this other eden

goodbye blogger

2008-08-05T17:03:00.003+08:00

Bored of blogger & i'm moving to sis's recommended wretch blogsite
new address : http://www.wretch.cc/blog/mumpfhif

2008-08-03T21:27:00.004+08:00

For the past 2weeks, i witness 3 of my friends ended their relationships. And one of them have been with her boyfriend for years. hmmmm..i guess hearing all their stories somehow affected me. It makes me realise how fragile love can be..and how unexpected life can be. I've got a love that i'm protecting with my very best. Please let it survive.

backdated entry

2008-08-01T10:19:00.017+08:00

Being a big fan of seafood, we went to the fish market to grab the freshest catch! i didn't fancy seafood that much till i met janan. the way he talks lovingly about seafood & the way he gobbles his king prawns..he easily converts me into a seafood-lover! The fish market in australia provides a wider range of seafood than spore..& lobsters are way much cheaper too! That's probably the reason why we ate like half of the ocean on that day! haha! somehow our dates always revolves around food! the next date is to a bavarian restaurant! to be continued...

hand in hand, we'll travel around the world and eat up their seafood! =)

oh noo

2008-07-28T22:11:00.003+08:00

my mummy who is 49years old has been on a diet...& she's reaching the same weight as me!! for your info, my mummy is the same height as me *nyaa!!!!!!! how can!!

sian X 1000000

2008-07-26T15:50:00.003+08:00

sent janan off at the airport a few hours ago..urgh. i hate that we have to part. & i hate being alone in the house for the whole semester. it's annoying how it's still the same house but just doesn't feels right anymore. the chair beside me is empty. his laptop is missing on my table. his towel is not on the rack. and the worse is i can smell him on the bed but i won't be able to see him for the next few months=( ok, i think i should not sound like a weak person who cant live without the boyfriend. it is only 3+months. i can do it. i will try not to strangle myself. haha.

hair

2008-07-18T11:26:00.004+08:00

sis went to cut her fringe yesterday & she tempted me to cut mine!! the last time i had fringe is like 10years ago! so exciting! yup, it shows what a boring person i am to be excited over a hair fringe..haha.

what happens when we are bored in sis's lab...

2008-07-16T09:25:00.011+08:00

i thought i'll be nice & accompany sis to lab on weekends..but it's so boring there. not exactly my kind of place..it smells of hospital & i can feel spirits of dead mice hovering around =S anyway, everytime i'm there i'll be obsessed about taking pictures. i love the ones we look like morons and how i managed to portray politicians on their campaign posters. smile awkwardly and with a cheesy hand pose. yeah!

random pictures in adelaide : the beauty within

2008-07-14T15:33:00.010+08:00

prawn! congrats!

2008-07-07T10:14:00.006+08:00

Yesterday, one of our beloved gluts got married! I just saw pictures of her Malay wedding on mandy's blog. Thanks to mandy for posting them! I'm so eager to know what had happened back home at the wedding! Though i’m 5414 kilometers away from home, i'm equally overwhelmed & happy for prawn! Silly as it sound, i had to stop myself from tearing looking at the wedding pictures. Pardon me from being so sentimental.. Prawn and the rest of the gluts are friends that i hold very dear to my heart. I guess i've never told them before how very grateful I am to have met them. They are the ones that make up most of my happy memories in my JC days. I can still remember how I was struggling in JC…how going to school was an agony in that foreign and hostile environment. These girls are the ones who approached and talked to me when no one else could be bothered. And without any hesitant, they readily accepted me into their group. I had so much fun with them…our usual bridge session, swimming during free periods, ice-cream buffets at swensons, gossip session at brekko etc. It was a short year together before all of us graduated and went on our different paths. Even under such situation where we do not see one another as often, I still like them as much as before. Therefore, it’s really nice to see one of them got settled down & happily married. I really look forward seeing the rest of the gluts achieve their very own happiness. In my heart, you girls totally deserve the best of everything.

Toast to friendship, love, laughter and happily ever after!

Photos courtesy of mandy! These photos were taken from mandy's blog without her permission! Mandy, hope you won't mind..i just can't wait to show everyone the pretty bride =)

adelaide 2

2008-07-06T16:36:00.021+08:00

just in case none of you understand what i'm trying to portray in the photo above..
it is : 'i love sweet and sour pork and i finally got to eat it.' & that my sis is obviously not very happy to help me take a photo of me & my sweet sour pork because it turned out to be so blur and my face looks eerie.

before

2008-07-04T11:05:00.018+08:00

photos taken on the day before i left for Adelaide..luckily we took heaps of photos then! at least we have captured some of our happy moments together & i can reminisce them when i'm missing baby here. i really have to cherish the month of july cos coming august i'll be alone without sis or janan. gosh..i don't dare to think about it. july july, please crawl like a snail.

