tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498870065209985182024-03-13T22:02:18.279+08:00stay hungry, stay foolishUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-17191783924691754222008-12-13T17:03:00.002+08:002008-12-13T17:07:51.607+08:00<div align="justify"> I'm gonna start blogging again cos there is a reason to. Chris is leaving for Kuwait in Jan 09. </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279197749987337570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5jrnnkIA6G0JyR8mFNlcZ5Ksq61OiJ-WVevxrRsPUiGk2diAyx3Rk80xtGjE8775_uTsqbkknwHLAFEFPdIYFMJThXC64KcpT79x6JIaLWBqlA7rBQ103iQYIF-UWOxOvlbJPIWuYyuB/s400/saarah+and+chris.jpg" border="0" />I'll miss trying new food places with him=)<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-52742546490403344212007-12-02T20:02:00.000+08:002007-12-03T00:00:47.244+08:00DepartureFinally got my SD card through the mail and decided to get cracking on blogging about my europe trip...hehe.. Here's the first post of many many many..damn i feel tired already.<br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#6600cc;">Departure for Europe on KLM, the royal dutch carrier</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139345807539253650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhUXUCeMIKoiiJiWxkuDyOb09n16gWazwN0mobxVPFomz_zist7YfTc5Xe98wxQmvhtv5evhyphenhyphenuxE5HCCci1CNGU7UD4MTvjIxypEV2uQTyJnSeuB6HIp8YIaSZ228RchKU5R19yDKKj63/s400/P1100120.jpg" border="0" /></strong></div><br />I wasnt quite looking forward to the long 13 hours flight to amsterdam. Luckily my blood sister Anika was there to send me off, even though she just did a long china flight. I went over to T2 transit and we had pizza before my flight.<br /><br />I took 1/2 an hr to check in early and book my seat the night before my flight to ensure i'll have a nice window seat. It could have been a great, if not for the fact that the seat beside me was empty, and the stewardess asked if i could change seats so that a couple seated several rows apart could sit together during the flight. I got an aisle seat in the middle block in the end. The half hour spent "chopping" the seat online was in vain and i spent the next 13 hours trying to get some sleep. It was horrible. I was perpetually woken up by people queuing up for the toilet 2 rows in front of me, not to mention that the smell, sound and light from the toilet kept me up as well. Talk about a multi-sensory flight experience huh. In-flight entertainment was good though and i spent many hours watching movies and playing games on the console.<br /><br />KLM's service standard wasnt too bad, but its certainly nowhere near SQ or MI. I love the creative packaging of their food though. Each meal was a surprise. The meals usually come with descriptions of the food, quotes and inspirational phrases, history of the dish, as well as sudoku puzzles printed on the box to keep u entertained during meals. Certainly nothing like the boring meal trays that SQ and MI serve.<br /><br />I touched down at around 5am at Amsterdam Schipol Airport and had 4 hours to kill before my domestic flight to Maastricht, so i walked around the airport with my bulging eyebags and weary jet-lagged body. Schipol was one of the best airport in the world, 10 years ago, and the people there kinda think they still are. It was a difficult airport to navigate and it took me quite a while to get to the gates.<br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div>Luckily i had 4 hours to while away <em>(unlike on my return trip, when i had 1hr 20 mins between flights, and it was a race against time to claim 130 euros worth of tax rebates AND get to the gate on time) </em>, and thus was able to grab a coffee and sit down at the waiting area to enjoy my first sunrise in europe.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139353710279078322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9x56qY__iPALg4lk6oqu_nS-XRxYLOrjSy6m-yI0CrQRQej8jRYR_9PIEKesf5fkUr7SSxQDRBHz0Pz4KVO3UydqahAHdtWUjF8I62GwPeKWieaPnTrIsWObJYWTyPuSKKcIyDst-VFb9/s400/P1100150.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139381047745917378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4quwvB-q4mAdzjsxoBqIK5xHGQwZa1Yg9vk8SdGiORM0pn6yVvyX-itbMCgeF1wJ_cnTcELabRKwYrRyZFHRRs8LGQxXpS80iDRK6Y9tpYqX-Je_6e6VuW_wRp8iBkRjen8U25REYai9/s400/P1100149.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139381309738922450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOR5Bff8zl1F5nSD2R8vAJpvc4J9w6vYDX_8e-em0GVCdRZT6QjjPs9cPnmyHpuz5j9nqM_SiLyyn8AptdCM4kmMW1xwr514a7FWsChBzzem5WYHjGwhn8EsFJkIJhxTd-zpt-L3QHjwJ/s400/P1100151.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="justify">Europe here I come~!<br /><br />Maastricht isnt far from Amsterdam and flight time was only around 35mins. Due to the short distance, the plane was flying at a low altitude. i was thus able to enjoy an aerial tour of the surrounding regions of amsterdam.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139385707785433570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43W8NN6lX-lZXYjax4zHAcsFfQOpaYDWxZjyCwmof1eUfNagS7QP_prGLPNC0aea8BDAjiFXI7vK3wPuzOQw9L0aO6nn5qo9iqo8XoLa8medLuO7r9n8dCHzezWBeTAbYhyphenhyphen4Kd_lhuQBQ/s400/P1100178.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="justify">That is the fokker 50 aircraft i arrived in. It carries around 50 pax. The overhead compartments are so small that there is only sufficient space for handbags. Pax with standard cabin size hand-carry trolley bags, like moi, have to put their hand-carry luggage at the foot of the aircraft, to be stowed in the cargo hold.<br /><br />Chris was at the airport waiting for me when I got there. He looked like he's lost some weight, whereas i looked like a dumpling in my winter clothes. Nevertheless, we were elated to see each other. =)</p><p align="justify">Chris was excited to show me the shopping district in Maastricht, and thus we spent my first night in Europe in a nice cosy hotel which is very well located. Its right on the town square itself and a 1 min walk to the nearest Macdonald and supermarket .<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139401861157433938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKOUMpEImSQzHxDAptD7vF9hjGs4jcZ6qsygYVlJDXt7QBf-Jq_UiU-ga8nKAd6cTQnqQxUIPa_IzRe_vsYa9JhMdS-qKoZzbDbnycbBiXNYIgNstepFcO7WwqtwJFiGMKg2-kK_KnZu3/s400/P1100239.jpg" border="0" /><br />Unfortunately, the window opens to a wall. </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139389238248550914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tXTYPb0ij-Vu8MBboG1KKuk5XFgYJ8sWkY22Q5P7_pf31dxKUkIjndjM5QwDVqIL6KqAGEuIa_Y3OVBpZr012hhGQy1UZ-xNIQRCe8xVBLfBg8r6bC0awTPYgJKMgPKTgaq98IgplO16/s400/P1100241.jpg" border="0" />Nevertheless, i was really happy to be finally there after a long tiring flight. We took a nice walk around town, where i sampled a yummylicious sugar waffle, and met up with chris's friends who cycled to town to have dinner with us. It was nice to be with Chris again and we spent the rest of the evening talking, getting bored watching cnn reports on the californian fires ( with re-runs of interviews with Mayor Arnold), and stuffing ourselves silly with chips, supermarket food, nice carbonated lemon tea and KFC chicken~!!! haha~i have a strange tendency to eat alot when i'm eating with chris.</p><p>The next morning, i got up early to walk around town again and had a nice fillet-o-fish burger for breakfast. It was ten times better than the ones in Singapore!<br /></p><p>Fastfood in Europe, be it KFC, Burger King or Mac, tastes so good that it kinda justifies paying 6 plus euros (13 sgd) for a macdonalds meal. This is a fact that I'll find myself encountering over and over again in europe during my 3 weeks' stay.<br /></p><p>We checked out of the hotel and headed for chris's guesthouse, which is around 5 bus stops away. </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139395100878909970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cmsTfPVxuXUem8xhb01F7bKVCbvKtencxH75UleGZBwNZVQPIA823fNaou_EaP9f3uT5IlCw-9CGKJo0Txwv7hX_aqrfiFGNJSr3DAkSHOAotirzK2XRX2qgsmBKW7VAHPM_xx4x1_IS/s400/P1100269.jpg" border="0" /> The dirt path which we all take to go anywhere, be it to town, school, or train station.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139396694311776802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPMaKVDbjxJYdGUnZGVdURTYBOpMZjwEwcfpyn1gt3Db1D8K0nh3ly5WJDECcVfYony3FvTbqah_1tMwy5taPWP3JF1S_OjD2Kv7hEAHbqITsIhwdj0oLqqGlvTRPWNanGlg_FxuOkckH/s400/P1100270.jpg" border="0" /> I spent the day unpacking my bags and messing up chris's meticulous room.