... Imagine Me and You ...

What Carene Means....

2008-05-24T22:33:00.000+08:00

What Carene Means

You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily.

You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind.

A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable.

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.

You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.

You have the classic "Type A" personality.

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something.

You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.

You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.

You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.

At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.

You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.

You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

decisions..

2007-10-09T14:01:00.000+08:00

i know i've probably set some people worried about the prospects of me not going home, but i've decided to go home after all.. i'll turn down the job and be on the flight back on 17th november.. =)

so i'll see you all soon..

in the meantime i'm super duper uber stressed with my thesis!!!!!

torn between two...

2007-10-07T23:40:00.000+08:00

well the interview went well, i heard that i'll be getting the job... now the arrival of this piece of news (although i haven't received the official offer yet) has left me unsure as to how i should be reacting to it.. well a part of me is like yesh! it was a success!! but another part of me is like errrr so how now brown cow.. do i come back and work here or go back home.. sigh...

background of the company:
small locally established consulting firm, revenue increasing by 60% annually, customer base spans domestically and internationally, looking to expand office into sydney and singapore in near future.. enthusiastic about grooming good talent due to short-staffed and australia's labour shortage.. they reckon with my ambitions and if i work hard, i can make consultant in abt 3-4 years time..

during the interview, i asked for salary range of A$3.5 to 4K. but the thing is with the pay here, there's income tax almost 20% i think, and i will have to pay rent etc.. so after all that, i'll prob be gettin abt the same as singapore.. just that i get the differential of having the overseas work experience. the work experience when i go back will increase my market value and the higher starting pay will give me leverage in negotiating for higher pay back home..

but how much really is that worth??? is it worth me stayin here another 3-4 years workin my way up to consultant before going back? is it worth not seeing frenz and family for that long? les is going back end of next year for his navy, so i won' get to see him too.. then i'll have to stay here alone.. sigh..

but if go back, what if i can't get a higher paying job?? they say the average grad gets about S$2.5 to 2.8 K starting pay.. my fren says accenture pays about 3.5 but what if i dun get a good job with prospects in singapore.. manz,. i'll be kickin myself in the balls for not takin this job up..

i just talk myself into a circle, round and round and i can't arrive at a decision.. how?!?!

updates..

2007-09-29T13:21:00.000+08:00

haven't updated for quite some time...

so here's a brief update, will have photos up shortly..
1. new norcia.. day trip..
2. during the one week break we went on a caravan road trip up coral bay up to monkey mia..
3. fishing at narrows bridge..

upcoming:
spring fest this thurs..

and i was applyin for jobs here for fun and one of them called me in for an interview.. so it's this comin fri 1pm.. *fingers crossed*

now busy busy busy with thesis (due for submission in a month!!!! omggggg) and this coming wed i have a presentation to make for my advanced management class.. we gotta "conduct" a lecture to the class on a topic.. mine's culture.. lolz..

and to top it up, i've rekindled my interest for the game scrabble.. on facebook.. love it!

dilemmas...

2007-08-08T22:49:00.000+08:00

i need a bridge over troubled waters... haha.. sorry that song happens to be playing right now.. kinda timely considering the topic of this post.. i dunno how lah.. i dunno wat industry i should apply for jobs for and which country... conflicting stories and advice from various parties.. but at the end of the day, it's really my decision and in a way, i don't dare to call the shots.. i think i'm worried that my choice may not be the best choice.. and sigh...

i've been saying i want to get a job here and gain experience as well as PR here.. however, to find a job here without the PR is quite difficult apparently.. and along with that, comes the problem of not being sure what industry i should enter into.. i thought i settled on consulting but then recently, i've been thinking of an old favourite.. hospitality.. i know hospitality industry back home, there's a stigma about it... but here, it's different.. better welfare and all..

but apparently.. there's a labour shortage in australia.. and if i was hardworking enough, i can work my way thru and up within 5-7 yrs.. but at the end of the day, do i really wanna do hospitality? or should i search for something else? sigh... i like hospitality and i'll have loads of fun in it.. but should i go down that path?

Business Icon..