雨滴的秘密

2008-07-04T10:30:00.006+08:00

每次相遇都会有一种让人感动的美丽
每天一张开眼睛就会想到你
想知道在窗外的雨滴
写些什么秘密

虽然人们总说爱情会很受伤
但我想我会让自己更坚强
每天起床都让心情不会慌张
让流星能够实现幸福的愿望

想念变成空气在叹息
多么想要躺在你怀里
拥抱心中最真的感应调整呼吸
写着不管多少时间我都会等你

相信要相信
我们的幸福它终将会越靠越近

adelaide 1

2008-06-30T08:48:00.009+08:00

i'm done with exams & i'm in adelaide now.

adelaide feels like home..having sis around and everything, everywhere is so familiar.

i love the trees & flowers over here..and of course the food! tons better than what we have back in brisbane! you know i wished you're here too baby..then everything would be perfect.

exams=(

2008-06-18T23:31:00.003+08:00

exams period are such a DRAG.

i can't wait to finish my last paper on the 20th..but i'm not exactly very prepared for it too.

bless me.

sidetrack: i ate roti- prata! i didn't know it's so easy to cook & it taste pretty nice too! but i ate with japanese curry which is a little weird i know..haha. shit, but i still miss my prata with egg back home. yummmy!!

<-heart ★ station->

2008-06-10T20:20:00.003+08:00

i emailed my lecturer to ask him if i could arrange a private consultation with him.
He replied me 30mins later & told me he's in his room at the moment & i could come by if i'm still in uni. I plucked up my courage and went to building39 room432.
i think my heart was beating so fast i could faint anytime.
i knocked on the door..opened it & i saw a 'ah-neh' guy. obviously not my 'ang-moh' lecturer.
turns out it is building 39A, not just 39.
great, i have to suffer the horror like 2 times.
anyway, in the end, i was a very brave girl.. i went to see him in his room & i sat there and listen to him talk for like 36mins.
ALL of that just because i wanted 1 more mark for my report.
you bloody give me that 1 mark.

the post after sex and the city movie

2008-06-07T08:44:00.009+08:00

I recieved mixed reviews about the movie before i watched it. thus, i was skeptical how much i would like it, since i was never a big fan of their drama. But i have to say, i enjoyed the movie very much!! It was awesome! i think every girl should spend the $$ & go watch the movie! all those pretty clothes, shoes & bags in it! Just that part alone is worth my ticket money..haha! And the storyline revolves around LOVE, cliche it is, but i'm still a sucker for that. And it reminds me of my girlfriends and how much i miss them.

i've been away for awhile. Not just the fact that i'm in australia for 2 years, but i was also caught up work before that. I feel that i have missed out so many important events of their lives..i really wished i could get back home soon & catch up with everything that i've lost. Moreover, one of my beloved girlfriend is getting married next month! & i can't go home to be her bridesmaid =( it's really a pity i can't go back & i really hope she knows how much i wished i could be there on her wedding. Prawn, i'm really happy for you..here's wishing you a house full of sunshine, hearts full of joy, and a Love that grows deeper each day! & joy, qifang, mandy, yvette and sheena! i miss all of you too! *boohoo

okie, i'm getting a little too emotional again. anyway, i had to munch on junk & ice-cream for lunch as i was so paranoid about not getting a good seat for the movie that i didn't eat anything. I hate free seating for movies..it makes me really paranoid. haha.

Janan happy with his choc tops! After the movie, we had more junk food for the night=) i am so addicted with nando's peri-peri chips! saw that big bowl of chips with unhealthy spicy powder on it? i feel like eating that EVERYDAY. ok, i need to go now so i will end off here.

with peri-peri chips.

P= pies + panda

2008-06-05T18:49:00.014+08:00

Big Dad's Pies! i finally found them!! a friend told me it's really nice & i've been looking for their shop in the city. Janan & me were on our way to the taxation office where we saw it..call it 'destiny". haha!! tried their satay chicken & steak mushroom..not too bad! but their satay chicken doesn't taste like satay at all! i guess aussies think satay is a type of curryyy?? After lunch, we head to Southbank for a movie & took heaps of pictures with kungfu panda! ya, we're highly anticipating the release of the movie! 26th June! Kungfu Panda!

And i'm going to watch sex and the city tmr!! yeah yeah!!! ready to get carried away=)

2nd June '08

2008-06-03T08:15:00.005+08:00

Yesterday, we headed off to school at 8am in the pouring rain to hand up our last report for the semester. And it's Janan final semester and final assignment of his university life so i made him pose with the assignment box..haha!! Then, we went to the refectory to eat breakfast, or mainly for him to get his favourite chicken leg one last time! (of course it's a must to take a pic with mr. chicken leg too=) And what other better way then to end the special day with a nice dinner?

17 more days & i'll be done with the exams & i'm flying over to Adelaide to visit sis again! yeah! i love university life with no school! hurhur.

us

2008-05-24T20:34:00.005+08:00

Once in awhile,

Right in the middle of an ordinary life,

Love gives us a fairy tale.

so interesting!!

2008-05-24T19:38:00.004+08:00

1) The term karaoke means "empty orchestra".

2) Koalas and humans are the only animals with unique fingerprints.