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139398103061049906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jwKOxRMEyYW76LQKjYd9fIfvkXTiuv6mDqn5cGkFLpV19fIAphYqRUdFoV3J-nc118XaYdWJr4Be3VfVOcEFobcT7K6J-WZJM7al6obAcnnyQMr-ghXYC66bHx4r14NrpsWrPS3XfsK_/s400/P1030242.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="justify">Hurricane qinlei unleashed.<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139400083040973378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fyY1vSAfq2LFENfAIW1ypskVT1InXN38U3mSODD5vIyHGoXomjIcd0LvWmQ2cZdRkK9kJRIZIlvnlzMAKf1dc2hhz5oByEFLRo8K0TB0IUyH2o-Ay3kdXuUP9-gO7hMDE8GvKsH_o0po/s400/P1100268.jpg" border="0" /> Damn happy amidst the mess. heh.<br /><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-91595934224060396552007-11-22T02:03:00.000+08:002007-11-22T02:27:50.794+08:00back<span style="color:#666666;">watzzup people~!!!</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">haha~i'm back...its been barely a week and already i'm thick in the midst of OT-ing. Haha~ but i'm loving it. Regular office hours~! woohoo~!! I love waking up at 7 am every weekday, leaving the house at 8, reaching office at 9 and eating breakfast till 9.15am while i grab a cuppa and chat with hana at the pantry..looking forward to my first regular wkend in 14months~!</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">In case u're wondering y i havent blogged about europe, i'll have u know that silly kuku me took Chris's sd card instead of mine back to SG so i'm still waiting for it to arrive in the mail. Haha~ seem like there's some stewardess blood in me left..wahaha~</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Meantime u can all drop by chris's blog </span><a href="http://aveolution.wordpress.com/"><span style="color:#666666;">http://aveolution.wordpress.com/</span></a><span style="color:#666666;"> to look at the photos we took with our cameras.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Gotta sleep. Its already 2am. Long day ahead.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Weekend is coming~!!!yay~! =)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-42934889902870822412007-11-06T07:18:00.000+08:002007-11-06T08:58:48.789+08:00<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Just got back to Maastricht from brussels today.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Woah i've been in</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> eu</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">rope for 2 weeks already..i only have another 1 and a half weeks left here..sobs</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /><br />Euro</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">pe is great but travelling has been rather tiring. I've visited so many museums, church</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">es and palaces, i'm starting to develop an allergy to it...haha. </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /><br />Been to Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, Krakow</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">, Cologne, Brugges, Brussels and of course Maastricht in the short 2 weeks i've been here...too many places squeezed into such a tight time frame that i'm feeling a travel overkill.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /><br />Been unpacking, doing laundry and packing again constantly. Wish i had more tim</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">e in Maastricht to en</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">joy a stroll along the river Maas, or more time to do shopping in H & M.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /><br />Speaking of shopping, I</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> LOvE the H and M stores here in europe~!</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /><br />They have really nice top-shop/mango-y clothes and since its</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> winter now, alot of the clothes are going for 20 euros and below. I managed to score some </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">great buys at under 5 euros per piece. Haha~The sugar waffles here in Maastricht are great to</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">o. I've tasted the one in belgium but they are nothing really compared to the ones here in Maa</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">stricht.<br /><br />Gonna go explore maastricht tmr since its one o</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">f my rare free days here.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I'll be going to Amsterdam the day after tmr on 7th nov and to Paris on 10th nov. Super excited about Paris. </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Chris's friends just ca</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">me back from there today and they said its the best city in europe! </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Hah</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">a I'm pretty looking forward to the 5-storeys LV 'castle' and the ultra big Longchamp</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> outlet</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> they have on Champs Elysee...but i'm looking forward to touring th</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">e louvre and Musee d orsay, as well as the Arc de triomphe, Notre dame and Eiffel tower more of course...hehe.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /><br />I just realised that in the midst of all this touring, I forgot to wish my brother happy birthday. hehe..</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Time to do laundry. </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Bonne nuit~!<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">A few photos out of the 1000 plus i took so far.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxI-_PxzUHJL6epOheTTTxKWdPyVB4fNik-vQE6o9gVVct-xPboeHEh_ThmPyoJdZMV4M_eCaHtT7EEujqUMIsaZ_iwd2cQSPYMe0Qylz0QBoQeWSLxYxuCGeV3WkatV6LjUGQwxJ5qkfr/s1600-h/P1100602.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxI-_PxzUHJL6epOheTTTxKWdPyVB4fNik-vQE6o9gVVct-xPboeHEh_ThmPyoJdZMV4M_eCaHtT7EEujqUMIsaZ_iwd2cQSPYMe0Qylz0QBoQeWSLxYxuCGeV3WkatV6LjUGQwxJ5qkfr/s400/P1100602.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129524330665038002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Magical Prague</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJmXqXYXJVeMyP-q33d-vpMshWVO0503WeEwRhtKkfyX3WgZy-mWvzgXq0MbO4Hl2mLBXFaiUAM_luKYWNwxJlzH4yeOrsMchV0q5mCrobkfzfzqem94s8yxKnL0Ht8PPQ3VTJkJ6WEAL/s1600-h/P1100771.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJmXqXYXJVeMyP-q33d-vpMshWVO0503WeEwRhtKkfyX3WgZy-mWvzgXq0MbO4Hl2mLBXFaiUAM_luKYWNwxJlzH4yeOrsMchV0q5mCrobkfzfzqem94s8yxKnL0Ht8PPQ3VTJkJ6WEAL/s400/P1100771.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129518906121343106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Picturesque Salzburg</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQErVhg4cnCehPBiTktRzqM1uU0_Ui9MFlxUbgZ7E9zjXedlSGs44BVkxjlSnDQ722kz-qZSqr9RkvaE1g1AFm2abt8McpQkOEu-VEbFp5tTjMMtritmtAiKDMwkruBZ5JuUPCV4BVDQJE/s1600-h/P1100815.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQErVhg4cnCehPBiTktRzqM1uU0_Ui9MFlxUbgZ7E9zjXedlSGs44BVkxjlSnDQ722kz-qZSqr9RkvaE1g1AFm2abt8McpQkOEu-VEbFp5tTjMMtritmtAiKDMwkruBZ5JuUPCV4BVDQJE/s400/P1100815.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129516363500703826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Old and new in Salzburg</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhor8lLK5UEg6HSnDCdyopMGD4U5RpCOm0fEoukukKvv8jFE87Z90CgUF7HGKhd57uUZCSKGFbp2rj-A3E0s6-FM_kdlH4R_VFtbSMaGzcn1OKglPpusjwZu6VHE8Sk98Dygjk8HWJefmCj/s1600-h/P1110047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhor8lLK5UEg6HSnDCdyopMGD4U5RpCOm0fEoukukKvv8jFE87Z90CgUF7HGKhd57uUZCSKGFbp2rj-A3E0s6-FM_kdlH4R_VFtbSMaGzcn1OKglPpusjwZu6VHE8Sk98Dygjk8HWJefmCj/s400/P1110047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129517037810569314" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Schonbrunn palace garden, Vienna</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudvHC7XYHAV6cw72gXyb68YfRmJEYk2Vo-ncCcORx361rQFuPVZUiTJYleHeICqwT36YewdMbVRmTLTXpMXuu324V0fL39aWScHtY34qRIxvZDWb21FJGS-IDoZPygwstOFqpn8YW8Nnz/s1600-h/P1110085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudvHC7XYHAV6cw72gXyb68YfRmJEYk2Vo-ncCcORx361rQFuPVZUiTJYleHeICqwT36YewdMbVRmTLTXpMXuu324V0fL39aWScHtY34qRIxvZDWb21FJGS-IDoZPygwstOFqpn8YW8Nnz/s400/P1110085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129520920461004946" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Hofburg palace in Vienna</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfBE0lihpDEVCW4m1ljVIyX-qDF7IlwG7hCjDzomfBv1BVgG0i1emVn2RfHpzSwvI-L0onp8-FPmdtDz_EKWWnhRjkUU2o0WrPXKA2WjOACGhUheefwl7zyVQ_NexkM6RWe_jxXbVZ8I7/s1600-h/P1110185.