opera Days of Our Lives now. You can skip the papers for 2 weeks and not worry about not being able to keep track on the who-what-why-how of the case (not that anyone would be THAT eager to find out I suppose) Back in those days, I could skip Days of Our Lives for a good two months and still know what was going on because the plot moved at such an alarmingly S--L--O--W speed. Even Sherlin's turtle can crawl faster! Oh wait, that's not a real turtle. Nevermind.

Let's see what else can I remember..oh yes..FOREIGN TALENT. Some dude from the Sports School/ Council has courageously admitted that his choice to concentrate on attracting foreign sports talent years back was a wrong one. It sure was an expensive mistake, considering the fact that a million bucks was sacrificed. My mistakes were never expensive (in fact, they didn't cost a single cent 99% of the time) but still, I have had to endure the seemingly never ending rantings and rage outbursts (from The Mother usually) . This dude sure got off the hook easy since there wasn't any big hoo-ha about it.

Anyway, he was saying how it's always more reliable to have homegrown sports talent since after some time, the foreign talents are either not meeting standards set, running away or suing the association. He sure can say that now that we have our own sports school and nurturing our own sports medals grabbers.I am inclined to think that the foreign sports talents we have now are not going to be happy with the report. I wish him all the best.

On another note, I was glad to be greeted with a smiling Mr Neil Humphreys in Saturday's Life section. Yes I am a fan of his and I am not going to be covert about it. He can talk about the most sleep inducing topics and yet manage to inject his unique sense of humour that average Singaporeans like yours truly can understand. This is important because I have concluded that humour, unlike music, DOES NOT transcend all boundaries. I have been trying to read this book titled I Have A Bream by John o' Farrell (a columist too) ever since I picked it up from the Humor section in Borders about a month ago. Boy, it was some excellent choice I made. I couldn't bring myself to laugh at a good 80% of the stuff I read inside there! He writes about a whole lot of stuff, which, provided I understand, are really quite fun to read. But when he starts making some supposedly funny references to political scenes in UK or US, that's when I start flipping the pages. I mean, I can't even catch up with political scene here, much less those in the States or UK. To even understand the political humour he penned is tantamount to asking me sit through 2 hours of PP lecture with no breaks. You get the drift.

In any case, this is exactly why I am thankful that Neil Humphreys still writes about stuff that I can understand, identify with and laugh about.

Ending off, I'll leave you with the 2 pictures of the week!

Presenting to the world... THE BEE WHICH NEVER DIES!!

I was at McCafe studying with Vinna when this bee started harassing us. It brought out the Xena in me and I went on to flick it away from the glass panel. (1 for Xena, 0 for Mr Bee) It fell straight to the ground and was struggling about, as shown in the picture. Looking at the poor guy, I almost felt guilty for paralyzing it. Thank god I didn't waste my supply of guilt because before we knew it, Mr Bee was up, up and away! Not only did he regain his flight abilities, he brought along with him two other mates! So instead of one, we had to deal with 3 buzzing creatures! Needless to say, we were defeated and were forced to move to other spots. (1 for Xena, 1 for Mr Bee) Bugger....

Next up, give a round of applause to Singapore's very own SLEEPING BEAUTY!

Aww... the poor girl was zonked out from all the mugging and needed a little break. But that didn't stop me from capturing this rare moment! Hehe.

I'm outta here!!

ADIOS!!

2007-11-16T18:51:00.000+08:00

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this post will be a whopping 5000 words long!!

Hang in there.....

In school

At home

In other news..

I've been on braces for nearly 5 months now... I'd like to think that there is good progress..
What say you?

Alright, I'm done here.
Time for dinner!
Adios!

2007-11-12T21:54:00.000+08:00

An open letter to Santa

Dear Santa,

Hello! This is Claryce. Remember me? You did not deliver my presents last year because you said your reindeers couldn't find their way here. I hope you received the street directory I mailed you last Spring. Anyway, I haven't been too naughty this year (except for the occasional bitch fits) so I was wondering if you could bring me some presents. Below are some of the things that I'd appreciate if you could bring for me (in order of importance)

(1) a nice Brunk (it means BRainy HUNK)
(2) a sack of money ( i accept SGD, USD, Euros and Pounds only)
(3) Borders book voucher
(4) a beautiful necklace
(5) shoe vouchers

That's all for now. The list is not exhaustive though. I will write to you again if there are any additions to the list. Till then, thanks and take care!