3) Each King in a deck of cards represent a great leader from history:

Spades - King David

Hearts- Charlemagne

Clubs- Alexandra the Great

Diamond- Julius Caesar.

piz-nut

2008-05-17T08:29:00.010+08:00

my craving for junk & fast food never ends! Luckily janan loves it as much as i do, so after shopping at chermside, we took a bus just to go get pizzas! & we tried the new triple cheese pizzas! it's alright..still not cheesy enough for us =p oh, Krispy Kreme opened its brisbane store 3wks ago..so people from Sydney & Melbourne, stop bragging that only u guys have krispy kreme. i tried a 5 flavors so far...& seriously, i've no idea what is the hype about their donuts. they're alright..but a little too oily. i think i've tasted better donuts before..but no complains, it's anytime for a donut!

hanabi

2008-05-13T18:03:00.005+08:00

In Singapore, we get fireworks maybe like 2-3times a year?? on national day, new year eve countdown? over here in brisbane, we get fireworks for every mini minor festival! there was 3 fireworks display just in the month of may! they have it for buddha festival, expo '88 & one coming up for the greek festival. & it is at southbank , just across my house! oh well, i can't see from my room cause there is this building blocking the view..so me & janan had to get out of the house to see it. i love fireworks! it makes you feel that this is such an amazing world we are living in =)

do you know (2)...

2008-05-06T07:35:00.002+08:00

1) Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

2) A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

3) Clinophobia is a fear of beds.

4) A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

5) The palms of the hands and soles of the feet contain the most amount of sweat glands in the body.

do you know...

2008-05-05T12:15:00.003+08:00

1) Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.

2) Male monkeys go bald in the same way men do.

3) The term cop came from England. It's abbreviation for Constable On Patrol.

4) On average, a movie makes about five times more from its video sales than ticket takings.

5) A cucumber is 96% water.

egg

2008-04-29T07:25:00.005+08:00

it's been busy busy busy lately.. essays, reports, presentations..they're like neverending! i barely have time to do anything else other than work. the only time i do go out is to buy groceries, how sad. i need to find time to go somewhere with janan, we only have one month left together! i'm really wasting our precious time together. this is so sad. i might be neglecting him too!!
look what he gave me! it must be how he thinks of me now...

oh god. i need to stop sittin at my table. and i didnt knw my head is so big too!

hmm...must be the angle.

anzac day

2008-04-25T14:43:00.010+08:00

me & janan woke up early today to attend the Anzac Day Parade which is just beside my house. The parade is actually a march made up of veterans from all past wars, current serving members of the Australian Defence Forces, cadets, scouts, guides and other uniformed service. Of course there are the marching bands & pipe bands which i like the most=)
Anzac Day is actually Australia's National Day of Remembrance of those brave men who lost their lives in wars. I think it is such a meaningful event...Singapore should have it too!! We should have an occasion to show our respect & appreciation for all the old people who have contributed so much for our country! They should not be neglected or dumped in nursing or old folks home! okok, it's getting a little personal. anyway, here are some pictures that janan braced through the crowds & manage to take..enjoy it!

-The Ode-

They shall grow not old,

As we that are left grow old,

Age shall not weary them,

Nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun,

And in the morning

We will remember them.

Lest we Forget

sausage egg muffin

2008-04-21T17:46:00.008+08:00

i was really craving for MacDonalds breakie back home (we do have Macs here but it just doesn't taste as nice!), so i decided to make my very own!!=) i substituted the chicken sausage with ham though..cos OBVIOUSLY, where to get MacDonalds chicken sausage!! i so miss my chicken sausage! ohoh, me & baby was talking about it & baby told me he always thought that was beef!! AND, he didnt know that hotcakes do come with chicken sausage!! *hahaha! the aussie effect~

here comes my goddess

2008-04-16T21:11:00.006+08:00

namie amuro!! she's sooo pretttty!!! she is endorsing vidal sassoon in Japan! okie, not that anyone else except me would care about it..but i'm happy!! oh, and i ate a banana today. the last time i ate a banana might be like... 4 years ago? banana kinda taste weird now...janan said that he knew i was not in the right mind when i took a banana to eat. must be the lack of sleep i am getting these days...zzzzzzz.

F= it's friday again

2008-04-12T15:26:00.008+08:00

i'm lugging alot of things to go somewhere.. what's so worthy???

FooOOOOd!! went to sunnybank to eat my tau huay, mango sago & hot mochi. that's only dessert. i can eat more than you can imagine..

here comes the main meal! chicken rice for janan & i had my nasi lemak!! *

jiejiejiejie..all the food looks so nice right? & right at the bottom, it's the tempura ramen at kadoya..so! jiejie come back to brisbane soon!

say kadoya!

2008-04-06T06:34:00.003+08:00

i love friday nights! we will have a nice meal outside, do a little shopping & then catch a movie. now that i'm staying in the city, it means that i can finally catch the 9.55pm movie without worrying that there is no transport home after the show. i love my home! & kadoya!! "one chicken katsu bento set pleaseee!" =p

happy birthday to me

2008-04-03T20:17:00.006+08:00

birthday this year is not anything fancy but i guess i've grown to like it this way.
since janan's got school till 7pm, we decided to celebrate it at home.
cosy & comfy at home, in pyjamas, watching tv, great food, a nice cake
& a loving boyfriend<3
hmm..somehow birthday is unusally unbearable because i miss home even more on this day. but i guess i just have to wait for another 8 months to be back home with mum, dad, sis & bro. i miss many friends too..miss the gluts' birthdays once again..just hope everyone is fine back home!thanks for everyone's wishes!=) hope i grow wiser this time round!=p

breakfast at eagle pier

2008-04-01T15:28:00.005+08:00

chermside

2008-03-30T17:18:00.008+08:00

today is the 8th & last day of easter, it also mark the end of my mid-semester break=(

to cheer things up, we went for nice sushi, sashimi & of course my favourite apple crumble donuts! no complains..i had an enjoyable easter with sis, ALOT of sleeep & rest..sweeet.

my good hair day!