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfBE0lihpDEVCW4m1ljVIyX-qDF7IlwG7hCjDzomfBv1BVgG0i1emVn2RfHpzSwvI-L0onp8-FPmdtDz_EKWWnhRjkUU2o0WrPXKA2WjOACGhUheefwl7zyVQ_NexkM6RWe_jxXbVZ8I7/s400/P1110185.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129522174591455394" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Fields near Krakow.</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-27467310020123088992007-10-11T01:04:00.000+08:002007-10-11T01:38:11.988+08:00# 26<span style="color:#666666;">Been re-watching some of my fav jap dramas from long ago. </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Brings back lots of good memories.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">I personally believe the moving theme songs and ost are the things that make jap drama more successful than k-drama.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">i'm a sucker for emo things like that. =)</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">For all of u out there who used to stay up late into the night watching j-drama, and thus turning up at sch with eyes swollen from crying too much, here's a trip down memory lane.</span><br /><strong><span style="color:#666666;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666666;">My fav jap drama theme songs.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#666666;">101 proposal<br /></span></strong><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rTrqCV82Alk" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#666666;">long vacation</span></strong><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b-a6EOJWoMw" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><br /><span style="color:#666666;"><strong>tokyo cinderella story aka my sister</strong></span><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M-XjjbYVlDk" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#666666;">Our house aka under one roof</span></strong><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uNzkx3mGs2M" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#666666;">love generation</span></strong><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_O9zyeFNzeI" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#666666;">overtime</span></strong><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0KoyfiH_C6c" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#666666;">first love</span></strong><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jigWWWCUfIc" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-12805710773864880942007-10-09T00:43:00.000+08:002007-10-11T00:30:24.164+08:00# 25<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPazX4Qt7fAWwuC_xjUjusTR8z1q5lKwvhPDgXkARhZmg53zOlXZEGpbWxfJTPGSTpXQ4Lkd3dLeSl3Wm2DZEGhjVrWxqIcQXjaA-uJuIBdxlmp2vDChqM7kWzeTPk1dFAZYRXSndeG6wA/s1600-h/darlins+1_low+res.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119009650389047762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPazX4Qt7fAWwuC_xjUjusTR8z1q5lKwvhPDgXkARhZmg53zOlXZEGpbWxfJTPGSTpXQ4Lkd3dLeSl3Wm2DZEGhjVrWxqIcQXjaA-uJuIBdxlmp2vDChqM7kWzeTPk1dFAZYRXSndeG6wA/s400/darlins+1_low+res.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">The two <strong><em>gawgeous</em></strong> gals on my left are my airline besties aka as my darlings.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">Bitching and gossiping with them about people in the airline and our flights are the only things i'm gonna miss when i leave...and i'm gonna miss that sooo much.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">Knowing these 2 crazy, fun, pretty and wonderful gals is the singular best thing that happened to me in the airline.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">I only wish i've known them sooner.</span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"><strong><em>Its official! My last day will be on the 14th Oct 2007.</em></strong> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">Suuuuuper looking forward to a life with:</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ wkends</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ peak hour mrt squeeze</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ datelines, endless talk about architecture and how u can never make big money from it</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ 3d max and vray (yes!)</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ shopping for heels</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ buying clothes and bags after work to relieve work stress</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ public holidays!!! Woooohooo~! </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">I 'heart' xmas, new year and chi new year and cant wait to celebrate them this hear, after having to work thru them last year. Can u believe i was working all 3 of these holidays?! woohooo~!! </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">Hey ARCHITECTURE~! Watch out for my return!</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">Bye to: </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ standby callups</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ rude crew shed </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ yaya-papaya CICs</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ mood-swing monsters</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ kanchiong spider seniors</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ waking up at 3.30am for flights</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ serving masala chicken at 3.30am in the morn</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ uncooperative pax</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ counting of meals and trays</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ live safety demo on mondays</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ cleaning up the toilet esp after someone having a bad stomach comes out</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ cleaning up the toilet after some idiot choked the washbasin with his puke</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ matching 30 special meals to 30 passengers who placed an order for it and not being able to locate them because they are travelling in a tour group, and thus is not sitting as per seat plan</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ people incessantly shouting "mee fan mee fan~!", "pu ke pai~!", "whey xiaojie! wo yao mian bao!"</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ people who are in business class even though they didnt buy a business class seat, purely because it is a chartered mono-class flight,which means the whole flight is economy class. They then proceed to think they've been upgraded and act like big shots. The yaya papayas.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ the tai tais who think everyone is trying to steal their branded bags and refused to put it up in the compartments</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">~ the tai tais who think their branded bags should be put in a plastic bag before having contact with the cabin floor</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">oh the list goes on...think i can go on with this the whole day. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">As u can see, its alot of crap, but no doubt an interesting job.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">Just wish i've started out in other airlines. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">Ps. oh yah and <strong><em>that</em></strong> part of janice is REALLI awesome. wahaha</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-51490639847508855172007-09-27T04:29:00.000+08:002007-09-27T05:03:47.886+08:00# 24<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCQbJNDaPFgjiFtSdMk47SwTD7tPmYeZqFsK7xGfW8Cz7IyKstplTLciXswNs7cAuuqBL7NeJedi7IiEkL6HBp8bRc1sTg0YTMkFEcyhgm7L1x-09NXBQtEabc7hc2OtaJMunupq-7B5S/s1600-h/ROSE+COLLAGE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114613038397020610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCQbJNDaPFgjiFtSdMk47SwTD7tPmYeZqFsK7xGfW8Cz7IyKstplTLciXswNs7cAuuqBL7NeJedi7IiEkL6HBp8bRc1sTg0YTMkFEcyhgm7L1x-09NXBQtEabc7hc2OtaJMunupq-7B5S/s400/ROSE+COLLAGE.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#666666;"> <span style="font-size:78%;">I miss us playing monopoly and texas holdem, trying to call each other's bluff.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#666666;">I miss someone to share my food with.