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Saturday, April 18, 2009,11:59 PM
JB Trip
*beware: long entry*took off early today to JB, it's the 2nd time going with darren and guan lun, minus yong hua and wei da, and adding in edwina.
we left lakeside mrt around 1045am for transfer at Kranji to JB.
traffic is considered quite smooth if you were to compare with last friday, which was Good Friday, don't know why they of all days, choose to go on that particular day. must be trying to do some reverse psychological thinking but failed terribly.
reached JB City Square around 11 plus, and when we had our breakfast cum lunch it was alrdy 12pm! i was so damn hungry, can hear my own stomach growling loudly. they wanted to try at the Wan Chai HongKong Cafe. when i got inside, i was so distracted because i couldn't get the table that i wanted, so i kept glancing around while they were discussing on what to eat. this happened when i was eating at this cafe in s'pore too. so when i finally saw the table was available, i asked if we could shift. haha, so after we shifted i was happy and could finally loosen up and focus on the food and conversation. the food standard is exactly the same as what you can get in s'pore, total bill was about RM74.
we proceeded to shop around and when i saw this t-shirt i bought it without hesitation as i had already seen it last week but didnt get it so i don't want to regret again.
i realised that many slippers were being sold there, hence i tot of buying a pair since mine was a little old. one caught my eyes, it was white with a silver glittery stripe just right over the toes area. initally i was only casually browsing through, but as i passed another shop and saw it, the more i look at it the more i found it to be pretty and unique. i asked for my size but gasp, there isn't size 5. den i went back to the 1st shop and still there is none. omg, right at that moment i really wanted to get it badly, bcos now owning that pair of slipper has become like a challenge for me. the more i know i cannot get it, the more i want to get it. it's like the things that i want, always no right sizing or no stock etc... grr.. feel so sad cannot find the slipper in the end even though i did keep a lookout for it at other places =(
but guan lun bought a nice pair of shoes for his school usage. haha, someone is preparing for back to school lei! =D
we cabbed to Jaya Jusco
cab uncle is friendly and chat with us regarding the different cars in malaysia and singapore. anyway, buying one car in s'pore is equivalent to getting two in m'sia. hais... tough life.
wah, first time going there. mall is quite big, but also quite empty and i find many spaces are not being fully utilised, it's like the new bugis shopping centre. big but the spaces are not being made use to create more sales opportunities.
i bought 2 diamante hairclips from a pushcart. i like them very much, as i have been looking for one but can't really see any that caught my eye. i like those blink blink thingy, anything that is crystal/diamante like either on hair accessories, necklace, bracelet, shoes, clothings, watches, woo, do they get my attention. haha!
darren bought a fortune cat display which i think it's quite cute and unique in the sense that it's not those normal porcelein fortune cat that you will see in many stores. he meant to display it in his office, lol. want to let his boss praise him for the extra effort made right? haha!
we went to black canyon to sip some drinks (and ease our tired feets), omg the ice mint fruity punch i ordered was so damn sour and people who knows me well will know that i absolutely cannot take sour taste. and what's more, i wanted to confront the waiters what's up with the name of the drink (note: ice
mint fruity punch), why isn't there the slightest hint of mint in that drink??! pissed sia, i ordered cos i like minty taste and yet! thinking of tearing down their signboard or at least vandalising their menu, but i'm not in s'pore so no courage to do so.. hahah! (nah, just kidding, i won't have the guts to tear down ppl's signboard.. at least not personally if you know what i mean).
the coffee that darren and edwina ordered was so thick, i think only my boss can withstand that strong caffeine and still insist that it's not as strong as his specially grinded coffee powder. note: 3KG of S$22 coffee powder consumed within 1 1/2 weeks by him and him only.
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went to Watson's and bought a mascara. edwina used this particular mascara and i saw that her eyelashes were prettily coated with just the right amount, nothing overdone, so i wanted to try it too for myself and see if it is as good as the ZA Cutie Curl mascara that i was using.
besides shops like Harris, Levis, Topshop, Mango, Espirit, there is also this super big hypermarket there called Jusco. if you are thinking of it to be another Giant Hypermarket that M'sia is famous for, think further. it's like Giant cum BHG, the departmental store as it sells apparels and cosmetics with brands like Chanel, all the higher end stuffs and also common brands like Revlon, Maybelline etc.
edwina bought alot of food, snacks and tidbits from there.. guan lun also bought sushi and two whole roasted chicken! haha. i was so full i cannot think about food anymore, so i didn't even think of buying any. darren and myself bought a pack of white coffee for our mummies. haha! same thinking coincidentally. what to do, can't help being filial =P when we came out from the hypermarket, wow, the mall is surprisely packed with lots of people, an exact opposite situation when we just arrived.