2008-03-28T22:11:00.001+08:00

easter with sis -day 1

2008-03-28T10:14:00.009+08:00

sch sucks

2008-03-18T14:34:00.007+08:00

i have evidence that i need to stop going to school.

my skin is turning yellow, the dark circles under my eyes is going to reach my cheeks soon & obviously, i am going crazy too. i need the easter break to come NOW!!

evidence taken by mr janan:

weekend again

2008-03-17T21:14:00.013+08:00

friday late night shopping was out to conquer general pants & bardot..finally!
& saturday was to harbourtown!
the joy of having great food & shopping for the weekend..all smiles=)
oh, & we bought a tray of 35 nectarines for $A7! but there is also the agony of downing at least 2 nectarines a day! at this rate, my poo is going to smell of nectarines..haha.

pretentious bitch

2008-03-12T19:38:00.005+08:00

this entry is dedicated to you bitch.
i really can't stand the fact about how i'm not close to you but you have the cheek to come ask something from me. i know exactly what kind of person you are, so stop all those acts in front of me. totally DISGUST me. don't try so hard to act like a sweet innocent nice girl. if you are a bitch, just be a bitch. roarrrr.

so much about you to love

2008-03-11T14:58:00.006+08:00

-----------------------------belated but still sweet as it can be-----------------------

six egg tarts a day

2008-03-09T20:52:00.009+08:00

this sunday was enriched with dimsum at sunnybank. there were so many people! it's crazy, had to wait for like 40mins before we got our table. but it was all worth it with the amount of food we had....and, just two of us but we ordered a total of 6 egg tarts! yummy! i wish all my sundays could start of with tons of egg tarts =)

*the crowd

**it's scallops with cheese!

*eat! baby eat!

the dark side

2008-03-08T20:53:00.003+08:00

why i had to come back to aussie earlier than scheduled:

all my belongings which were supposed to be in sealed boxes were torn opened & rampaged through. by i dont know whoever-it-is or how-they-did-it..because it's a locked garage! it's just a really really dirty deed done by some really evil people. can only count myself so unlucky=/

anyway, i'm really sorry that the unexpected came up & i didnt have the time to catch up with some beloved friends, especially sheena! i'll email u soon nana! take care everyone back home..i hope i'll not be so busy like the past 2 weeks & have more time to update! urgh! i miss home!

v-day

2008-02-14T21:15:00.004+08:00

the new year came & it's valentines again.
i realised i wanted to blog about you but i simply don't know what to say & how to put them into words. i guess like some say perfection is unattainable, but in your arms and with your heart's affection, i have found a brief moment of perfection.
i hope i can be there for you whenever you need me.

happy valentine my sweet love.

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered,it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evilbut rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
- The Bible : 1 Corinthians 13:4 -

cute collette

2008-02-01T20:20:00.000+08:00

took pictures of my cute niece when she's here. she's cho cute! & she likes playing with my polly pocket that's like 15yrs old!=)

non-no

2008-01-25T19:48:00.000+08:00

although i'm seriously broke, i could not resist & bought this month's issue of non-no! even when i cant read a single word in the magazine, i'll still be extremely happpy when i buy a japanese magazine=) i think it's hard for anyone to understand except for my sis..both of us read japanese magazines, maybe we're wishing that one day we'll wake up with hair like them....or like will find all the nice clothes, shoes in our wardrobe..hahaha! anyway, i've uploaded some pics from the non-no magazine..hope all the pretty girls, clothes, shoes, bags, hair & makeups can brighten your day like it did for mine!=) shall start off with my favourite model rena takeshita in the first 2 pictures! she's soo pretttty!!

lunch-time!

2008-01-22T16:31:00.000+08:00

i look forward to home-cooked lunch everyday. & mummy will cook everything from scratch. like this is like korean pancakes with beansprouts, crabsticks etc. took me 30mins to pluck all those beansprouts. & another 40mins to peel & mince all the onions needed to cook the pasta. yes, that's how i rot my time away at home! yeah!

before
after (plus my must-have taiwanese sausage)

i like mummy's spaghetti more than the ones in aussie. not kidding!

grandpa's 80th birthday

2008-01-22T16:16:00.000+08:00

tada! it's a chinese cake! you dont like but my grandpa loves it okie..haha.

grandparents with their grand grand-childrens. there's actually 4 of them but one is sleeping. haha! & that's my favourite niece on grandma's lap! collette! *cute!

i miss kangaroo land

2008-01-22T10:42:00.000+08:00

the aussie effect-->
it's crazy but i wanna go back to australia..
i love mummy & daddy but i miss sis X 1000000 =(
& ♥ bf's back in brisbane too, boohoo X 1000000

i know i will regret thinking like this once i'm back in aussie...butbutbut.. *sigh
life's an irony.

j-pop

2008-01-19T19:03:00.000+08:00

funky monkey babys.

funny band name but great music! they're my favourite at the moment =)
& the MV is about a guy missing his girlfriend who left for america.
sounds familiar.. haha.