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#666666;">I miss entering bookstores together. You'd head for the non-fiction corner. I'll wander in the fiction books area.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#666666;">I miss reading the papers together.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#666666;">I miss leaving my half-drank ribena cups on your desk.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#666666;">I miss sharing a can of bird nest's drink. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#666666;">I miss Ikea.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#666666;">I miss watching a movie.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#666666;">I miss talking to you.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">Do i have to fall asleep with roses in my hands...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">would you get them if i did?</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-17217918869632791092007-09-26T03:17:00.000+08:002007-09-27T05:04:59.802+08:00# 23<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzyxnpz2owv0WfwaTHxg96wuHUQxBXtLXwzQvg3ITcV1K_1tiwc-z5xuyTKpouE5GizdK3SmhZMDB2Tt5pVwGPqBOW_YGGSsQQysx2-ND9vfy7cKm1BwbQFNzImO91kd0BVJUp564ydxa/s1600-h/rose+bouquet.jpg"></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdaVQgUWNnIH-AdEiAC2vAFt0kNdG69MPBDzZIsKpoL4xBbwQVBFsyHFREUU05YbHA02nuy6pzilShCaK1K59xkwHYLh2KiG2QZJ5F9mX9-fFH-MjVi_3uBF3gSS_ouKjzhcWnVtsDfrk/s1600-h/rose+bouquet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114594591512484194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdaVQgUWNnIH-AdEiAC2vAFt0kNdG69MPBDzZIsKpoL4xBbwQVBFsyHFREUU05YbHA02nuy6pzilShCaK1K59xkwHYLh2KiG2QZJ5F9mX9-fFH-MjVi_3uBF3gSS_ouKjzhcWnVtsDfrk/s400/rose+bouquet.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#666666;">Thanks for injecting colour into my monochrome life even though you are half the globe away.</span><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-68516105622393639922007-09-19T21:48:00.000+08:002007-09-19T23:03:23.395+08:00# 22<span style="color:#666666;">The phuket plane crash shocked me cos i was there that fateful day.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Utilised the same runway, on that same windy day.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">I guess after flying for 10.5 months, i'm kinda immuned to bad weather and unfazed by strong winds and lashing rains.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">We get turbulence all the time, especially at this time of the year, when it is the monsoon season. The turbulence ranged from the mild ones that make u sway from side to side, to the really bad ones that throw u off ur feet and lift u 30cm off the ground.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Phuket's weather has ALWAYS been bad. </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Bumpy weather the whole flight from sin-hkt and hkt-sin was usual, but it was especially bad on this particular day.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">I remember walking to the opened front door when the plane was parked at the aerobridge, and feeling a strong gush of wind slamming into the aircraft. Trees along the beach, and were visible from the plane, were bent half by the strong winds. My colleagues couldnt even open the doors at the back of the plane to change the waste bins, as per standard ground preparation for the flight back to sin. Two of the girls had to combine their strength to pull the door back in, amidst the raging winds, when one would have been able to close it easily normally. </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Paranoid me actually thought there might be an incoming typhoon but since no typhoon alert was raised, i just attributed it to normal bad weather. </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">I remembered a crew asking captain if it's alright to go and was rightly assured by him.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Which is why i was shocked when flight OG 269 crashed.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">This incident served to remind us that emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere and we have to be clear-minded and vigilant all the time.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">As a crew, we ought to place safety as the top priority.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">So many a times, we chit chat with fellow crew and our minds are a thousand miles away during take-off and landing , when we should be silently reviewing our standard evacuation procedures. Some crew dont bother to ask passengers to place the bags underneath their seat cos they want to spare the trouble of explaining the reason to them. Briefing of passengers at emergency exits were sloppily done when it should be clear and precise.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">As a passenger, we ought to adhere to the safety procedures set out by ICAO and listen to the crew. </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Many a times, passengers seated at emergency exits dont bother to listen when the crew is briefing them on how to open the exits in case of emergency. Putting down the papers for half a min to listen carefully can save their own life and that of so many others. Many passengers also find it a nuisance to stow their baggage properly underneath their seat. They complain and "show face" when it's all for their own safety. I've had ridiculous passengers telling me "This is prada/dior/chanel/lv u know?" Tucking their bags right underneath the seat properly will actually enable them to escape efficiently in case of emergency, and not cause them to trip and fall over their bags, and be trampled over in a stampede. No mercy will be shown when everyone's fighting for survival. Having ur beloved prada or chanel bag on ur lap is NOT going to save you.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">You never know when an emergency evacuation will happen.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Sad as i was over the phuket crash, i was still heartened up by the swift evacuation of passengers from the china airlines plane recently. </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">It is incidents like this that remind us cabin crew the importance of our role in ensuring a safe flight for everyone. </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">I hope more people will see us less as their porter or waitress, and more as people who will help save their lives in case of emergency.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">My heart goes out to the passengers and crew of the phuket crash, as well as their families.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-57101728694589857522007-09-19T14:07:00.000+08:002007-09-19T14:57:13.222+08:00# 21<span style="color:#666666;">This is for all my galfrens who are enthusiastically taking on new things in life.<br /><br />Amazing ladies who i love and respect.<br /><br />They are taking bike lessons, looking to land a perfect first job, embarking on an entirely new career path, and challenging the body by running a marathon.<br /><br />They reminded me that although life gets pretty monotonous and boring sometimes, it is really important to never lose that sparkle in you.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">There is so much going on for us women these days.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">The future holds so much.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">We are young, healthy, full of life and hungry for more. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#666666;">So for singles who are feeling down cos there is no significant other to share your life, cheer up and smile ur brightest smile. You never know who might fall in love with that smile.<br /><br />For people who are bored with your work, take heart that you are not bonded and can "throw your white envelope" at your boss if u are really unhappy. *grinz* Get a new career~!</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Learn a new language, take up a new hobby, or go on a holiday.<br /><br />Be positive and embrace life.<br /><br />Here's a shoutout to you girls who make me feel alive, <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>"You are extraordinary!"