as we were still very full for dinner, we walked over to Tesco, it's just the building beside. the shopping mall is similar to Jusco (i suspect they are brothers, i mean same owner) their concept is the same. mall with shops and also the anchor tenant being the hypermart departmental store. hmm.. i don't remember if we went inside the hypermart this time (either my memory is failing me due to us walking around frantically or perhaps the seemingly replica of this shopping mall as the previous) but i knew that we didn't spent much time here. i think this is the place where i bought a pair of shoes with a row of diamante across each, haha! it just caught my eye and seeing the price is reasonable and i need a pair of non-heels shoes, i bought it. hope this shoe don't give me trouble! *crossing my fingers*
not soon after we cabbed to Taman Sentosa, a eating place that's opposite to Crystal Crown Hotel that offers all kinds of seafood delicacy at cheap rates as compared to s'pore.
ordered oyster egg, teppanyaki tofu, oats prawns, stingray, bak ku teh (think that should be all). i don't really like to eat anything that are fried with oats and also seldom eat prawns if i'm outside, so i didn't touch that plate of prawns. i think the best will be the tofu, i was quite disappointed with the oyster egg bcos when we ordered last friday, it was hot and tasty but today was cold and soggy. no more crazily big barley anymore, but still i cannot finish even half of my medium size barley, it's so damn tasteless, despite the fact that i have already emphasise that i want barley less ice. almost everything tasted worse than last friday, what's the problem with the hawkers? the bill rang up to RM67. our breakfast cum lunch is more expensive than our seafood dinner? well, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. (although we had it at 12plus, haha!)
we were stuffing ourselves mad with the food and gasp! after we left the table, edwina wanted to eat lok lok! wow, were we impressed she actually leave some room for them. but after a few bites she cannot take it and take-away.
we decided to take a stroll before we get a cab to digest our food. the road was so dark and scary and there were quite a number of dark alleys, i admit i was very scared. haha! after a walk of about 20mins of bold courage testing, finally decided to take a cab back to City Square. were lucky a cab was immediately available. the uncle said that we shouldn't walk this distance as it is very dangerous especially when it's late. hah! who is the one who suggested to walk hurh! then they started to talk about the danger and crimes that happened in JB, only then did i know about the robbing incident that happened in JB this week. was thinking shit, i was so daring to go inside toilet alone like nothing matters for quite a few times >_< lucky they only mentioned this nearing the end of this JB trip, else i think i'll hold my pee from the morning till i reach home at night. haha! after edwina's final purchase of local products, we moved on to the customs.
reached s'pore custom nearing 10pm and cabbed back to our home.
it was quite a tiring but fun day for me, i was more tired especially when we were coming back, (nearly) fell asleep quite a few times.
all in all, i find it's better then the first time because our time were being spent more fruitfully in this trip. hee. went to more places and bought stuffs and of course spent more money too! haha, we are helping the economy ok. keke.
but perhaps we should meet earlier, say 9am instead. provided i can get up on time. haha! =P
Labels: fun, happy, shopping, tired
Monday, August 18, 2008,1:45 PM
'stranded' on an island
hooked onto TomYam fish slices soup+rice! my first time trying this and almost wanted to eat the same thing for every meal now.
cannot turn this into an addiction. got to resist eating this!
woo~ what a wonderful weekend i had. revisited Sentosa like a tourist. spent our day searching for various places of attractions using the Island Map, boarded the wrong bus, went the wrong direction, even returned a lost bag to the staff (:
nevertheless, we managed to complete all the attractions that were included in our package!
haha, together with baobei, what an enjoyable day it was for us.
can't ask for a better weather, it was not too sunny and hot. it was tiring though, on the journey back, we slept like babies. hee =P
wish this weekend will be this perfect too =D
Labels: *in love*, fun, happy
Friday, December 21, 2007,6:35 PM
Trip to JB
went to bb's relative house, in JB, with him yesterday.
upon reaching Johor checkpoint, it welcomed us with a heavy downpour.
his dad met up with us and drove us there.
wow. am i amazed. the house is big, the surrounding scenery is beautiful andpeaceful.
it is quiet in the sense that if people stopped talking, there would be complete silence. not a single sound could be heard. something i have not experience before in the busy city of Singapore.
the food that they consumed, the house that they lived in, the environment surrounding them, their way of living.. its all different.
all in all, it was an eye-opener and a really fruitful trip. i was able to spend quality time with my bb, and at the same time, experiencing something different. killing two birds with one stone.
however, it could be even perfect if not for the heavy rain throughout the day. i couldn't go out to the open space and walk through the trees and take in the scent of mother's nature.
but still, it was worth my time and i enjoyed myself thoroughly.