Love,
Claryce

(P.S: oh and Santa, it'll be good if you could lose some of those jiggling fats. The reindeers are contemplating lodging a complain to PETA because of the extra load they have had to carry over the years. yeah... thought I should let you know about this.)

2007-11-10T20:26:00.000+08:00

tadah!

a brand new blogskin! 'Eat the future' had to go cos it was eating up my future, literally.
this new skin is a bitchy and narcissistic one i must say. but i adore adore ADORE the color of it!

trust me, attempts to change the big fat "GOSSIP GIRL" and "you know you love me" were all futile. the creator simply had it deeply embedded and integrated with the whole layout. rats...

well i'm not going to admit being a gossip girl..let's just say im a closet one though. and according to penal code no. 74539283594756332, i am suppose to continue staying in the nice closet till NASA announces the news of Planet Venus becoming a suitable habitat for all living bodies. until then, the door remains shut.

ok, gotta run.
adios!

2007-11-01T21:15:00.000+08:00

it's 1st november!! which means we are going hari raya visiting tmr!! weeeeeez! the delicious foodies and cookies that await us... can hardly wait (",)

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honest people exist! it's true!

i dropped my bus pass on the bus two days back and felt so super duper bleah. vinna was kind enough to forgo her opera (thanks amigo! you're the best!) and accompanied me to the office at the bus terminal. the bus uncle asked if we remembered how the bus driver looked like. i didn't but vinna did. she remembered him as an uncle with white hair. little did we know that the uncle'd go around telling his fellow mates that we were looking for a white hair uncle!! hahaha! he seemed amused that we remembered the white hair. minutes later, uncle white hair finally appeared! he let us into the bus to search......but to no avail :( i thought that was it...there goes my 97 bucks of concession..

little did i know that i would receive news of my bus pass being found and returned to the school's student services center the next morning! it made me a very happy person for the whole of yesterday. so i wanna say a HUGE "Thank You!" to ms/mr ho yuet, the kind soul who found and returned my pass.

and of cos not forgetting the cute TIBS (the SMRT staff was so hostile) bus uncles (uncle coffee of bus 963 and uncle white hair of bus 188) who were so nice and helpful! uncles rock! hahaha.

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chef claryce was sick of the food at the kopitiam and didn't feel like ordering fast food. so she decided that it was about time she made a comeback at the kitchen. however, being as lazy as always, she thought that it'll be easier to have just fried rice and a plate of chicken dices. well, the chicken turned out fine but the same can't be said for the rice. all was well till she added in the eggs. what was suppose to be fried rice became mui3 fan3 (a kind of rice with watery gravy) thank goodness it was still edible and didn't taste ewe-y. The Mother even complimented it. hahaha.

soy chicken dices

fried rice that was not-so-fried

the last i heard, chef claryce is going to seek help from her student's mom (who makes fried rice as nice as those from coffee shops) on how to whip up the perfect fried rice. watch this space for more adventures of chef claryce and her fried rice!

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the end.

2007-10-10T22:12:00.000+08:00

Backey Back!! My monthly blog is at work again! haha.

It has been one hella month so far..assignments, tests, b*tches, skanska..haha.

Oh before I forget, I'm proud to present our very own Sex and the City gang!! Woooo...

Starring Vinna as Miranda, Sherlin as Charlotte, Asilah as Samantha and Adel as Carrie. Don't you guys agree that you fit the respective roles well?? (all in unison..Yesssssss) hahahahaha! Me? I'm the producer of course...who do you think is the brainchild behind all these? hahahaha! And no, I DON'T LIKE UMBRELLAS!

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Vinna has successfully lured me to the dark side...to the world of Facebook! Though loads of fun as compared to Friendster (yawn..), the applications and layouts are making me wonder if I'm too old for these. I JUST CAN'T FIGURE THEM OUT! So what do u do after accepting an invitation? Smile and bask in the happiness that your friends remember you? Enlightenment ..I need that.

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Autumn has arrived..so it's time for leaves AND hair to fall..

I can't smile widely... my face'll BALLOON.

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I realised I haven't been really tactful when speaking these days... I tend to shoot my mouth off before the CPU up there can process the info... so I hereby express my sincere apologies to all if I have, in one way or another, made you feel like swearing at me this past week. teehee.

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NEWSFLASH!