</strong></span><br /></span><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/axpvFr9SdYI" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-7097576761144700832007-09-19T00:35:00.000+08:002007-09-19T01:00:17.088+08:00# 20<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;"><strong>Extraordinary - Mandy Moore</strong></span></div><span style="color:#666666;"></span><p align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">I was a bay tree</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666666;">Quiet and unseen</span></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">I lived in stories </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666666;">but inside I kept a mystery</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">I was a starling</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666666;">Nobody’s darling</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">Flying in perfect circles</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">Just for company </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666666;">And now I’m ready</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666666;">And now I’m ready</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666666;">And now I’m ready to be</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;"><strong>Extraordinary</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">A midnight airplane</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">A window blowing</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666666;">I know I am another sparkle in the sky</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">I shine on copper</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666666;">Still undiscovered</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666666;">But you must see me in the corner of your eye</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666666;">And now I’m ready</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666666;">And now I’m ready</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666666;">And now I’m ready to be</span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666666;">Extraordinary</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Waking up to wake up</span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">some day I am my own prey</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">Stopping off at a sidewalk cafe</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">The wind is playing in the trees</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">Kicking up confetti leaves</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666666;">Sings as if it’s all to say</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;">And now I’m ready</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;">And now I’m ready</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;">And now I’m ready to be</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;">Extraordinary</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-13783925934943286012007-09-07T01:50:00.000+08:002007-09-07T01:57:14.956+08:00# 19<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hEllo2lT5EJo4bh51FLrY19u2s56Nh7SutfYZ-zc1bKjxI6bnJq-nYOZc20GvkdKf_zu8RY4C8Q9o5k4JRLyVTME2inWkgDBHPYxijn4Lhwcps9Rtbx1lq_fDWkdG7DIUYJcgMrMg2HA/s1600-h/blue+tulip.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107150423214090850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hEllo2lT5EJo4bh51FLrY19u2s56Nh7SutfYZ-zc1bKjxI6bnJq-nYOZc20GvkdKf_zu8RY4C8Q9o5k4JRLyVTME2inWkgDBHPYxijn4Lhwcps9Rtbx1lq_fDWkdG7DIUYJcgMrMg2HA/s320/blue+tulip.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="color:#666666;">To my holland love.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">May ur days be happy and bright.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">I miss u.<br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-63735510285793811462007-09-07T00:30:00.000+08:002007-09-07T01:46:09.891+08:00# 18<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;"><strong>Ikea</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">Got the new 2008 Ikea catalogue in the mail yesterday and it inspired me to take photos of the Ikea household items my family has amassed throughout the years. Never thought Ikea was such an integral part of my everyday life, until i had the time to look around the house today and noticed their quiet existence.</span><br /></div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107132878272686546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidm4TSeNaZCQo3_RkoiojRBeh3PcuyHXAtmmOKVXazyq3ENmaAUFFcU4ybcNte6wriuHZAhdY8Ps-7NgFa3FE8R8sVJ7-rX_6S7OIwJJJrVfJcSJuZH12ZBMQYudb_js76codbc0gM0K9b/s320/glass+cups02.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">A refreshing glass of ribena as I browse through the new catalogue!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107132573330008514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dej9xZxILrvBu6MH0VcrBaaZKX3OMDdNZ2NmuTfcq4VYH62Xs798WfojgB5a1CSIymc6jFDGQsPefwBbadlB9MIroC3mPRkOupJ9BlA3QgQfTr_1R4U-qwIZ3QsWGOGSzLSFLkJBQXJY/s320/glass+cups.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">I love buying glasses and cups from Ikea. They are so affordable and so elegant looking.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107133732971178482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklE89A6C2G-XWhKVXq_-Qocoo0oHA2-iN2aiOKA0vUgIoTq9lDcmkgpGl031yS0Vk3GnpqJHkKwqREUV0XPsspQhiWx4eSLTKv9i82Iv3WC1HiceKGKpm6FxRdZehgiNzVXLunYjY7sll/s320/glass+cups04.jpg" border="0" />Love the light play on the kitchen's homogeneous tiled floor.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107130451616164194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6EPu5damKIQxWprx1nxmJrrVisYsXnKeVMkcya4PLKQ_Pj9vUM-dOXZ70a4isuwI9JHCpKhhH8Fu4BwcmYPFhLE4ZtCJfgN5Kb39ZyDVTSD71RLsbbhrVEpvkHKVMMm3N_geTq3VnyoO/s320/bed.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">The 8-year-old loft bed that took my cousin and bro hours to assemble. Notice the bit of decay on the main support...that is the reason i dont sleep in the loftbed anymore.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107130898292762994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4DdnK3P_iDXflPabJsbcyk9byujQjJaoXk-xM3lBo04LiksDGvxdrjI1r4-KNOVR1v9aVSjlN6kDGgsTbj2sp8Vm2ObPAi8oQD1bo51mCdZ988VfaMVLLs5rYhUwumXhbqUgW1h1pHdQ/s320/cupboard.jpg" border="0" />My oh-so-retro wardrobe with chicken wire mesh doors. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107134493180389906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sq2axc9nUPQ4fr1OCt5RzKyxXrLhqn4sqMidOQ8ndakdaMjuIQVddbZ_ovVl9BeTgzhS9O0al6rLDlVQ_6OzubmeSGg5GU6esEa0fL3ROmQShRsFzclSq78jyB_JioEGkaszQqAkwQY2/s320/lampshade.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">An Ikea energy-saving light bulb that costs more than the reading lamp itself!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107144040892688978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd08Xw0JFpzoIGbHtyANMCh5geqdSz5IzjqTBDglmR0XNiZN4T_INiaL0dCMpyZhXanWaxIOzCCmvUWPdOOj7YozsEl6jHyjzau1CepktPenLzubT7ediR_WL7OLEtSeETMwhJJxTfVdBK/s320/lamp.jpg" border="0" />Chris got me this lamp a long time ago so that i could read in the night. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">Nice curves there!</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibs7auContUt43cEIiK09NKdAAt9opbFSQhvVBpEu-yulP2h8wQtQrPyUt5EH4SgVh2mYSa0Md7TqNB98Bzh7uIEDPPxnpvfuSGOPpQ6fJwhIZFDpRMiaxh0wnG9xtxGfKIvzFfbsl6Fz_/s1600-h/table+edge.jpg"><span style="color:#666666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107135734425938498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibs7auContUt43cEIiK09NKdAAt9opbFSQhvVBpEu-yulP2h8wQtQrPyUt5EH4SgVh2mYSa0Md7TqNB98Bzh7uIEDPPxnpvfuSGOPpQ6fJwhIZFDpRMiaxh0wnG9xtxGfKIvzFfbsl6Fz_/s320/table+edge.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#666666;"> The fierce stainless steel edge of a 'curry' table with a battle scar.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107131460933478802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1x2xk2QQDRfKrUgFRmSspf7iWP90OSQ_nVn18C2OcBcH1L8T8FxOvd_-gCyjSDtJplb_2CZCVMzrbhRVn0ZIhWcClvmGDk8MYOPg2uH8UlnwGtq0XiXmxCcD-adKwxaqb9RIQx0LAUD8F/s320/dustbin.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">A peek into the plastic wastepaper bin. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">Hmm...should have taken a pic of the more executive-looking grey metal mesh wastebin as well.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107131164580735362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbL-5PGoTkNLfCKXEHxykObVyvd8WBRnrucPS9_mjcJgbB_wCeMUY22ewB-gH4xMVsq48BjrADvXcRPmF7ff779C_CIeUvpequC3Su4Gg6js8Gn4xHW0mTlP6vHsDa3UhUbYZgAKRETjX/s320/boxes.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">A familiar thing lurking in the corner of many homes in spore.