-The Memories brought back-
Labels: fun
Wednesday, December 19, 2007,11:48 PM
X'mas Dinner
just came back from the company cum christmas dinner.
at UIC building, level 6.
we were having ala carte buffet. the food is so nice, somemore you can order whatever you like on the menu. yum!
there was this gift exchanging on that day itself.
but beforehand, we have to ballot, in order to know who are we buying for.
this will be kept as a secret, until today.
so one week ago, i wrote down the names onto pieces of papers, and let my colleagues to pick first. in the end, i'm left with two (one for myself, one for my colleague, who was out for appointment).
what an coincidence, we found out today that the last two pieces of paper turned out to be our names and we, sort of picked each other. no wonder he gave that kind of expression and comment when i told him that slip of paper was his; like i was cheating or what. ahahaa.
i too, was a bit shock when i saw his name in the piece of paper i'm holding.
haha. i tink its very fun, also to cultivate and really feel the spirit. plus, everyone will receive something for x'mas.
some of my colleagues brought their families along. they are so cute and fun. quite sticky to me too! they are with different personality, some are bubbly, with lots to talk about, some are quiet, but i could see it in their eyes that they wanted to join in the fun and are equally excited when they see the other kids playing catching with each other.
last but not least, all of us went back with a logcake each from Emicakes.
of course, i chose the durian flavour, as that is what they are famous for!
woa.. too much eating of logcakes and good food these few days.. i'm growing fatter with every bite i take.
but who can resist such delicious and mouth-watering delicacies? not me =)..
Labels: fun
Friday, October 12, 2007,2:14 PM
Met up with Clara, Minghui & YanLing!
Took loads of photos while dining at McDonalds. lol.I was abit paiseh, bcos there was alot of ppl looking >_<
Niwae. here are the photos, fresh from oven^^



(Me, Clara, YanLing, Minghui)


Labels: fun
Thursday, September 13, 2007,11:59 PM
@Chinese Garden last night with Saiful. i was the one who suggested it. hahas. of course, its the Mid Autumn Festival with all the lighting up of lantern, thats why i wanted to go. otherwise, i would want to go there. so warm & sweaty. lol.
Theme of this year: Magical Ocean
Been late alrdy when we reached.. tink its abt 920pm if i'm not wrong. so there wasn't much ppl around. which was good as its so hot & humid, i can't imagine if there are crowds squeezing ard. oh man, just by thinking, it sucks.
wow~ been quite some time since i carried a lantern. brought back bits of childhood memories. it was quite fun but the candle that they provided was so tiny, that it last for ard 30mins or lesser =(
even b4 the candle was going out, being so playful, he decided to burn his lantern on purpose, when he saw ppl's lantern burning (which was an accident).
hahaha. i don't know what to say lo. like a kid being given a candy =P *chuckles*
hmm~ overall quite an experience lar.
so if you are into celebrating, just alight at Chinese Garden MRT and walk down the path. Just remember to bring tons of drinking water and a mat if you want to chit-chat and have ur little mooncake party over there.
alright, i'm kidding abt the mat and picnic thingy.
just bring water, yourself & some great companion.
*Enjoy* =DLabels: fun
Sunday, July 22, 2007,1:28 AM
Harry Potter CRAZE!