Online Videos by Veoh.com

你会看吗？

2008-01-19T18:14:00.000+08:00

一开始不懂愛　

到现在才明白恋愛中的人都像个小孩

情愿被宠坏　每一天都充滿期待　

这就是愛

愛轻轻飘进我心海

你是甜蜜的意外　我也一点都逃不開

当我靠在你的怀里　

所有话題都是多余

眼前的风景都是你給我的美丽

D-24

2008-01-18T15:29:00.001+08:00

the kind of supper that you cant get in aussie.

& i realised that everyone looks damn funny when they're eating durians!

welcome to our sweeet home!

2008-01-18T15:19:00.000+08:00

2 new pots of flower!

i chose them. i'm very patriotic right! =)

january

2008-01-14T22:27:00.000+08:00

i've always complained i dont get any surprises from you
and then, you gave me one
a blue one

i'm really overwhelmed
and that's because i saw love in your eyes ★ ♥

love

2008-01-10T13:29:00.000+08:00

i wished we had more time.

there's so many places i wanna go with you. so many things i wanna do with you..funny but i can never have enough of you. ya, do u remember that i like ferris-wheels, let's sit on it someday.

beef shabu-shabu

2007-12-30T17:55:00.001+08:00

flower

2007-12-30T17:17:00.000+08:00

many people didnt know that my mummy is really good at planting flowers.

here is the latest addition to her collection..i like it a lot!

hopefully in the future, i will have a garden with all my favourite flowers too!=)

i love isetan supermart!

2007-12-18T14:50:00.000+08:00

sorry i'm only notifying when it's already over.. haha! although i've been to their japan food fest many times, it's still exhilarating cos i havent been there for a year! still so fun & yummy!

7 days to Christmas =)

been there done that

2007-12-12T08:20:00.000+08:00

the hurt of promises broken.

the lies better left unspoken.

the dreams brought down.

a broken heart hit the ground.

fairytales that didn't come true.

thunders in a sky of blue.

rainbows with no end.

the distance time couldn't mend.

sorrow

2007-11-26T21:18:00.000+08:00

Saddened about the dragon boating accident..it's such a tragedy.
Please look after the families of those deceased..
Stephen Loh, Poh Boon San, Jeremy Goh, Reuben Kee & Chee Wei Cheng...
Rest in Peace.

shock!

2007-11-24T20:51:00.000+08:00

Did you know that there are currently 2 Lamborghini Gallardo's performing duties for the Italian State Police?? Back in 2004, the first police spec Gallardo was donated by Lamborghini. The second was purchased by the Police force in 2005.
AND!
Italian policemen are clad in Armani uniforms!
how extravagant!! i feel sad for Singapore's policemen..haha.

the circle of life

2007-11-22T10:59:00.000+08:00

some of us fall by the wayside,

and some of us soar to the stars,

and some of us sail through our troubles,

and some have to live with the scars.

there's far too much to take in here.

now that u're gone, the house is so cold & empty..

it's unbearable.

how can i recover that band of hope & faith?

sinking

2007-11-21T16:26:00.000+08:00

i did my best...

but i guess my best just wasn't good enough

'cause here we are back where we were before.

the answer to OC

2007-11-20T18:53:00.000+08:00

my latest addiction.

It's the latest American teen drama based on the popular novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. Typical silly teen flick i know..but oh well, it's holidays so i have all the reasons to waste my time on anything! it also helps that everyone is gorgeous inside..i looove Leighton Meester..she's so preeety! and she's only 21! so young and i'm so old. boo.

awesomely handsome couple *swoon

surreal

2007-11-18T18:21:00.000+08:00

i'm back home =)
sarah is gone but i'm sure she is welcoming me home too.

i'm going home!

2007-11-16T07:01:00.000+08:00

my room is literally empty now..
i had everything packed & moved in 6hrs yesterday!
efficiency rate = 100%!
if only i'm that efficient with my studying :p
so last night, i slept on a bed without any bedsheets on, no pillows, no blanket..and i think the temperature was like 19 degrees?
* brrr* i nearly freeze to death in the middle of the night.
but somehow, this empty room feels so good..cos it made me realised that i'm really going home soon! i'll somehow miss this room..oh well, although it's ancient, cramped & dusty, it's been my home for 1.5 years! & i'll miss college life for sure..but it's also time that i experience something new!
i'm going to stay in the city next semester! the city just seemed so much more fun!
ok, wait.. why am i thinking about australia?
i'm going home!! home home!! =)=)=)

for a second, i've forgotten about my exam tmr.
sian.