2007-08-04T00:51:00.000+08:00

last weekend saw me taking part in a competition called business icon (http://wa.australianbusinessidol.com). it's modelled after Donald Trump's the apprentice.. lorraine saw the posters around uni and wanted to join, so she got me to join together with her.. i applied for fun, scored an interview and made it in... i went in apprehensive but i came out loving it.. haha.. the entire thing lasted 5 days, where i was waking up at an (almost) unprecedented 6am in the morning and arriving home almost 12midnight.. i had 2 meals a day (breakfast n supper) if i was lucky.. by the 3rd day, i was having gastric probs.. hahaa..

it started with wed evening, a pre-launch talk where we were randomly placed into our first teams, and told our first tasks.. it was to organise a charity fundraising event within 48 hours, to be held on Friday at 5.30pm. venue and catering were sponsored by Duxton Hotel but everything else, we had to organise it ourselves.. it was a challenge, and it started me on sleepless nights.. haha. i literally spent the first night worryin about the event rather than about winning it.. lolz... it was a hectic mess, a lot of rushing around, following up and worrying, etc.. the 4 teams raised a total of $27,000 for Cystic Fibrosis WA and Advantage Foundation. WAY COOL! i made it into the next round.. those of us who made it into the 2nd tasks were randomly placed into 4 teams of 6 each.. this time our task, we only had less than 24 hours to come up with an innovative product for the lucrative pet industry.. we had sat to work on it and present it to a panel of venture capitalists at 5pm.. i made it into the next round again.. hee.. for the 3rd task, we were randomly placed into 4 teams of 3 each and to design a PR and marketing campaign for the karijini eco-retreat.. once again, we do this on sunday and present at 5pm.. this time we weren't told the results till next morning at a networking breakfast at hilton.. the final 4 didn't include me, sadly.. the final task was to be presented at the formal dinner that very night, contestant plays the role of the CEO of a shipping company who's ship had just crashed and caused an oil spill at a very ecologically sensitive coastline, and has to face the media with press statement.. that would have been way so fun!!!!

some photos of me at the final dinner.. we each get a cert certifying our participation in the competition.. and the group photo is my initial team 3 for the first task! odd thing is no matter how we changed teammates thru the competition, i always got stuck with being in team number 3.. lolz..

oh well.. but it was an experience.. and it was absolutely exhilarating.. so fun!!! hahaa.. i love the whole challenge thing plus meeting new people and stuff... hee...

oh i later found out that one of the judges, whom won this very competition in 2005, currently runs his own company.. and *drumroll* he's only 21!!!! he hasn't completed his double degree at UWA too.. wah piang... i'm quite far behind him lah.. and i'm older... sianz.... damn jokes.. ok, i got to work harder!!! hahaaha...

for the love of food..

2007-07-21T01:40:00.000+08:00

i started a new blog Carene's Kitchen (http://cyummilicious.blogspot.com) to share my favourite recipes.. i had so many recipes copied down in books and stuff.. so i decided to share them! be sure to check there! =)

melbourne: day 9 (last day)

2007-07-19T23:01:00.000+08:00

today is the last day in melb.... we went for lunch at world restaurant & pub along southbank.. the food was not bad..we tried kangaroo steak and gumbo.. i won't try gumbo again, nothing fascinating.. paella and risotto is better.. but the kangaroo steak was quite nice..

after lunch, we went to the melbourne aquarium..

on the escalator down into the sea... ... (no not really.. )

do you dare to enter???

help!! someone save me from the snakes....

okay.. look closely at the 2 frogs in the middle.. they are.. mating.... discovery channel right here!

that's a japanese spider crab.. these weird things just have to be japanese.. foong likes.. hehee...

this is the horseshoe crab's underbelly.. it's the one of the few animals that has survived prehistoric times.. meaning they didn't go extinct and evolve etc... 'cos they are tough enough to protect themselves.. apparently, their exo-skeletal structure is more closely related to a spider (or is it scorpion?) rather than a crab.. cool..

and into the oceanarium.... *ta dum ta dum* jaws!!! no.. it's juz a grey nurse shark.. endangered species.. big and fat..

feeding time!! watch the giant stingrays practically wrap the feeders up.. *scary*

but something scary actually did happen during feeding time that we didn't manage to capture on camera.. the big fat shark got so enthralled by the smell of the food that it just simply took a bite and caught the feeder's head in her mouth!! thank god the feeder was wearing a helmet and all.. but there were a few heart-stopping moments, for us and the feeder.. so scary.. if the shark had opened her mouth bigger, she might have bit off at the neck rather than the helmet...

with the end of the melbourne aquarium, we took a walk to get chocolate churros and the guys went for more fries.. on the way, the guys saw this!! check it out.. liberated bookshop.. haha.. super dodgy...

the guys subsequently went off for soccer at uni of melb, leaving us to wander around and take photos in the uni.. those photos, i haven't received.. when i did will add it into this post..