when i was heading to lakeside mrt, it happened that the funeral had just started.. i watched frm afar. i felt sad right then, with what i was seeing..i kw whatever being said now would be of no use, & would sound stupid & lame. i admit that i cannot empathise fully with you, but i just hope after today, you will get some good rest & cont on with your life fruitfully. in the future, pls dun keep things within urself, can let someone know abt it, even me. will be glad to be your listening ear =)---------------------------------------------------went to J8 Popular to collect my HP7 book. finally, its being launched today. been waiting for god knows how long.. haha. super long queue at the Popular. all went to collect their long-awaited HP7, i guessed.ate at Ajisen Ramen. Oiishi desu =D..i loved the chewy noodles & the soup more than whatever meat thats inside. its always like this. next time i'll just order plain Ramen with soup =Xhappy with myself that i could finish the whole bowl for the first time. but, its quite within my expectation, cos was alrdy feeling slight gastric pain while queuing up for the book. all the hydrochloric acids churning up in my tummy makes it uncomfortable >_<headed to Causeway to watch HP5 movie! woa.. finally also. haha.. today is like a blast of HP. lol. hmm. good marketing tactics to launch movie & book series at a date close to each other.the movie.. if i didn't read the book, i tink i wouldn't know what its talking abt, cos everything is happening at a very fast pace..was wondering if he knows what's going on or not >_<quite a good movie.. though.. i tink the book is better. hee.keep yearning to grab one of the Mc Cafe's Double Chocolate. tink i've got myself addicted to it >_<its so delicious! nv taste anything that nice b4 =D
anyway. i've really got a great day. throughly enjoyed myself, especially with the right companion ;)
honto ni arigato gozaimasu! =D
Labels: fun, happy
Monday, July 16, 2007,8:41 AM
its so early in the morning.. where some are still in their dreamland. but i'm alrdy at my workplace. Zzz. haha.-15 July 2007-Sentosa trip.couldnt remember what was i waking up for. was it work at lavender? or work at Bugis? or going out with friends? the venue & time? wah. nv felt so blur b4. proves my lack of sleep is making my memory fail. haha.gathered at lakeside mrt. i reached on time ok! some pig is still cutting his hair when i left home. omg. still claimed that its bcos of some 'past experiences' that made him feel that there is enough time to cut his hair [bcos i'll be late]. wah lao. i'm on time lor. still say, "aye. i kw that ur not Shamain, stop impersonating her. pls ask ur sister to come out." Grr!X_X almost killed him.wanted to take monorail frm Vivo after lunch, but ended up wasting more than expected time there. haha. there is this nice, cosy pet shop at Vivo, called the Pet Safari (if im not wrong). its just opposite Tenchi, the anime/games store. you can see alot of hamsters/rabbits/dogs etc in the shop, including delicious-looking pet food. hee.had a hard time locating the place to take the monorail. found it after walking one BIG round. we were like.. wah lao.. hahaha.the monorail is better than the shuttle bus, as in, it takes u str. to the various locations (beach, merlion etc)finally reached underwater world after walking passed siloso beach, & under the scorching sun. (sweats....) >_<"quite enjoyable inside cos its cooling. haha. saw a wide range of sea creatures. some fascinating creatures like the 'sea angel', that i've nv seen b4 =) spent at least 2 hrs inside taking all sorts of photos.when we came out, i've got a shock. haha. someone suddenly put a fat snake on guanlun's shoulder. n he's only standing behind me. wah lao. when i realised, i jumped away, almost comically >_<. luckily that person nv put the snake on me, otherwise.. he die. haha. no lar.. actually, i tink i'll sprint back home at TOP speed liao - which is good, save transport fees >_< went to siloso beach to walked on the sand & feel the heat. felt all sticky & yucky >_<wanted to take the Sentosa luge & Cinemax. but didn't go in the end. was a lil' disappointed. haha.
had dinner at vivo again. this time at 2Hot cafe. this is the 1st time, & also gg to be the last time. bcos their service sucks. i ordered seafood marinara & repeated at least twice that i wanted spaghetti when asked for the choice of pasta. instead, they served one other type of pasta (fettuccini) that looked somewhat like dried meepok -,-when i told them they had got the order wrong, the person took it back. den i saw the chef telling him what to tell us. he came back w the same plate & said that "we've run out of spaghetti, is it ok for u to take this?" den i'm like... what the hell. but still, i said ok. haha. deacon asked why i agreed to it, cos he actually wanted to answer him, "if that's so, why wasn't i informed." den.. haiz. even when i said ok to that person, i gave him that super irritated face. & i remained v. pissed off for the rest of the time in the cafe. i dun tink is they dun wan to change for me & not that they dun haf spaghetti. even if they dun haf, they shld tell me beforehand. damn. the more i tink, the more i got pissed off, so just kept quiet & eat throughout dinner. sry guys for showing my attitude, even though i knew you were being nice, tryin to offer me your fish & chips, but i've really got no appetite liao. haha. i'm angry lei. stupid me, why i must agreed to haf that plate of 'mee pok dry' pasta. gags. pissed off with myself too. urghh.
seeing that the time is still early, i've recovered immediately frm my irritated mood. told them that im gg bugis to meet a friend. wah lao. insisted on coming along. tagged me up to the lvl 3 toilet. i spent a long time inside, so they went off first. hahaha =P
P.S. darren, ur missing out all the fun man. everytime so wrong timing de. boo!
damn shag nowadays.. can fall asleep anywhere... anytime... any position... LOL.
Labels: fun, general, pissed off, tired