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107131911905044898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdO1PdMxOcswi-IZ-1eBip1VO9ANtrQe_IN9W333f2qarLjL83NrdEBdw9BFhML85AF9NNPHQ_R0n0rUCJ5mXsH7oHC5ZKvy5UIpn8W5CU4EXCSQhUkgEHPi0gEtBPw7_t9MJTNx2MtOd/s320/fold+chair.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">The SGD 8.90 Ikea plastic folding chair that is ultra versatile and elegant.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">And it does more than supporting ur butt. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">I've got a purple one holding up my new printer right now!</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107132221142690226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_klSMRQ0oEGW45HFBsdu5n6tcSORWHVTOeZIVx10SfbqloxKdWMf_a5XE4NR4rfateXqkCK8DTtUemBLfz0YdaZiNzsxcqXoRqdDsiPMtOkjhFNmea65kQW5rOSX62w9PxA45SNT-aX8/s320/fold+table.jpg" border="0" />A fav in my family. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">This portable folding table allow us to eat our meals everywhere.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107134226892417538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfefx5nZxGO_haTdMH1F61MI97FSzRKL1lsYpFEYnh-I_nSZ782YQ5ZV148pGW_BwxM3OXIAZ5SiivRdEJNi13mr892kC6ZdXD2ANeF-ZbyOzachFtZYOguN_bZHxiSgmgbWI5fQhwMs1/s320/glass+vase.jpg" border="0" />One of the newest addition to the family of Ikea items in my home </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">- a ribbed vase i bought at the july sale.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107134888317381154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiY8pXGXd1__IzEgPVyjyp7oFAON9CSeapvlaKg0BYQ_hLUzPrkeZ7xWptwjGb0zOIRN2IW3nc6hezrymXq52x6bTvSKMD8XplT-7uYIpQ_tagN5eHL44xx381UyCEWojpm7-DPUE5Oca/s320/pot+of+flowers02.jpg" border="0" />No these tulips are not from Ikea. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">They are from my darlin before he left for holland.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">No they are not real. </span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkmFN8f78KHYVRC5CQs7ubLUWHXjXGexGYKn65h6mfUI8Rgn5yjGDSzRxC045PNDBToYv8hCpd3POjWb2xVbUscX_CLjeS6nzkvAHaNr6XutmcZFhwLUucRRVumyBcylTv-yWpaykGv7U/s1600-h/pot+of+flowers03.jpg"><span style="color:#666666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107135249094634034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkmFN8f78KHYVRC5CQs7ubLUWHXjXGexGYKn65h6mfUI8Rgn5yjGDSzRxC045PNDBToYv8hCpd3POjWb2xVbUscX_CLjeS6nzkvAHaNr6XutmcZFhwLUucRRVumyBcylTv-yWpaykGv7U/s320/pot+of+flowers03.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#666666;"> The vase doing a pretty job of holding the colourful tulips.<br /></span><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"><strong>Cant wait to check out Ikea's new range!</strong></span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-64238336069984282322007-09-05T00:54:00.000+08:002007-09-05T01:33:23.498+08:00# 17<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGL7Z3JaY9Om3niIfX_XbxbXcjoCX3aUrfglxe_ZcIlPrYjaaOXXoODDTWkJLnHPxj_z_cHWqnribdFYNHnIu2pt7Qg42zAa5v3akc0cFgyhiM9U3sAFTHGw_9Fqs3T61aOwyyi-dSubW/s1600-h/145150.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106397592756513106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGL7Z3JaY9Om3niIfX_XbxbXcjoCX3aUrfglxe_ZcIlPrYjaaOXXoODDTWkJLnHPxj_z_cHWqnribdFYNHnIu2pt7Qg42zAa5v3akc0cFgyhiM9U3sAFTHGw_9Fqs3T61aOwyyi-dSubW/s320/145150.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#666666;">what a difference a day makes...</span> <div><span style="color:#666666;">24 little hours...</span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;">one day i've got untidy and badly shaped brows...</span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;">and the next i've got supermodel brows...<br /></span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106396703698282818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLkPsQOaT2eTOdxMZFbThYUXd7x92sNoNkqlz9y07qmu0XpaYccb-nLd4p9Desvpxgm5-dLZMGhagzoU4u_kX9XiVMvegObgGv8iHzOAw5tYA67nMT3SL7-asjT_2C0YLvCXGQ7bdEjIq/s320/004345.jpg" border="0" /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29nFXDITbARqO0gwRpHIMqPZymA_LOdeQFcfeaW5gZNe6tA_7Ek-swBQs41GQ6NZr97E3o1HEIFD6oQycgEm0dv5h0fMX2phR9J_LkYi-And1RvsfASEOFyS2gcNtQkUN-ngG3g9iQLsS/s1600-h/145014.jpg"></a><span style="color:#666666;">i'm a minah~! hahaha~</span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#666666;">yo lexian...i did it~!</span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#666666;">its realli dark at the moment and i'm hoping the scabs will peel off soon to reveal a more natural colour.</span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#666666;">Jo, my batchgal told me that eyebrow embroidery hurts like crazy so i was mentally prepared for a good torture time. It turned out to be less painful than eyebrow plucking~! Maybe its because LA was applied to my eyebrows so i din feel much pain. </span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#666666;">After doing my eyebrows, the beautician commented that i have alot of facial hair and offered to do facial threading at 10 bucks. Gungho me thought 'hey if the eyebrow embroidery pain was so bearable, threading shouldnt be too bad lah', and promptly agreed to it. threading turned out to be something i'll never do again. </span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#666666;">Threading was well, alright...except that it feels like u are constantly having paper cuts on ur face~!!! It lasted for 20mins but felt like an eternity. Dorothy started on my forehead and proceeded in an anti-clockwise direction down my face. By the time they reached my left cheek, i was super tempted to ask them to abort misson. It was so painful that i started wincing and grunting, sounding like venus williams on a massage table. Not something that i'm proud of.</span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;">I dont care if the hair grows out thicker or whatever. Just not gonna do it again. Peroid.</span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#666666;">i sure hope childbirth isnt as painful as this.<br /></span></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-16803919905345499012007-08-29T01:51:00.000+08:002007-09-05T01:34:22.694+08:00# 16<span style="color:#666666;">Found 2 videos of etihad airways on youtube which are truly inspiring. </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">I love the background music. </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">And though the commercial style wasnt exactly cutting edge, the music screams exciting new changes, hope and great prospects. The way the music soared gave me a slight adrenaline rush..hahaha. The 2nd video, which is meant to be their recruitment video, makes u want to check out their website and see when their next recruitment is. </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Well, at least i did, and since they just had a recruitment end-july in sg, i dont think they will have another one anytime soon this year. </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Just as how we had our "singapore girl, you're a great way to fly..." song to promote SQ, this song was composed exclusively for Etihad airways to market itself as an airline that challenges the norm and push envelopes. </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">An excellent example of how a piece of music can successfully and effectively aid branding.<br /></span><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/63RUR6Ic2OU" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BTl0qM6swYc" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-20549423729277904572007-08-15T21:11:00.000+08:002007-08-15T21:34:39.067+08:00# 15<span style="color:#666666;">omg blogger freaking wasted 2 hrs of my precious rest time before an early morning long china flight!!!!( read: freaking tiring and need lotza rest flight)</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">tried to load a photo for two nights to no avail.</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">what the heck is blogID missing?!</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">*toot*</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Angwee siah~</span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">i go sleep le...wah lao.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-51237144008205830872007-08-14T17:02:00.001+08:002007-08-14T18:02:35.173+08:00# 14<div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">As the sun sets on this slightly wet day,<br />I'm beginning to feel the blues.<br /><br />My september "Cleo" magazine came in the mail yesterday and before the day is through, i've already gone through the whole mag, and the "Her World" mag chris bought for me yesterday.