We (the 5 of us) have been officially labelled as SLACKERS (ooh!) We do know all along that work is not the priority whenever the five of us aggregate (but we get QUALITY work done at the end of the day. boo to u! ) but that's not up to anyone to crticise, unless of course, our slackiness has affected YOU, my dear skansca, which I highly doubt so since 1) we never had the privilege and honour to work with you and 2) we don't do our projects in clubs.

In any case, I take pride in being a slacker. (Yay to us!)

It is better off being a slacker than a grinded skansca.

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I think I swallowed part of my braces wire because a part of it is missing..or so I presume..I'm not sure... Oh well, I'll keep a look out for shiny stuff in my excretion. hahahahahahaha!

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And last, shout out to the October babies in my family!

Uncle Siak Joo (9th), Ting ting (10th) and My Pa1Pa1 Mr Lau (15th)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

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.The End.

2007-09-04T22:52:00.001+08:00

I AM...

. pei si, claryce

. not a male

. 22 (technically)

. 18 (actually)

. sister to big thigh

. NOT a big head!(but i have cousins like big hairy monster and kutukutu)

. a full time undergrad

. a full time procrastinator

. a part time tutor

. very clumsy

. quite lazy(my mom would gladly strike away the 'quite' and replace with 'very' though)

. quite auntie(though i refuse to acknowledge this)

. always falling/slipping

. now a hk drama supporter (go raymond! hahahaha)

. sunshine's sayang, sayang's irregular sayang(love-hate. it's complicated) and sherlin's ex-friend(she don't wanna friend me anymore you see)

. according to sunshine, an owl

. according to sherlin, a swan (awwww..)

. according to sayang bo binna, mother of all optimism

. waiting for adel to bring back hot hunks from barcelona

. waiting for NUS to change/amend that silly S/U policy (i want my s/u back!)

. dreading graduation

. going to start on my dissertation.....soon....soon...

. on my way to attaining a beautiful smile

. one half of the poor big headed old hag duo

. waiting for money to drop from the sky

. dreaming....(cousin dumbo says "it all begins with a dream..")

. dreaming that i'll graduate with first class honours

. also well aware that the above pt'll forever remain as a dream

. going to school tmr for tutorial and lecture

. going to school on thurs for tutorial

. not going to school on friday cos i have no classes

. going to stop here cos it's becoming absurd. watch this space for part 2 of my nonsensical rambles.

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2007-08-24T23:57:00.002+08:00

i hear your calls dudettes.... haha. it's time for updates again!! (cue: cheer!) lol!

let's see...on national day, we went out for our mini celebration with dear ol' granny. met up with dumbo (our fam's brand new chauffeur. haha)and mr jason at taka and went for mini tea at breeks. the adults were tucked comfortably in a corner while the four of us were left to fend for ourselves. hmph. but nothing can stop the legendary us... when stuck in boredom, just flash out the cells! and we happily entertained ourselves in the following hour or so..

trying hard to squeeze into the picture..haha.

the succeeded shot (",)

the legendary us!!

after tea, we headed to this nice lil restaurant which is located very ulu-ly in a corner of chinatown. though so, the food was gooooooooood! managed to get a group shot there.

it was a good day out with part of the family!!

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sch has started yet again...this is the second last time that i can say that phrase out loud... cos 2 sems later, i'll be out of fairytale land and will be stepping into the harsh and brutal real world where menaces lurk. just the mere thought of it is repulsive enough.. let's not go there yet...

so sch started and we headed down to earl swensen at vivo to celebrate darling adel and sunshine sayang asilah's birthdays! i must say it was good recommendation by dear sherlin who could jolly well apply to be the promoter for their salad bar buffet! the salad was so satisfying that i went down the following week with sis and big hairy monster (aka big low)for dinner.

welcome to my humble kitchen.
yeah right. i wish. haha.
my sneaky sis snapped a shot of greedy me helping myself to the salad bar.