=/

2007-11-13T19:59:00.000+08:00

im so stressed my mind cant remember anything that ive read
im so stressed theres so little time left and so much more to finish
im so stressed that i have to pack and move my barangs despite having another exam to study
im so stressed if things is fine back home
stressss is killing me..

it is

2007-11-11T20:19:00.000+08:00

the land of dreams.

take me

2007-11-08T11:23:00.000+08:00

this hit me hard, real hard.

2007-11-07T20:25:00.000+08:00

me: "So, do you think she can wait for me to be back home next saturday??"

mum: "You want the truth? maybe not.."

i can't believe this is happening..life can't be so cruel.
when i left home 1 year ago, she is still that same happy healthy dog.
5 months ago, i heard the first news that she is falling sick.
soon after that, my mum told me that her eyes have gone blind.
it hit me hard..i couldn't stop myself from crying.

it's okie grace, you have to be strong.

So, for the past few months, dad, mum & bro gave in their all to take care of a sick & blind dog.
No one can understand how difficult that is..but they still do it out of the love for this sweetie that have stayed by our side & gave our family so much joy over the past 10 years.

After enduring 5 long months, it's finally time to go back home to see sarah. i've got my last exam paper on 17th Nov itself, but i still chose to fly back home immediately after my paper.
Just as i was relishing in happiness that i would be going home in 10days time, the harsh reality sets in. i was informed that sarah suffered a stroke on friday, & she could no longer walk anymore. mummy say her condition is worsening every minute..she is not eating much, & she whines in pain..
=(
it's just 10 more days...why???

Dear Father, you can take anything away from me..please dont do this to me..
please dont=(

a moment of clarity in a foggy mind

2007-11-04T21:51:00.000+08:00

when the unknown became clear.
i shall keep this answer to myself..& devour in the last sweet moments.

fruits-full

2007-11-02T23:46:00.000+08:00

today is a fruitful day!

1) i bought souvenirs to bring back home.

2) i had my uber delicious katsudon for dinner.

3) i bought 2 rings & 2 earrings.

4) i bought 10 japanese food items that i've never tried before.

5) i bought BBQ pork bun for breakfast tomorrow.

6) today is also the day that i splurge on a new skincare products!

i've never tried this brand before but i cant wait to conquer the following products!! they look yummy! i want!! $$$$$, i need $$!

border II

2007-10-31T13:12:00.000+08:00

what's the border between a child & an adult?

A child likes to make a lot of promises.

An adult likes saying nothing but prays for the other person's welfare in their heart.

.
.
.

i find myself swallowing back tears even when i have listened to it the 100th time.
i wished you would understand what it is singing.

街で君の香り感じる度
知らずに振り向いた自分がいる
见えてない答えがあるとすれば
消えてない君の优しい腕と
「好きだよ」頬にそっとキスをして
永远を誓い合ったあの夜

border

2007-10-30T20:39:00.000+08:00

what is the border between a child & an adult?

Apologising even when you're not in the wrong is an adult.
Even if you are wrong, not apologising is the child.

Neither is deemed as the better or wrong one..because, regardless of which one, there're bound to be regrets later.

fear

2007-10-29T22:54:00.000+08:00

夢の中の君はいつも
どこか寂しくって遠くにいる
遥か夜空ふと見上げれば
三日月も片割れ探しているよ

Somehow in my dreams,
you always seem sad and far away.
I look at the distant starry sky and realize,
the crescent moon's also seeking its missing piece..

sarah, please wait for me

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

When you're dreaming with a broken heart

The waking up is the hardest part

You roll out of bed and down on your knees

and for a moment you can hardly breathe

Wondering was she really here

Is she standing in my room?

No, she's not

cause she's gone, gone

global warming

2007-10-25T18:59:00.000+08:00

me & baby were talking about how the weather is just getting hotter these days..

& to give me a clearer idea of global warming, he send me this...

THE REASON TO SPEND $15 ON A MAGAZINE

2007-10-22T23:48:00.000+08:00

love with distance

2007-10-16T18:35:00.000+08:00

a single tear

2007-10-14T20:08:00.000+08:00

tonight i shed a tear.
for someone whom is far off from me.
for someone whom I desire to be near to me.
for someone whom I wish to hold close to me.
for someone whom knows not that I cried for him.

designer laptop bags

2007-10-10T20:35:00.000+08:00

i want a new laptop bag!!!!
someone please help me find a nice & cheap one cos everything that i've found are so freakin' unaffordable (well.. that is for MY case.)

ACME laptop bag- US$229
my fetish for polka dots.

This Moonsus city tote (US$275) is more mature-looking but SO nice.
can put all barangs & there's a padded compartment for laptops too!

I can imagine myself carrying this too!! Abbi designer laptop bags.. it's the cheapest i can find. Cost US$79 & they come in my favourite green colour! but the white one looks nice too...black one is cute too!! ^_^

This frances&grace one might be too bimbotic for some...

but oh well, it's pink...& i like ribbons.

but way overpriced i think..US$279! it looks like some far-east bag. =p

This denim one is cool isnt it!! i think guys could use it too!

forgot about the price though..but should be US$200ish too.