then at 7pm, we went to the airport and arrived back in perth at 1040pm... i'm already missing melb.. maybe cos when we were there, it was so fun.. all the frenz and everyone hanging out together... now it's back to sch and sloggin again... which reminds me, for last semester's coursework.. i got both distinctions.. =D

melbourne: day 7 & 8

2007-07-19T20:29:00.001+08:00

we brought them back to barista express for the breakfast! they were happy and satisfied.. we also got the news from les's fren who helped him check results that he got all distinctions, making it an even happier occasion! so all smiles!

after that, we went to DFO Spencer since the boys haven't been to dfo and of course we bought some more stuff.. demonstrated by sam, we each bought a kate hill bag.. i like. heee..

after dfo, we went to the royal melbourne hotel for dinner and drinks.. les saw happy hour, $5 pizzas and beer..
while waitin for food, we went to explore and take pictures!! the place used to be some sort of jail i think, and they kept the jail rooms as VIP dining rooms.. hahaha...

ky trying to pick the lock and break free.. but *ahem* with a fork?

food and booze! cheers!!

we continued the drinking with drinking games back in the room but with wine instead.. it was fun lah!! haha.. =x

the damage: wines carefully tasted and selected at mornington peninsula.. wat a waste.. lol..

next morning, there were reports of fog in the morning. it even caused airport flight delays... we could see it in the city too..

we went for dimsum in chinatown.. before heading onto smith st.. the boys found a funky lookin shop!

after smith st, we took a walk thru carlton gardens and the musuem for photos..

boys trying to be models for the day..

at brunetti, the boys had too much sugar i think.. les sugar high..

someone tried to eat kerk!!

then it's back to the hotel for more drinking games.. but not before a stop for more booze and some girls.. he ran out of money after buyin the booze to go club x and needed donations! wahahha...

melbourne: day 6

2007-07-19T19:42:00.000+08:00

rise and shine.. it's the st skilda sunday market..
the boys got up to get a good look around..

me acting cute..

the market.. the stalls are just placed along the road..

the st kilda beach.. it's a lovely area.. heard it's very popular..

the famous luna park!

the goldman! hehe

"street art" cool mural..

who's cuter? robot or sam? hmmm..

after st kilda, there was still time so opportunity grabbed for more shopping!! we headed back to the city to melbourne central.. on the way, pictures of the library were taken..

melb central..

after shopping, we went to sambal kampung for dinner.. malaysian food.. ngoh hiang was good! yumz.. after that on the way back, we saw this homeless woman writing on the pavement with chalk.. so sad..

melbourne: day 4 & 5

2007-07-19T18:49:00.000+08:00

day 4:

the morning started off with a trip to Krispy Kreme for doughnuts!! check out the spread!!! don't they look yummy.. hee..

after krispy kreme, we went to collect the car we rented for two days and drove to DFO (direct factory outlets) in Essendom.. yes more shopping.. i bought for my mum and brother this time ok.. =p

after shopping, we picked sarah up and went for dinner at La Porchetta opposite queen vic market.. not bad..
then we retired to an early night to prepare for next day's trip to mornington peninsula.. lester went out to supposedly play computer games with kelvin at his place, but the truth of the matter? we had surprise delivery from singapore!!! kerk, foong and kingyau flew in that night.. next morning, kelvin woke us up and the three of them walked into the room.. talk abt surprise! for a moment, i thought i was dreaming.. hahaa..

day 5:
so they collected another car that kel had rented and joined us for the trip.. and we have the two drivers discussing road routes..

on the way the girls entertain themselves by cam-whoring and i grabbed opportunity to get 40 winks.. haha.. but there's always time for a commercial break! eat crunchy nut cornflakes!! damn shiiok!!!

arriving in mornington peninsula, first task on hand is to grab lunch.. so we went to montalto for wine tasting and lunch..

we had rabbit stew!!! this rabbit tastes better than the last rabbit i had (and no i dun make it a habit to eat rabbit)

after lunch, it's photos again!

tryin to be artistic.. lolz..

we took a look at the maze garden.. but didn't go for the walk cos raining so juz a pic at the fountain..

another winery..

this is actually taken in the toilet.. lol..

group girls photo..

group boys photo..

finally, brewery to the delight of the boys.. even the girls got into the mood..

drink again?!

after mornington peninsula, we drove back to melb.. no more cam-whoring.. all asleep.. zZzzz...
reaching perth, we headed for lygon st for dinner at papa ginos..

shorty's corner??

this photo was an attempt to take the waiter... cute meh? abit too scruffy for my tastes.. lol..

this photo of sarah is really an attempt to take the "chiobu" in the top right corner.. she's hot lah.. (taken by les haha)

fooling around while waiting for the food..

it has arrived!!! we shared a pasta sampler of spaghetti marinara, ravioli of ricotta with mushroom cream sauce and gnocchi in amatriciana sauce.. as well as pizza of half gino's special and half bbq chicken.. it was too much!!

went back to rest after dinner..... no dessert.. =/

melbourne: day 3..