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in an attempt to regain my chef's title, i volunteered to make dinner tonight.
now as all of us know, we need to go marketing to get the ingredients. so off i went, armed with a reusable bag (live earth!), trotting my way to the ntuc nearby. i've got the recipes ready, shopping list ready..all seemed perfectly planned when suddenly (insert dramatic sound!) my stupid OP slippers failed on me and refused to hold its grip onto the slippery afterrain-floor. so off i went, flying slightly into the air (yes, imagine the scenario) and landed flat on my flat butt (pun intended). to make things worse, there was this guy (whom i suspect is the doctor at the clinic nearby) who walked past. he did turn and asked if i was ok..but i managed to catch a stupid grin on the face.. if i could, i would personally wipe that grin off his face! but i couldn't...for i was too embarrassed for words! i could just die from embarrassment at that moment.. T_T

enough of the embarrassing stuff.. where was i..... oh yes, cooking.

i was all busy making dinner when sneaky sis took a pic of me with disheveled hair at work. i never knew i look like this when im transformed into chef claryce.

add in the sauce....

then stir stir stir!

the end products!!

Mapo Tofu

stir fried celery with chicken dices & cashew nuts!

the panel of judges were kind tonight.. out of 10, i received the following scores

Judge Daddy : 8.5
Judge Mommy : 9
Judge Cordelia the gorilla : 8

no more poo like dishes!
not that bad huh??

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i've been tutoring for about 2 years now.. i've snapped pics of my students but never posted on my blog before... as to date, i've had a total of 10 students. i'm no 'miss nice' to students...just ask those who've had to endure my rantings and scoldings during lessons. hahaha! like the chinese sayang goes: a strict teacher produces good students!

here are 3 shots i took when they were working hard during lesson..
names have been modified to protect their identities. hahahaha!

miss J

mr J

mr AC

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whew...that was quite a lot of updates huh....it's almost 1am! zzzz...
time to head to my next destination where gorgeous men awaits....

DreamLand!! here i come!!!

till the next time....ciao^^

my butt still hurts......darn.

2007-08-09T23:15:00.000+08:00

do you know the taste of utter disappointment?

utter disappointment is when someone whom you think will speak up for you when the need arises, fails to do so.

utter disappointment is when someone conveniently forgets the many things that you have done for her and chooses to remember only those that you failed to do for her.

utter disappointment is when she chooses to conveniently forget/ is oblivious to the fact that you, many a time, became her scapegoat and the target of ramblings when in the first place, it wasn't even your fault but you chose to keep quiet about it.

utter disappointment is when you cry in a corner when faced with shit and she is outside there enjoying the tv.

utter disappointment is when you can't even find the words to verbally describe the bitterness in you.

do you even know how it feels?

selfish?

tell me what's selfish.

do you dare say when you ignore how one would feel when you go on blabbering to others about one's weak spots, that is not an act of selfishness? that that is not an act of insensitivity?

i don't know.

i don't wish to know.

2007-08-02T00:33:00.000+08:00

I've fallen in lurve with a married man!!!

hahahahaha!! Now now, before you guys go "oh my god claryce!!!" let me do some elaboration.
I was watching the oprah winfrey show the day before and my new found love was a guest on it. Mind you, I haven't even heard of his name prior to this! So the moment he laid his fingers on the piano and opened his mouth, I knew for sure that it was going to be love at first sound...and boy was I right..

Here I am typing this with his cd playing in the room (rushed down to the nearest HMV the next day and grabbed this last copy)...ahhh..puuurrrfect!

So ladies, I present to you my new found lurrrveeee...Mr Robin Thicke!

That's his latest album (the one that's playing on my player now:))

Well, he's married to his high school sweetheart (all in unison..AWWWWW!!) It's ok..I'll settle for his voice then..hahahahahaha

2007-07-06T14:54:00.000+08:00

saw this on a friend's blog

love it. such ingenuity.

2007-06-14T22:11:00.001+08:00

it's been long..time for an update!

phase 1 of tree counting has come to a close with phase 2 coming up next week. ($^&*@#^$$#&^^%*^%*!!)
oh yes..you can tell how much i love counting trees. i sweated and bled (the mosquitoes there are all obese now i tell you) ..all for a miserable 500 bucks.
to make things worse, this particular mozzie disfigured my hand for a few days.. take a look and you know what i mean

met up with joanne and my jc first 3 mths classmates (whom we have not seen one another for a good 5 yrs..cept for my fellow poor big headed old hag) last friday. let's just say it wasn't the most comfortable class gathering . gee..

my fellow poor big headed old hag

presenting to you...the poor big headed old hag duo!!