And here comes my ultimate DREAM bag... GUCCI laptop bags!!

luckily i like the black one..it's US$579, not totally impossible, maybe when i start working next time. the other brown one is like US$1475!! @#*^%$#@%*

=)

2007-10-08T20:09:00.000+08:00

the tension is ↑↑!!

1) ACJC band clinched top JC band at SYF 2007!

2) i scored 80% for an assignment

3) boyfriend agreed to adopt me as his pet on facebook. hur.

the dark side of the world

2007-10-06T18:32:00.000+08:00

frenemies:

used to describe people who are apparently friends but are actually enemies.

Such relationships may occur due to the desire (of either) to keep a close eye on the actions of their close rival

(i.e. keep your friend close, keep your enemies even closer).

it's an interesting word i learnt about today.

funny how i only know of it like now...hmm, but now it totally make sense to me why i had all these people who obviously doesnt like me but still stay close by my side.

ooOooo......i seeee.

people, track down ur frenemies today.

how true

2007-10-05T21:11:00.000+08:00

So fragile, Life does seem,
Hanging in the most delicate of balances,
Swinging, to and fro, a pendulum...
Spinning through fate's challenges.

So simple, is the difference,
Between validity and incompetence,
Equal and opposite reactions, polarities,
Pandora's box, named "Consequences".

So easily, the balance can be thrown,
the repercussions of our own faults,
As if the guilty heart is the first to break,
Surrounded, squeezed by impeding walls.

We build our own cages, it seems,
The bars, made of memories and tears,
And in those cages, we live with beasts,
Composed of all our darkest fears...

But we are the ones who move the world.
We are the ones who make the change.
We choose how we live and die,
Or let every day be exactly the same...

-anonymous

school

2007-10-01T21:41:00.000+08:00

today marks the day that i cried because i didnt do well for my assignments.

the last time i cried because of sch results is like erm.. 6 years ago?

that is why it is something so worth blogging (think i last blogged like 2 mths ago!)

i know i am possibly the laziest student around butbutbut shit,

i still hate getting passing grades!

& that stupid bitch should tell me right in the beginning what she wants..not give a vague title & let me write what i think is right then come tell me she is expecting something else.

i curse you.

muahaha.

but thanks sis & baby, they have a way to cheer me up =)

ohoh, & baby painstakingly DOTTED me a picture!

it's amazingly alligned to perfection..

love u too baby!! <3

**professionally dotted by jananlee =)

missing

2007-08-09T07:13:00.000+08:00

i can't eat.

i can't sleep.

i don't feel like talking to anyone.

i don't feel like going anywhere.

i am so crippled without you.

come back soon baby.

hahndorf

2007-07-22T12:20:00.000+08:00

**German Experience at Hahndorf

cockpit

2007-07-21T07:41:00.000+08:00

**Baby looking good in his uniform

**A brand new Cirrus

**Janan in his JVS-Grob

**In Cirrus's Cockpit!

**JVS-Grob cockpit

**4 seater Duchess

**Me & my favourite diamond twin stars!

2007-07-10T07:21:00.000+08:00

i look forward to dinner everyday!
sis can always whipped up mouth-watering dishes*yum
oh, the day that results were announced, i DEMANDED to have crispy roast duck for dinner..
so we drove down to chinatown to get HALF a duck! hoho!
sounds alot but we finished all that night! with char siew too!
sorry if i sound so excited over a DUCK...but it's aussie, & i'm deprived.

**next day, we had Sukiyaki Hotpot

it's a type of Japanese hotpot that is sweet & ALCOHOLIC *niceee

**sidetrack: look! its PINK m&ms!

2007-07-09T08:44:00.000+08:00

GLENELG PASTA DAY
-the title have described it all.
i shall return to my sleep now =)
oh..& i like Glenelg..cause the name is symmetrical.

**the 30mins tram ride to glenag beach

**seafood & crabmeat pasta

love

2007-07-06T07:14:00.000+08:00

Have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you there's no one else above you
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness
Ease my troubles, that's what you do

For the morning sun and all its glory
Meets the day with hope and comfort too
You fill my life with laughter, somehow you make it better
Ease my troubles, that's what you do

2007-07-06T06:45:00.000+08:00

Some pictures taken from Victor Harbour...gorgeous scenery but it takes FOREVER to drive there! fine for me because i was asleep most of the time during the drive. i can sleep anywhere!hoho.

**Kaiki Granite Island

**my second visit to Victor Harbour & i'm still lovin it!

**pity the overworked horse...humans are evil..

**roses everywhere in Adelaide! loves!

**Port Elliot

**Chapel Hill

2007-07-05T07:12:00.000+08:00

South Australia- the house of fine wineries..how could we miss it?!
Visited 6 wineries last saturday...was indeed tipsy at the end of it!
but it was an awesome experience! FINE scenery & wine..cheers!

**wine & fireplace to keep baby nice & warm

** 5 whites & 5 reds with cheese crackers

-how perfect can that be?!

**McLaren Vale

**more wine tasting!

**the never-ending vineyards

**One winery was housing a guest chef preparing Oysters!

**How can we resist OYSTERS?

** Also visited a market--FRESH CARROTS!

Yukii

2007-07-05T07:02:00.000+08:00

A new member in the house---> Yukii!
Yukii is an uber CUTE labrador which is only 2 mths old!
BUY yukii...stop peeing on the carpet...