2007-07-19T18:14:00.001+08:00

thursday morning.. we went to say hi to sarah's friend again.. lol.. while waiting for sarah & kelvin..

chinatown.. as u walk down this stretch, it feels like ur in hong kong..

we actually went chinatown for dimsum, but guess what. the restaurants were not open at 1030 am! they only open at 1130.. like, dim sum is supposed to be breakfast cum brunch kind of thing, not lunch people!! sigh.. but something to alleviate that disappointment, was kelvin's recommendation of maxine's egg tarts!! i heard sarah (or is it kelvin?) say that there is an actual maxine's in hong kong.. i don't care if there is, but the egg tart is divine.. lester didn't want me stealin his egg tart.. lol..

we ended up having lunch at a roast meat restaurant.. because it was one of the few open at 11am.. lol..
after which, we took a train out to the suburbs.. thursday is late night shopping.. exciting... shopping again.. lolz

kelvin looks so pleased with himself for taking a handicapped seat!! (ok ok, the whole area we sat in was meant for disabled people.. haha)

we went to chadstone shopping centre, recommended by sarah.. it's huge!!!!

check this out! all roads lead to chadstone.. haha..

this is some of our day's shopping.. lol..

after the day of shopping, we treated ourselves to koko black! yum yum yum.. hehe...

we ordered a chocolate platter to share.. and kel had cinnamon hot chocolate, sam had koko black hot chocolate, les had iced chocolate and i had chocolate affogato... pure pure bliss...

sweet end to the day.. hehe....

melbourne: day 2..

2007-07-19T17:53:00.001+08:00

day 2, we continued shopping!! this time, we headed to bridge road.. discounted outlets, shiiok! as usual, due to the serious nature of shopping, we didn't take pix at the shops..hee..

sam at bridge road with her buys..

after bridge road, we went to try lord of the fries! personally... i thot it was so-so only.. lol

we also stumbled upon magazine heaven, aka mag nation. it's got more magazines than you can ever imagine all at the same place, it's 2 storeys lah.. i think much more than library!! the cool thing is that they have a cafe inside, and provide tables as well for u to just sit there and read.. like borders..

back in the room, taking stock of today's shopping... subsequently, all buys were not photo-ed, as we didn't wanna shock ourselves.. *gulp* haha..

monkeying around before dinner..

then it's off to the crown.. yea, crown casino..

the men are hungry and want food.. the aged beef hanging in the window of waterfront is not helping..

but while the men are checking out meat, the girls are off to sweets! greco's has the most amount of desserts anywhere!! just check out the wide spread.. *drool*

but with such a wide spread, how's a girl to choose?? hence, we turn to the wise owl for advice..

after crown, we took a walk along southbank.. and captured this chalk drawing done by one of the street artist earlier on..

coming to a bridge, we took photos of the city night line..

we subsequently ate dinner at this little italian cafe recommended by Kelvin in Degraves st, it was good.. the place itself was lovely.. and guess what was even more lovely, the sticky date pudding.. sorry no picture, it was gobbled down too fast!! shiiiokz... =)

melbourne: day 1..

2007-07-19T17:17:00.000+08:00

back from melbourne.. it was terrific!!! it was so good i didn't want to come back.. lolz.. anyway i've got tonnes of photos.. let them tell you how it was.. =) this will be even longer than rottnest isle.. lol..

day 1:

feel our excitement as we wave goodbye to perth and onwards to melb!!!! we are all smiles!!!

might i mention that with time difference and all, we effectively got about 2 hours of sleep that night on the plane..

we arrived melb at 6.40 am and left out bags in the hotel storage (too early to check in) and started our romp into melb!!! we just couldn't wait.. but being so early, almost nothing was open yet.. so alot of photos! lolz..

us sauntering down the streets..

too early in the morning puts ideas into one's head.. les got an idea abt breaking into the bank safe..

talkin about the bank, i didn't manage to take photos inside.. but i love the architecture.. it was gorgeous.. roman pillars, paintings on ceilings, very victorian era.. i like... =)

but the smell of fresh bread lured us to this little italian cafe tucked away in an alley between two office buildings.. the barista express.. i want to own a cafe like this too! cozy, warm and yummmy!!!