12th june..the much awaited (or not) dental visit for my upper braces to be fitted in. nope..no photos taken yet (actually yes, but they were all destroyed and deleted by me. haha) dentist gave pills for the swelling to go down and also to make it a less uncomfortable process. i'm not sure if the swelling of the gums went down but i know for sure my eyes swelled!

looks like some eyelid surgery gone wrong.. panicked for a moment when i saw this before rushing down to the doc. turned out to be a drug allergy.. -.-

in other news, i'd like to suggest to the respective constituencies to proof read and check their banners before flashing it to the public. take a look at what i've found

looks normal? take a closer look...

so much for the speak good english campaign huh...

2007-05-21T17:59:00.000+08:00

updates updates~

chef biggie ng was at work again last fri. this time, no more poo like dishes.

tantalising....no? haha

long beans with spicy bean paste

sliced pork with celery strips

appetizer - bitter gourd with spicy bean paste. not a tinge of bitterness was tasted. really. served chilled somemore...yum... hahaha

ok ok..let me confess, i did not come up with all of this. sought help from a recipe book. haha.
but hey, at least it looked more edible than before right?

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PTS is fun thus far.. i am in no position to complain about anything cos im having it better than all my sayangs. let me show u some pics of my job..

taken from the mrt platform. yup, this is one-north. it is not as simple as it looks like from here. stretches over dunno how many hectares (start point is near NUH ok). we had to trot our way on feet thru the area over two days under the sorching sun. about 4 hours each day. we'll be back there in the following weeks to come to install some measurement apparatus. it's gonna be labourious man!!

then at 12 noon today, huishan and i helped in the setup of this instrument on the rooftop of what was the law fac. 12 noon! can u imagine the heat?? apparently, they are going to use this instrument to capture temp of the area (it's going to be a rooftop garden soon)

after an hour when setup was done, it was time to enjoy the serenity of the surroundings..

since there was no other way down (oed officer had to lock the stairs), we walked across the roof to get to another exit.

yup, these are roof tiles.

quite an experience cos the oed officer, michael (a nice uncle who dispensed advice and treated us to fruit juices!), said students are not allowed on roofs of nus. (they fear we habour suicidal thoughts. haha)

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can't wait to meet up with u sayangs! im sure u guys have lots of grumble and bitch about when we meet. till then, take good care~~

2007-05-14T15:17:00.000+08:00

14th may..first let me post a big shout out to my hairy cousin.

Cooousin Low!! Happy 23rd Birthday!!!
may all your dreams and hopes of staying pretty and becoming richer (i'll give you boateng. don't hiam) come true!! oh and stay hairy always!! hahaha

^see..proof that she was hairy since 22 years ago. hehe

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mothers' day came and went over the weekends. some celebrations took place, starting with the one at gran's place on sat

very rich and thickly flavoured durian cake for all the mothers. everyone had only praises for it.

the beautiful mothers and gran

gran couldn't wait to eat the cake. hahaha..kidding.

cousin low couldn't wait any longer. so she grabbed the knife over and ate up a huge portion of it. see that missing slice there? now we all know where it went to.

ba kwa in the shape of a heart! provided by aunt julie ^^

meanwhile, in another corner of gran's place...

sightings of a small head penguin and monkey wannabe were spotted.

kutu and her owner

kutu: ain't i cute?
owner: why on earth am i sitting beside her??

hand belonging to that of a role player. well done, you managed to squeeze yourself (or part of it rather) into the picture, thereby gaining your moment of fame on my blog. congrats~

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the next day was mothers' day dinner at the Low Kingdom. dinner was specially prepared by the 4 fabulous chefs who only cook together twice a year. once on mothers' day and once on fathers' day.

after much screaming, laughing and perspiring, the fabulous 4 presented what was considered a meal fit for the royals.

the spread.

sze chuan soup by chef biggie low

kung bao chicken by chef biggie ng (looks like poo but hey, it was well received. haha..or so i say)

stir fry clams by chef smallie ng

beansprouts with tau kwa and chilli padi by chef smallie low (under the careful supervision of three other pairs of eyes. hahaha)

supposedly scrambled egg with tomato by chefs smallies ng and low (what's that burning smell? lol)

our vip, the gran, enjoying her food

choco (sara lee) mothers' day cake accompanied with sparkling juice.

the stars of the night~~

you think it's just plain cake? nooooooo... it was cake topped with ice cream! i told you it was a meal fit for the royals.

last but not least.... dessert special part 2....

bird's nest soup!!!!

there you have it..the entire rundown of the celebrations..
till the next time, ciao~

2007-05-01T15:15:00.000+08:00

i was on my way home when i saw a penguin that is so dirty that mould and kutu were growing on it. out of pure sympathy and the thought that it could be accompany a certain penguin cousin of mine, i adopted it.

such a kind soul i am huh?