**oh so cute innocent look

shoes

2007-07-05T06:56:00.000+08:00

MY NEW HEELS!! **swoon

2007-06-29T10:10:00.000+08:00

I have fun everywhere with sis & Janan.

Even at supermarts ^.^

planes

2007-06-28T06:43:00.000+08:00

Glimpse at our normal day routine.

**Rise & shine to catch the train which is a freaking 30mins walk from home.

& that's brisk walk & half-running speed

**Destination: Parafield Station

**Parafield Airport: South Australia's Home of FLYING!

& this is where janan takes his flying lessons

**Control Tower

-which is also the main ground for janan's school Flight Training Adelaide

**This is the exact plane that janan is flying! Grob115b!

**Many other FTA planes. These are the diamond twin stars. pretty eh!

**Duchess

**after a long day which usually stretches up to almost 6 or 7 hours,
we make our way back home........

**Railway Station

-with the sky darkening

**Adelaide's Railway Station is beautiful!

but i loathe it at the same time

cause i'm going there like EVERYDAY

**Taking flying lessons. sounds pretty easy isnt it?

but i'm so wrong! it's tough shit.

Driving license, diving license, boat license.. stand aside please.

& it doesnt help that janan only have one month to complete his GFPT.

i'm very proud of janan.

To have him waking up at 6am is near IMPOSSIBLE.

but now he can wake up to go for his classes EVERYDAY, even on weekends okay!

Spending like our whole day at the flying school is damn tiring.

hang on baby,

i'll wait patiently to be your first passenger.
Pilot Janan Lee =)

a2

2007-06-26T06:58:00.000+08:00

**Sis's cosy bedroom. Me & Janan sleeping on the futon
on the floor. looks crap but its so comfortable!

**the kitchen

**me eager to eat!

**& that's because we're having bakuteh!

which became peanut soup in the end..but still yummy!

**smiles

**Fresh Market at Chinatown!

it's so fun! there's tons of stalls & food.

Just like Singapore Takashimaya basement

**Crowded on friday's late night shopping

**Dinner at HK Roast shop!

**me & sis!

look at the roast duck & char siew!*drool

a1

2007-06-26T06:12:00.000+08:00

Arrived Adelaide about a week ago but i've been so busy that i just dropped dead onto the bed at like 10pm everynight! amazing it is...cause i used to sleep at 3am or 4am back in Brisbane.

Anyway, Adelaide has been good.

The scenery is gorgeous here! Me & Janan have officially declared that Adelaide City is much better than the Brisbane one. All the buildings are so beautiful..i feel like i'm in the states or something =)

Nonetheless, of course the fact that my sis is here makes the whole difference too!

sis is so busy everyday...i will only see her at night cause she'll occupied with her labwork in the day
i love it here with sis...dont wanna go back at all!!!

well well...thats not going to come true UNLESS i quit school then. =p

**At the airport at 6am

**it's so early we can see the sunrise

**arrived in Adelaide on a rainbow day

**Visited my sis's uni- University of Adelaide

it's pretty like UQ!

**the river behind the uni

**Adelaide City

**Art Gallery

**Cooked our first dinner!

**Japanese curry Udon!

**heart my sis & Janan! <3

westfield

2007-06-18T08:38:00.000+08:00

total retail therapy weekend!

Janan kept his promise & brought me to this Gigantic shopping mall at Chermside yesterday.
Westfield Chermside is the largest regional shopping centre in Queensland, located in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs.
There's about 360 retail stores covering on the 122,000 sqm² ground >>>it's really a shopping paradise!

we had really nice sushi, crepes & indian curry for lunch before we start the shopping spreee.

shopping REALLY makes me happy.
i bought a 80's cardi,2 necklaces,a scarf,a tee & 3 nail polish. not much stuff but it is enough to burn a hole in my packet. Janan bought this really nice JAG jeans & a hat.
come to think of it. i think he just came up with the excuse of bringing me shopping to fulfil his own shopping desires.

am i right, baby?? ^.^

2007-06-16T08:38:00.000+08:00

arghhhhh! i wanna go Goldcoast!
janan's done with work this semester...it's only me that's left with one more exams.
i should have just disregard my exams & went ahead with the plan =/
it is probably the last time we could go Goldcoast together.
i want to go the uber big arcade. the food there. the shopping.
& my beach!

booo. i want to build more sandcastles.

dimsum

2007-06-14T08:09:00.000+08:00

During our last session of Yum cha, Janan noticed the usual motifs that one can find on the walls of most chinese restaurants.

Janan: it's common isn't it? most chinese restaurants have it.

grace^^: yeah, it serves as a metaphor for people of rare talent and high virtue. And popular in special occasion like the weddings because it symbolise matrimonial harmony or happy marriage.

Janan: oh, it means happy marriage!.....why? why dragon & chicken?

grace^^: chicken?! ............

oh janan baby, i heart you to bits.

even if you are unfamiliar with the chinese traditions, i will slowly explain each of them to you. And you shall correct my english pronunciations. PUNNET. =)