nothing perks u up better than the taste of fresh coffee... mocha to be precise, some chocolate to guarantee a delicious day ahead.. hehee..
breakfast is served! lester's big brekkie is absolutely yummy.. the grilled tomatoes and mushrooms.. OMG!!!! *drool*

i had vegetarian omelette.. maybe it was that magical morning, or lack of sleep, or the chef, or something but the omelette was absolutely heavenly.. it was tomatoes, spinach and mushrooms.. the egg melted in your mouth! best brekkie ever!!

after being energized.. it's time for more walking and more photos.. hehe..
but first, my shoe... gotta ensure comfy walkin companions.. anyway, a very candid moment ensued...

check this out.. so cool.. hot pink pigeons in a bald tree!!!!

see that crowd in front of that tent.. apparently some radio show was there doing some promo thing, we walked by and got given free muffins from starbucks.. dunch u love melbourne.. hahahaa..

sam and me outside brunetti in the city..

flinders st station..

cross the road, we have.. federation square.. there's tv channels office here..

cathedral behind me is cool.. make poverty history yo yo!!

this is yarra river.. we even spied a news anchor doin the morning news on the opposite side!

we decided to start some shopping.. leaving the city, we went to smith st..

and so cool, we found this sensor-matic public toilet.. you can only be in there a maximum of 10 mins, then the alarm will sound and the doors will automatically open.. it's to prevent loitering or the homeless stayin inside.. the seats will retract after each use for cleaning, and u press a button to hav the clean seat out.. soap dispenser, water and hand dryer all automatic too!!

sorry no pictures of the shops cos we were too busy shopping to take photos.. sorry, serious business shopping ok.. haha

later that night, while waiting for kelvin to head on to lygon for dinner.. we took pictures with sarah's friends.. the 3 men that guard that corner of the street... o_O

kelvin and lester at tiamo 2 for dinner..

what day is complete without desserts at brunetti? their tiramisu is oh-so-yummmiiii!!!!!!

sweet dreams people... =)

edwin's wedding..

2007-07-19T16:17:00.000+08:00

les's cousin edwin's wedding was at burswood.. we went early cos the tea ceremony was before the dinner.. it was a small dinner party, only 6 tables because the are havin 3 dinners at 3 locations, perth, sydney and china..

this is the tea ceremony with les's grand-uncle and grand-aunt specially flew in from malaysia..

the bridal couple..

les's mum and les's cousin coen..

GE and Edgar.. that's the bridal bouquet.. nice huh.. super heavy lah.. but alot of diamante so bling bling..

zacc very smart.. he went next door to the carnival dinner and scored himself some hot chicks... lolz..

we were at the reception helping out so pictures pictures.. =p

they ended the dinner with dancing!! check it out.. all the auntie and uncles, including granduncle and grandaunt dancing!!

it's that week...

2007-06-20T00:00:00.000+08:00

i've just collected the exam papers for marking.. you never realise how many people cannot read instructions till you've gone thru a pile of exam papers that have flaunted the conventions... sigh... i've got to get them marked and uploaded by the weekend.. good luck to me manz, there's papers done in purple ink, green ink and even scribbled in red ink... wtf..

les's mum and brother have also arrived today.. they're staying with us.. zac is adorable, grown taller and filled out more.. =) this sat, is their cousin's wedding. i've been drafted to help with reception... heard the wedding cake is 2-tier and costs A$500!! omg... *faint*

aiight.. hopefully by that time i'll have more interesting stuff to talk about.. and pictures galore.. and no, i haven't decided what to wear for the wedding.. lol..

almost done...

2007-06-06T13:38:00.000+08:00

finally! submitted the research proposal.. hope it went well... *cross fingers*

haven't heard abt the sydney thing so guess i wasn't nominated... oh well...

my students have all submitted their papers which i have to grade and give feedback by this weekend.. on top of that, the interviews for my research's data collection is well underway so i'm pretty much flooded with work this week.. next week will get a reprieve since the papers will have to be done by this weekend.. next week's looking at completing the interviews... and we're going to attend the melbourne comedy roadshow!!! so exciting.. hee... then after next week, there's the exam so i'll be buried under papers to mark again.. les's mum and brother is coming that week too..