2007-04-29T12:26:00.000+08:00

if u scroll down to just below history, you can see that kind ol' me have adopted a puppy.

everyone, meet my new pup fudgie.

wanted to colour him bright green but the sane part of me decided not to defy mother nature.

he barks if u pat (i.e click) him.

be kind and give him some dog treats yeah?

2007-04-29T00:49:00.000+08:00

i'm having fun singing along to this song recently. the lyrics relate to the kind of life i'm leading now...literally.

"I wish I could define
All the thoughts that crossed my mind
They seem too big for me to choose
I don't know which ones to use
When I'm falling down so far
I think I'll never see your light
Bouncing off of me
Shining down here from your eyes

Help me
Figure out the difference
Between right and wrong
Weak and strong
Day and night
Where I belong and
Help me
Make the right decisions
Know which way to turn
Lessons to learn
And just what my purpose is here

It's like I got the signals crossed
With messages I can't decode
Half asleep, never wide awake
And I'm in complete overload
I got so much information here
And nothing I can really grasp
I should know the truth
But I'm too afraid so I have to ask

Help me figure out why I'm stuck in the middle
Trying to understand why I can't
Why you're such a riddle
Got my eyes crossed
I'm thinking so hard and I know I'm missing the mark
Can you help me sort out
All this information
I'm just rackin' my brain, baby
Paying attention
But I'm still lost
And at all costs
I gotta know"

to the beautiful people who came to my house during cny: do not even attempt to snigger!

2007-04-25T21:16:00.000+08:00

what do u get when you have two sisters who refused to sleep and have nothing better to do?

late night (senseless) photography.

tell me it's the swelling. not the head!

acting angelic -.-

meanwhile in school today..

my laksa lunch. other than the swallow-able noodles, everything else remained intact.

dayah and sherlin the little girl

vinna and her plate of fish and chips. what's that drink you have there again?

2007-04-25T00:22:00.000+08:00

in times like this, motherly love came in the form of chicken essence.

i love my dear ol' mom.<3

muacks!

( im loving my d900 too! haha. gotta give it a name soon...)

2007-04-22T23:05:00.000+08:00

taken with my new toy.
i've finally bade farewell to my worthless phone (traded in for a mere 20 buckaroos) and settled for it's slimmer but bigger brother.

everyone say hi to my samsung d900!

(yes yes..buying a new phone on the day b4 a major exam. shows a lot eh? haha)

2007-04-13T13:12:00.000+08:00

it's off to execution ground in 2 hours' time!

feeling jittery this time round.

stupid.

2007-04-04T15:08:00.000+08:00

20th march: first braces consultation.

24th march: mold making

27th march: x ray

31st march: photo taking

4th april: removal of the 2 useless upper wisdom teeth and 2 upper premolar. the plastic bag full of medicine is the one that's killing me

13th april: the removal of the 2 super useless bottom wisdom teeth and 2 lower other normal ones. another 1k plus flying off.

imma start a scrap book on my arduous journey towards a beautiful smile soon.

and i am so going to brush my teeth dilligently from now onwards... i promise... :P

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thanks to jiahui, i am hatching a plan now.

i am going to graduate, open my own bdg company and ask my dentist if he wants to build his own bungalow/ terrace ( probably yes.. just look at the rate money is entering his pockets). then i am going to charge him extra. how much will the extra amount to? it will be the cost of my whole dental treatment process. perfect man.

one can always dream right?

(ps: should have studied harder and get into orthodology. damn)

2007-03-27T23:06:00.000+08:00

"Group finds toad the size of a small dog"

*excerpt*
"With a body the size of a football and weighing nearly 2 pounds, the toad is among the largest specimens ever captured in Australia, according to Frogwatch coordinator Graeme Sawyer.

"It's huge, to put it mildly," he said. "The biggest toads are usually females but this one was a rampant male ... I would hate to meet his big sister."

Gee..whatever is happening to animals these days?
saw this article on yahoo's frontpage. that gross creature looks mutated..it's like a teenage mutant ninja toady. kinda reminds me of the vampire dogs in Blade: Trinity and not forgetting the masked green-faced Milo in The Mask.