<br /><br />He should be in brussels, crossing the borders into the netherlands, and well on his way to the University of Maastricht by now.<br />Hope everything is well.<br /><br />Feeling a tad sickly, slightly lonely and marginally depressional.<br />Oh and overly dramatic as well.<br /><br />Darn.<br />I hate evenings blues.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098492848855212930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2A2FdupruM-drmmi5BGfU6L0fSrG9sAoOjgHB4HsHBTo093C5dNp13EEz_R2lQ0UcKMHk-verBeKK760yUCVzRjzCpDGF2a7ki09qRDSmocy_hQHfCFiHdiUAbgElIR7Ov2bcRNIrxMQ8/s320/mags+and+snacks.jpg" border="0" /></span> <p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666666;">mags and snacks - my companions today</span></em></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></em></p><p align="center"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-59944917370478674222007-07-09T15:38:00.000+08:002007-07-09T16:25:29.984+08:00<span style="color:#666666;">Its amazing how a good set of speakers or headphones brings new spin to ur fav music.<br /><br />Chris gave me a creative headset weeks ago so i can talk to him via skype when he's in the netherlands.<br />Lazy slacker me didnt try it out till today and i'm totally enjoying the sounds coming through right now=) yippee ki yay~!<br /><br />Totally hooked on keane's hamburg song and the fray's how to save a life right now.<br />Hauntingly beautiful songs that touches and grips ur heart so tightly that u feel it ache.<br /><br />The hamburg song was written by one of keane's bandmembers about lead singer Tom Chaplin when he was in his darkest hour at the peak of his alcohol and drug addictions. Tom's superb vocals, accompanied by the quiet beautiful sounds of the organ and piano, simply tugs at ur heartstrings.<br /><br />Coincidentally, the fray's how to save a life is about a troubled soul too.<br /><br />According to lead singer and songwriter Isaac Slade, the song was composed and influenced by his experience while working as a mentor at a camp for troubled teens:"One of the kids I was paired up with was a musician. Here I was, a protected suburbanite, and he was just 17 and had all these problems. And no one could write a manual on how to save him."<br /><br />In the midst of all these melancholy, i feel so alive.<br /><br />Thank god for youtube, here's the videos.<br /><br /><strong><em>The Hamburg song</em></strong><br /></span><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/shEnpm6apis" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#666666;">How to save a life</span></em></strong><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JHg2q5M6WnY" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-47189033130968777162007-07-07T01:21:00.000+08:002007-07-07T01:30:06.143+08:00# 12<span style="color:#666666;">y am i so short tempered these days?<br />arghhh...</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-53657423174686221722007-07-06T00:16:00.000+08:002007-07-07T01:21:14.003+08:00# 11<span style="color:#666666;">J</span><span style="color:#666666;">ust got back from flight.<br /><br />Was supposed to go to xmas island today but we didnt quite make it there.<br />Plane turned back to spore just as we were at the top of descent into xmas island, 1/2 hr before touchdown, due to a hydraulic system failure.<br /><br />As we flew back to spore and across the dense indonesian jungles, i couldnt help but think morbidly about the possibility of a crash. Its my nature. I am over-paranoid, over-imaginative and very quick to think of the worst.<br /><br />I thought of my family and friends, and was a little glad that at least i had a good lunch with my mom this afternoon before coming to work, and messaged chris on my way to work and told him that he makes me happy.<br /><br />I thought of how it will be when my loved ones receive news of my death and realised that chris probably wont know about it till hours later since he went to jb. I wondered if the pain of my death will be etched into the heart of my loved ones and if they would ever get over it. I thought about the crew missing out on the fat bonus that awaits us in our bank accounts today, 7th july, and suddenly realised i didnt make any nomination for my cpf and didnt make a will to allocate the little money i have. Seems rather silly now that i'm penning it down but those were my precise thoughts.<br /><br />We touched down safely and fire trucks rushed to the aircraft in anticipation for any fire that might break out.<br /><br />The passengers applauded. I breathed a sigh of relief and thanked the gods and captain norman for bringing us back safely.<br /><br />They say live each day like its your last.<br />I 'feel' that quote more than ever after this incident.<br /><br />Most of the time, we forget that each day is a gift, and go about our lives being unhappy about things we cant control or staying angry with people or things longer than we should. We get too caught up in our little mundane life and miss out on the joys of living. Our bored, glazed-over eyes fail to notice the blueness of the mid-afternoon sky, the gentle breeze toying with our hair as we walk down the street and the cute dimples in the cheeks of the smiling toddler perched on the mrt seat, peering inquisitively out of the big big windows.<br /><br />From this day on, I shall try my best to keep an open mind and try to enjoy living, rather than lament about making a living. And in Anthony Bourdain's words ( i just caught the paris episode of his "no reservations" series again last night and its still so inspiring) , "Take the time off and eat a ham sandwich, i mean, really eat a ham sandwich." </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">Clear your mind and truly enjoy life for what it is worth, coz for all u know, u might not live to see another day.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-81501006031106098222007-06-14T00:28:00.000+08:002007-06-14T00:48:13.405+08:00# 10<div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">Happy birthday to me~! </span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">Thank u baby for the wonderful surprise. You guys put up a fantastic performance.</span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">See how cute they look via webcam. =)</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><em>mushi<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075589023898790706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCNHwTjwdKlIDi6mowIhEAKa1pQ7pOgIGaeBb8rYplOB8Lz-YzPykAZs9LOTjFbOlUYjuC2FUjVIMimMXYcckeGKd6kk_nyIUL4IauC-rbKfpPqlhGN-RGx1-p9IM4ka6fNuIdoOgrxEN/s320/mushi.JPG" border="0" /></em></span></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#666666;">bally<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075588173495266050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A0vfho9gg8JbgDMJo8yfBBR6YuImk7WOanBKa6waj7zsm4GNAuLeTITuAOb0imTOZuuT9f3uG167VIYdjnzdzruuVcZGLr4oi8Xf4eieR24LBKoQqnu4F-npm-9b-fbzU2X79iBsrblz/s320/bally.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#666666;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#666666;">eeyore<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075588474142976786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvWrOkArsYSyM8664hTxh00zo42GdiKJvpAs0vpfOgl6KsXUPf7Qqi3KAjsU9_e8QPEAJJtTJ346BPw9f5twEi_orgzIQxRMycdxW002yTaXVZTb4Jp0G7tQQxlsnsgIpr4FT4lXlyH0v/s320/eeyore.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#666666;">toilet roll<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075589912957021010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCKuXcnyjlideQu6n-ehmvDWf_asi4Ei4YQuM8jFGYkw83FZQZ9RmYhjEJ9N_VQuRgzcJxikMJVK2si08lMlSDiwXwmxI_Io4dhVIkgCAQjC6De5XsjMnvZx9ytc7v0h7BS7f9LQZtM4h/s320/toilet+roll.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></div><span style="color:#666666;">kekez...u da bestest~!!! muackz~!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-9433987828745922452007-06-13T14:38:00.000+08:002007-06-13T14:43:07.819+08:00# 9<span style="color:#666666;">Taken from Huimei, who took it from Yian =)<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="color:#cc66cc;"><em>"I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn't been fired from Apple.<br />It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it.<br />Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick.<br />Don't lose faith.<br />I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.<br />You've got to find what you love.<br />And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers.<br />Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work .