will update more when i can breathe again... i don't have enough sleep... =( and to compound matters, my hp is spoilt!! i've mailed it back to singapore to get it serviced... =(

violent dreams

2007-05-17T17:48:00.000+08:00

maybe because this week at kickboxing, we're learning fun stuff like kungfu moves and how to turn someone's attack into an offense against them.. maybe 'cos i'm quite excited to practice that in real life.. maybe cos someone from uni has gone missing and sparks the idea that 'bad' people may be lurking around uni and i have to walk to and fro kickboxing alone in the dark.. maybe that's why i've been having dreams where the environment was quite "unsafe" in that i didn't feel comfy in it and there were 'bad' people, dodgy characters either trying to force me somewhere, suffocate and attempt to murder me etc.. like i got to fight them off literally in my dreams.. i'm not scared.. it juz makes me feel uneasy..

research proposal presentation

2007-05-06T00:34:00.000+08:00

smashing.. it was juz smashing.. lol.. the first time i remember ever being so nervous about presenting.. i seriously thought i was gonna be sick.. the butterflies in my tummy were threatening to break free, i kept telling myself to breathe.. breathe in, and out.. in.. and out.. lol.. no, it was not during, it was before the presentation.. i knew i was up against people as incredibly smart as me, wahahahaha, so it was no surprise i'm worried... but i had it rehearsed down pat.. so i guess, suffice to say, i did it! and i think it was not too bad.. i saw nodding heads as i explained my proposal, and had more than a couple of professors telling me i did well.. so i hope i see that reflected in the marks!!

not over yet.. this coming fri got another presentation & report due for course work.. and next week 2 assignments due.. then 2 weeks later my research proposal is due!!! time flies.. and strangely.. i love it! i love the uni academic experience.. never thought i'll hear myself say i love school, guess when people say uni can be a life-altering experience, they were right on the money!!

arggh.. research proposal presentation..

2007-04-25T01:15:00.000+08:00

next friday i'll be given 15 mins for it.. and now i'm still readin the articles to form my literature review.. or the gist of it. need to provide development of topic and cover all key authors in my topic has been researched.. stressed... =( dunch worry i'm working on it.. i always pull through.. i'm a survivor!!! =/

ps: love the belly dancing moves in beautiful liar vid.. i missss dance....

fishing..

2007-04-20T22:22:00.000+08:00

i went fishing for the very first time yesterday!! kenneth brought jessie and me to freo's south mole to fish... i was the onli newbie.. i liked it.. even though, 3 of us in a neat row hardly caught anything, and tat's already an overstatement, we caught nothing! there was this guy whom reeled in a fish everytime he threw the line in... like wat the hell.. hahaa..

i was jealous, but u noe.. being older, u learn propriety and know to keep ur mouth shut. but don't u love the innocence of kids? haha.. they have absolute liberty! there was this little girl, called taylor who was there with her grandpa, she made frenz with jessie and while the 4 of us sat down in utter fishlessness.. she had the audacity or shall we say, childlike exuberance, yelled at the guy to stop catching fish and letting us have some!! i quote "stop taking all the fish! i want to catch fish too!!"

and i was thinking in my mind, aye aye sister! go for it! ahhaa.. anyways.. the guy very nicely helped rig jessie's rod to suit the school of fish he was looting from.. and jessie decided to take mine instead cos the one she was using was the biggest.. (all rods sponsored by kenneth's private collection.. haha) with the "new" rod, voila i was catching fish!! not big.. just small ones, handsized.. boy was it fun!!

sure waitin for fish is boring but when u reel one in, the satisfaction far outweighs the wait.. we've decided to get our own rods and go again!! hehee... fresh fish is absolutely lovely.. take home, scale and gut it, immediately steam. sweet succulent flesh. =)

fremantle street art festival..

2007-04-19T23:58:00.000+08:00

ok this is a belated post.. it happened before the rotto trip.. haha.. it's basically 3 days where street performers from all over the world come to freo and sell their art. not artwork like drawings per se, but street acts.. let the pictures explain..

our foray into the world of streetart..

a statue that moves!! damn funny watchin him disturb passerbys and kids etc..

the english gents.. 2 blokes (whom I believe to be gay since they did not respond to my friend's charms!! and she's like an angmoh magnet!!!!) but one of them is quite cute with rippling muscles to boot..

check this out! no hands juz necks..

naughty naughty!!!

monkeying around..

check out the pose.. he says it's called a pancake.. and guess wat he said while in that position "HELLO BOYS"

ooh he actualli lifted the the guy on top from a lying position on the ground all the way up into a standing position, one hand only! damn! check those muscles out..

lunch time! marinara & 4 cheeses calzone pizza and chilli prawns!! yummmzzz

lorraine my darling with her octopus salad.. she's supposed to be on some diet.. lol

wat other way to complete a meal other than ice cream and the (almost) fat free type.. italian gelato!!

witness the world's strongest woman, mama lou! she can bend nails with fingers and behold! tear a blardy phone book in half!!

australia's own super hero, the super hooper.. that's about 20 hoops on her.. i think she can definitely score a job at hooters..

final show we caught that day was the firenix straight from UK..

something random.. check the dog out.. way too cool..

and the perfect ending.. a rainbow!! =)

rotto! full coverage for the uninitiated...