I would hate to meet ninja toady's sista too you know. if he's the size of a puppy, she could jolly well be the size of a full grown Alaska dog. Now it would be interesting to see the big sista towering over these Frogwatch ( people actually watch over frogs?!) people, croaking "Ribbit..What do you think you are *ribbit* doing hanging my bro upside down *ribbit*"

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went for dental x ray today. my skeletal looking teeth look absolutely horrrendous. and as if it wasn't enough, my skull became part of the x ray. boy! i must admit it looks a tad humongous! it didn't help that my sayangs had to publicize the x ray film of my not-so-small head. thanks man!

and after hearing from dear sherlin and adel, i am VERY bothered by the extraction/surgery(?!) that awaits me.

what have i gotten myself into??

so much so for the part on women of steel...

2007-03-21T12:48:00.000+08:00

it is another of those i-have-things-to-do-but-to-hell-with-em afternoon.
let me do a count of assignments/projects that are due for submission soon

1) EL1101E Project AND Presentation
2) CMNO Project
3) Geog Group Assignment
4) Econs Presentation
5) Admin tutorial

add on tuition and webcasts...ahh..the life that's awaiting me even as i type this on my *hem* new keyboard (there! finally found a spot to squeeze this part in. hahaha)

Sorry to my group members for my lack of initiative and contribution. I'll work on it.. add lubricant to the engine soon.

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Im getting my braces~!
I'm already planning to set up the "Women of Steel" club. Interested parties can contact me at 9xxxxxx4. hahahaha.

2007-03-19T23:46:00.000+08:00

my kutukutu mei has caught the itchy spotty chicken pox! she missed the chance to visit genting and have FUN. so sad for u mei~~ ('',)

kutukutu mei role playing with me.

school's starting to get to me....
i can so envision myself walking up to the stage a yr later for convocation with the big words "PASS IN HONOURS" splashed across the screen. -.-

motivation....
i need my motivation.

(ps: to my friendly neighbour, i will prove otherwise. hell with your stupid theory)

2007-03-10T02:00:00.000+08:00

updates updates! ^^

1) cny has been interesting this year. my students tagged along this time cos they wanted to "experience how cny is like". note the open ended signs? cos im not quite convinced by that. the think the lure was the mere thought of the many angbaos that awaited them. haha. nevertheless, it was a refreshing experience lugging two lil koreans with me. i've learnt that babysitting ain't a breeze after all.

2) on the other hand, cny visiting with the gang was ubberly fun! sherlin and her mega house (and my dream attic), adeline and the golden pillow (my heart goes out to Dash though... sorry dude). and im sure the rest had fun poking fun at me! (upright? backstreet?) we should do this every year for the next 101 years man!

3) im so fascinated with this infotainment show called "sponge" on kbs world (channel 100). do you know that if u go sky diving with hair rollers, you'll get instant permed hair after you land? do you know that cucumber, strawberry and watermelon are repelled when you bring a magnet near them? (ok, the smart ones like viNna will know) the show's definitely worth a check.

4) went to SIM open house today with my sista before heading to school. and i can't help but CURSE AT THIS STUPID BUS UNCLE! you know how some bus uncles tend to stop way before where they are supposed to at the bus stop? well i usually forgive them for the lack of distance gauging but this stupid prick ought to be shot right up his S hole. not only did he stop wayyyyyy before the bus stop, he had this effing irritating smirk on his face when my sis and i boarded the bus. i regretted not making a big fuss on the bus just now. STUPID BUS DRIVER THAT DROVE BUS 151 (SH 1801) AT 5PM TODAY, YOU BETTER PRAY THAT U DUN SEE ME EVER AGAIN! grrrr....

5) aight, done with the rantings and cursings. off to malaysia in 4 hours!! weeeeee^^ meanwhile, take care peeps (sayangs)!

2007-02-03T01:16:00.000+08:00

well it's 1.15am and here i am dealing with temptations from kind ppl like vinna, sherlin, asilah and adel asking me to break my oh-so-holy 7pm rule. tsk. i shall not succumb to the evils of temptation!!!

anw, i'm looking for the disney's "aladdin". i've been wanting to get the original one but all i see are the return of jafar and the third installation out there. i'm in the midst of collecting my all time fave childhood cartoons..so if anyone sees it, pls let me know yeah?

i'll treat you teh tarik. haha

2007-02-02T14:42:00.000+08:00

yes you are right adel! it's feb and here i am! with updates on my monthly blog! hahahahaha.

let's see..hmmm.. in the past month, i...