<br />And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.<br />If you haven't found it yet, keep looking.<br />Don't settle.<br />As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.<br />And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on.<br />So keep looking until you find it.<br />Don't settle."<br /><br />~ Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple</em><br /></span><br />Totally agree.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-78651990906362911112007-05-05T02:28:00.000+08:002007-05-05T02:32:10.605+08:00# 8<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGzwoTt1tuTyrh5demCFqOc8WrjVnHT0ehyq7N6YBiQUdb62pAZ5l69OqFPcRxhyphenhypheniVDfHEYhb2jBcIlqJADguioBL8AI-Rz46Hj98Kt_HfhgakYHt1iCViixEr4xwoh_3yqart9zSoXBP/s1600-h/tanah+merah+mrt+for+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060774375869960434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGzwoTt1tuTyrh5demCFqOc8WrjVnHT0ehyq7N6YBiQUdb62pAZ5l69OqFPcRxhyphenhypheniVDfHEYhb2jBcIlqJADguioBL8AI-Rz46Hj98Kt_HfhgakYHt1iCViixEr4xwoh_3yqart9zSoXBP/s400/tanah+merah+mrt+for+blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><span style="color:#666666;">Waiting for train to go work at tanah.</span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><em><span style="color:#666666;">I like the skylights and the red overhead lighting beams.</span></em><br /></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-60170123577650243872007-05-05T01:33:00.000+08:002007-05-05T02:23:43.100+08:00# 7<div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;">Kent ridge park</span></strong> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">Took time off to enjoy abit of nature at Kent ridge Park with C and our best 'couple friends', my bro and sis-in-law, on Labour Day. Wanted to visit the Reflections at Bukit Chandu musuem as well. A pity that we got to the museum just half hour before closing. I want to go back there some other day though cos i think the Pasir Panjang battle is a really interesting part of our World War II history. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#666666;">Hey baby, here are the pics i took with my 'lousy' camera. Proves that good photoshopping can make a pixelated photo look good too! Just dont attempt to print it out big big. Haha~</span> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060760318442000530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih665zhyzO7YeV5rIqa4meTJVS9JEIedsNpnpYpDTiRUmKLAKenHgQtzY62GZAw43mQJ00oTgd54Idt9cfnoIG9Y_1-QVOaNXjq6Zo5-dq_ehWu7me07KSN9ZEJjln163gaIjvkfcBU7z5/s400/kentridge1.jpg" border="0" /><em><span style="color:#666666;">Beautiful trees and lush greenery. </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#666666;">I love the dark brown colour of the willowy tree branches and how they stood out from the soothing green of the foliage. </span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><em>This place is simply photogenic. </em></span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"></div></span><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060761710011404450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0zefgEUHWZMC6qWKOIM2K0zvcj_uzd1ycX9hXaFPAope8uj5k7rJ59CRQyH_T3tcK8b66rqGZxWJJB91g1veI9aHIX2WyltTooqJEEm7PS8V1ySvQomgggH5hVMugqkroGt-mSGC8dR_/s400/kentridge2.jpg" border="0" /><em><span style="color:#666666;">Quiet pavillion to sit in and listen to the birds sing. </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#666666;">My favourite photo of the lot. </span></em></div><div align="center"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060762491695452338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdt1WiM7TMvuJHL_5CzmL0Wpy38x7jdwxjlMmzlcC7IIMG5RwiA2fNcfszQKVrSyoslTQt3PfKeZpRWithl1fLS0_kmYEoWDCaQ_m0ru6aO3YMz-NOXmroIHDT0pu-yeLgeIdvqjCT6yI4/s400/kentridge3.jpg" border="0" /><em><span style="color:#666666;">Winding path up the lookout point</span></em><br /><em><br /></em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060763312034205890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgvRhzyjGkR1QY9OjXMT4G5MuL9spwgyb3ujQ4IFe0a4orl0iARVypMyqz1WZEqupX6uK3FVK6R_GXn6Bw_qNQNK6sDEex9qFPz7L7MUJ_tKFZYMTV9zTcsYKRByWJe4464knwbd4f35d/s400/kentridge4.jpg" border="0" /> <em><span style="color:#666666;">C attempts to overcome vertigo. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#666666;">Its okay baby, hold my hand. I promise not to push u over the railings...muahaha=)<br /></span></em><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060763891854790866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__r7iaWYNHuPmPkhudnVCrW2Q08-aTFfDqh9Oub9Poc_z9EkTliB7XHZ8IfzbR0DBObl6xRscQ-5wuGoU9z3CD_3uy9ObnFPO0a_I8hO19f5lic4Zp4Luga8toevQ1mSyYTKFafI7nXK2/s400/kentridge5.jpg" border="0" /><em><span style="color:#666666;">My cute brother and sister-in-law enjoying the stroll as C tries to shake off his boredom. </span></em></div><div><em><span style="color:#666666;">This guy hate his greens. </span></em></div><div><em><span style="color:#666666;">Dont try to deny it~! haha </span></em></div><div><em><span style="color:#666666;"><br /></div></span></em><div><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Time spent with my loved ones are always the best. </span></div><div><span style="color:#cc66cc;"></span></div><div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-449887006520998518.post-26499233842348254902007-05-03T04:50:00.000+08:002007-05-03T04:52:44.478+08:00# 6<div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;"><strong>Vanity</strong></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060060603844972546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5HI3yjL3jhwsr3vxOPVk80KNp8SdyE88WO19gk2gJHpK6lXa1OkiNCDQEpPTkL6_xKlWTJsUdj4g4yOIng61tPwb__DEQAWD6KCEwbJMwHbL4ugMdJOoa8BBd32F-C1vVJXYG9P7-cMm/s320/dior+bottle.jpg" border="0" /> <em>sensual cleansing cream...rather atas huh</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRkvxUyjgtUdDBsLnMF8Ds0J-4VCYF-yIMx8h8K7z-cP16sN5fa4HrLmrqGIuFpBUG3bGRh65CR6BlCrrX5uF7Yvhg32F2a3B1XCnkZpLtMPQdZABWTCHOs0pY2t_NaO8K5PgQJb-EUvM/s1600-h/eyes01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060060951737323538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRkvxUyjgtUdDBsLnMF8Ds0J-4VCYF-yIMx8h8K7z-cP16sN5fa4HrLmrqGIuFpBUG3bGRh65CR6BlCrrX5uF7Yvhg32F2a3B1XCnkZpLtMPQdZABWTCHOs0pY2t_NaO8K5PgQJb-EUvM/s320/eyes01.jpg" border="0" /></a><em>Loreal VOLUME mascara.</em><br /><em>PwoAR~!</em><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060061299629674530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptXCiNxMpGF9CmBtn0i5ofP4a13X9xjFsfNFptW0sBHU5NEp4BmQDrT9_I2kPjoTv25jM6ZADHhVpTn-IMKm5Oy5gBhnNUHETsGM_qUdv1iI-iUEZv9OQKrhektMH0kOtHbHWPKAFywL4/s320/eye+colour.jpg" border="0" /> <em>pots from the rainbow</em></div><div align="center"><em></em><br /><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060065895244681346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqATuVK3jU9QR0t3tyB2VuLFQBDlrawCxOAp7D6_y6cl9y35BEbFktbW8JsIiy2_0xFfC39UbIp_YIrAv8xMlNS7KpxD0y359_Xz0rrdLs-5BsvGxTFkMa0Lt0yHWskzcIRXAzdfqUhWgk/s320/lippie.jpg" border="0" />hot scarlet lippie</em><br /></div><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060062558055092290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbbTervSXuIDU-mzXLOXNGq9gx28HrSOFFi-QelAmdFdUie-Sx_XIvUJ-C6SpNc_uC4VQMrFcpUHewEDLC6n_q3WJU4iX70QjjYiCtN31LId-bv5Xf1fz8Qi7RoVm2YoF-xWYI0EOsDMZ/s320/blush.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">make me blush</em></p><p align="center"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060062974666920018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqYdPGCVWZahWo-AyRMJ_QihpoRfJx9gIZCadHwqTauyADdTWcMab4BwOQU71bhOefYxeVxyeFPDGIwyCYtsEoPxK7Go2-wAF7ylx7yGsoxEFif8pNnrMHdjvUTOl8CxsyVy1D2TFYtim/s320/nail+pageant.jpg" border="0" />nail pageant</em></p><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060063447113322594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_3vRxOaETQaUp4JO96FgWmA5B0W87z6G7OwzeCkiIkU_O61EwZzG3OF5y5kkEyf_JCTITZKptAiu9A2RsR7hdkPkUW9disHAabePVOinkuBHhsRx9dmzW6Zrk5Lkhz2kI5WbuIa-Pl05/s320/nail+get+strong.jpg" border="0" /><em> "Get strong!"</em></div><div align="center"><em>The others crowd around to encourage the fallen bottle</em></div><div align="center"><em></div></em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060063850840248434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYo3cQwVdCgs-3zx_RxfISYZNEM4fDDs-iC9prwK9KmCJ_pkVK9yskjarmg3SaIuVxxaG5DyP9l0JNrU8qkx8DSwQWXJKrfyMY77FLJ2WQqW5vSIeuq8wP1nsSuS4IJYEwoPLWpDQQUXXV/s320/green+tea.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><em>es-scent-tial</em><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0