2007-04-16T13:53:00.000+08:00

during the easter break, we hit rottnest island for a 3D2N stint.. it was a fab.. the isle is abt 30 mins away by ferry and all transportation on the isle is either by foot or bicycle.. only the eastern part of the island had streetlamps and 'civilisation' like the holiday cottages, accommodations, stores etc.. from about 1/3 onwards to the western point of the island it's just rugged terrain, beautiful bays, sea views, dried out swamps and land..the isle is a class a reserve!

the first thing we checked out at the island when we arrived was snorkeling equipment! with such gorgeous waters, we had to do it!

when we were booking the accommodation, we were late (easter break is realli peak units were open for balloting last nov!! =( ) so we could only get the dorm style rooms in the old barracks on the island.. we were walkin to the barracks when we overshot and walked.. walked.. walked.. before realizing our mistake and u-turning but of course we had to take pictures..

the long and winding road..

random bus hut.. but no luck.. carry on walking..

"wtf??" who's the tree kow-towing to??

nope, nary a single train did we spy on our 3 days there.. just signs n tracks.. lol

shipwreck spotted! there are about 20 shipwrecks around the island due to the reefs..

it's a bird! it's a plane! it's... a pelican... very big pelican..

as big as the boy!!

group picture!! that's me, les, darren and jessie.

ahhyaaahh!! swwooossh! the wushu master!

finally we arrived at the kingstown barracks..

to find our bags sitting outside unattended!!! incredible! they were still there.. anywhere else and it would have been stolen or rummaged through already.. *impressed*

we stayed in the sergeants' room, thankfully, we had our own ensuite toilet so we didn't have to use the shared facilities.. at least for me and jessie.. haha.. the guys chivalrously showered outside..

first quokka spotted! quokkas belong to the marsupial family, look like a mini wallabies or huge rats... haha..

got our bikes and it's time to tour the island!!

first stop.. but there were no tombstones.. those were the aboriginals sent to the prison there..
let's go to... bathurst lighthouse.. it's not the main lighthouse, just a small one..

the feet that traveth the island..

let us in!!!

c'mon everybody.. on the beat now.. it's the Y-M-C-A!!

end of day 1.. darren cannot live without his porn.. *rolls eyes*

Day 2... we went on a expedition to cover the entire island! the island's about 24 km in circumference, at least the measure of the distance we rode.. i was proud of myself! haha.. haven't gotten on a bicycle for abt 3 yrs for a proper ride, and it seems i was really working the distance.. hahhaa... first stop snorkeling! it was a first for me, shiiok!!

check out our catch! haha..

gorgeous bays!!

for fun times and good friends.. =)

love the sea breeze and gorgeous blue waters.. ahhh..

errr.. okay maybe too much salt in the air!!! makes strange things happen.. hmmmm

finally we reached the western point! worth every effort.. and i may not show u the pictures of the roads we had to travel, but it was not a smooth straight path.. it was rolling hills!!!!! my legs and butt were screaming for mercy when we were climbing the up-slopes.. *fainted*

we did it!

crashing waves and blue blue seas..
shagged...

that night we went to their island cinema to watch ghostrider.. check out the 'outdated' cinema! lol..

day 3.. before checking out of the barracks, of course had to take pictures with the cannon!!!

boooommmm!!!

last ride to the tallest point of the island.. their main lighthouse, the wadjemup lighthouse.

crawling up the steep steeeep slope...

view from the top.. we stay at the end of what you can see...yes the furthest point.. the lighthouse is in the middle of the island.. yes we cycled.. hahha..

my favourite quokkas caught in the act.. haha.. damn cute..

one last look at my favourite bay..

so that concludes our 3 day stay there.. cheers! =)

Wanneroo Go-Kart

2007-04-15T17:49:00.000+08:00

Went for Go-Karting, something like grand prix racing i think.. Never tried it before.. It was fun! Exhilarating to be travelling at what feels like great speeds with a stinky helmet and a hard steering wheel.. like 0 power steering.. or maybe they deliberately did it tat way to prevent the speed devils from emerging? haha..