1) went to adel's cosy house with my girls for home movie!! caught happy feet (never knew penguins could rap) and sex and the city (recall: be very careful cos he IS STILL IN LOVE WITH ME) lol. dear vinna made cupcakes so yummy-licious that i suggest that she go set up a cupcakes shop or sth like a bakery...be sam soon!

2) racked my brains for a dissertation topic that could make sense to whoever's going to grade it. couldn't thank my uncle more for helping me yet again.

3) witnessed how miraculously Singapore beat both M'sia and Thai in Asean Cup. Which reminds me that some minister once set the goal of world cup 2010 for Singapore. I think he meant 2100 now...

4) in a desperate attempt to lose those irritating jelly surrounding my tummy, started on the 6pm rule where i shall not consume food after 6. it has since been changed to the 7pm rule wef 3 feb. lol

4) bought new clothes for the new year!! shopping is sucha therapeutic activity eh.

5) am still dealing with my negative profit business. People reading this, it's time to save your friend/ cousin from the doldrums.

there you have it...my monthly update. till the next time..ciao!!

2007-01-16T11:49:00.000+08:00

second week into the school and i made a silly blunder....already!
sch's suppose to start at 12 and ends at 2. for some reason, this lil intrinsic piece of meaty computer up in my skull kept telling me that lesson starts at 2.
neat job,mr brain.

tutorial slots allocation are so hindering me in earning my moolahs! major tuition adjustments awaits me man....

my dumbo sis is sitting in front of me as i type this, searching hard for a job. good luck dumb... and good luck to whichever company that's hiring you. muahahaha

and mei....you broke my lil fragile heart. T_T

haha

ciao!

2007-01-04T21:48:00.000+08:00

happy new year folks!

the last time i was here was nov last yr...really long huh...ok so lemme pry open that rusty memory box of mine and try to recall some events that took place.

1) survived yet another exam

2) away on a coconut land for 8 days (ironic thing is, i didn't get to drink a single coconut). did an unexciting water rafting. climbed numerous mountains. got cheated of a submarine ride. my purchasing power swelled though. dvd: 3Sgd, classic manicure with nail art for all fingers: 6Sgd, 1 whole hour of feet massage: 3Sgd. ahhh... i miss shopping there.

3) christmas party (probably the last time im getting myself involved in planning)

4) experienced bankruptcy

5) affirm my perception that cors makes no sense. (outbidded?!)

what i wanna achieve in 2007? hmmm...

1) bid permanent farewell to Ds (and Fs)

2) embrace the arrival of As

3) make my mini business work

4) ballooning of my account

5) be freed from myopia!!!

there you go....not asking for too much am i?
lol..

2006-11-20T23:50:00.000+08:00

20th november..which means it's like 5 (or nearing 4) more days to exams!!

and guess what am i doing now? YOUTUBING!!!

somebody has to brainwash me man..

ps: i have nothing to blog lately...i need ideas...

2006-11-07T07:57:00.000+08:00

3 hours to the stupid cpm test.
as discussed with vinna, the most irksome module this sem.

and what's up after this? 2000 words term paper due thurs

i need my daily dosage of tv and net!! they are my ultimate motivators!

somebody just shoot me.
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(but not before i meet my heaven and junsu yeah? lol!)

wish me luck

2006-10-23T00:44:00.000+08:00

i always grumble about the arrival of an even week. this week's no exception.

you know how we used to argue about the influences media has on the mass during GP lessons? i'm experiencing one of those i-am-influenced moments right now. whenever i'm done with watching a drama/show, i'm always tempted to do something that is repeatedly done in the show.
with full house, it was doing housework and brushing teeth. with love story in harvard, it's studying studying and more studying. the power of media. hospitals should wire up humans' brains to work like mine..then government'll have an easier time introducing new policies and campaigns. hahaha!

speaking of which, watching love story in harvard reminds me that i have a law assignment at hand. if only they have a show called love story in construction sites, i'll ace my measurements and all the other compulsory modules...

life's hard.

또 미치겠다!!

2006-10-22T18:09:00.000+08:00

그냥..