i took a while to get used to it.. but slowly got the knack of it.. but i probably won't do it again unless i got spare cash to spare.. but then again, the spare cash could be contributed to more shopping?! haha.. check out the future racers! haha..

back in perth

2007-04-13T22:45:00.000+08:00

being back in perth it's been helluva whirlpool.. 15th day of cny we went to les's aunt mary's place for lunch.. we ate our bellies bursting! and there was still enough to tabao! =) apart from that, we were considering moving out but later decided to stay on.. property market is quite crazy now so the rent increased on our property too... clarence moved out.. i started tutoring at UWA for Int'l Mgmt.. the unit coordinator is a senior lead economist at WorldBank, he's damn cool.. imagine the wealth of experience he has, he's juz takin a yr's break from WorldBank to do teaching.. Had some worries and headaches over my thesis topic, but have managed to iron it out and found myself a new supervisor as well. now I have a topic, my thesis will be studying how leadership empowerment affects team engagement.. it'll be fun.. *cross fingers* i'm also in the midst of trying to find a job here.. will start applying for the graduate programmes but it'll be abit hard since i don't have PR.. but i intend to apply for it... so let's see how it goes.. time really flies... sigh.. oh went to a career fair the other day and i won an ipod nano!! god will surely supply all your needs? or is it wants.. hahaha.. now wat am i gonna do abt the other mp3 player lester bought me.. =p aiight talk abt summarizing 1 month in a post.. haha..

when i was back in singapore...

2007-04-13T22:14:00.000+08:00

they say a picture tells a thousand words.. so i'm gonna let the pictures do the talking.. the adventures in sunny isle singapore.. (sorry if this post came so late.. been bz mate.. but as they say better late than never..)

Empress am I ?

2006-12-26T01:22:00.000+08:00

You are The Empress

Beauty, happiness, pleasure, success, luxury, dissipation.

The Empress is associated with Venus, the feminine planet, so it represents,
beauty, charm, pleasure, luxury, and delight. You may be good at home
decorating, art or anything to do with making things beautiful.

The Empress is a creator, be it creation of life, of romance, of art or business. While the Magician is the primal spark, the idea made real, and the High Priestess is the one who gives the idea a form, the Empress is the womb where it gestates and grows till it is ready to be born. This is why her symbol is Venus, goddess of beautiful things as well as love. Even so, the Empress is more Demeter, goddess of abundance, then sensual Venus. She is the giver of Earthly gifts, yet at the same time, she can, in anger withhold, as Demeter did when her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped. In fury and grief, she kept the Earth barren till her child was returned to her.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

sunny isle singapore..

2006-11-25T00:13:00.000+08:00

okie folks.. i'm back in singapore.. gosh, the moment i stepped out of the airport, the gust of hot and humid air slammed right into my face with such force it knocked out every single doubt i had about the weather not being hot and humid.. uggghh.. showers minimum twice a day is mandatory and my sinus problem is back.. sigh.. tell me again why i love singapore?

my stuff's unpacked, the room's half packed.. i'm not through with dumping soft toys and old stuff.. starting to look for part-time jobs and stuff.. need the dough manz!!! arghhz.. christmas is coming, need to go shopping!!

okay, in the meantime a round-up of my final days in perth before i came back..

- Weishan in Freo -

- Delfie came to visit! -

- tiffany and her horsie -

- i love the trees covered with purple blossoms!!! -

- dessert at the margaret river choc factory after horse-riding-

- abalone cleaning after fishing it-

exams are overrated..

2006-11-18T00:32:00.000+08:00

yes the exXams are over.. hope they go well, most of it doesn't seem too bad.. oh hell, wateva.. i hate talkin abt exams.. the supposed joy and relief ur supposed to get from finishing exams, i think it's over-rated... i dun feel any different from before i took it.. but after so many nights of mugging, i can't sit still without having this feeling like i'm not doing something, mugging.. haha..

going back this coming wed.. i'm not too sure what i'm expecting from singapore.. of cos humidity and crowd and fast paced is very well understood.. been kinda letting the brain shut down since exams ended.. feel too tired.. too tired to even think, lack the energy to explain and argue my point of view..

went for the last bbq at matilda bay today.. and sorry i brought the camera but forgot to take photos.. i feel.. so lazy.. les has been making me sleep early and letting me sleep in late, but i've been getting weird dreams and i got a nightmare last night.. maybe i should stop watching thrillers and horror flicks.. hmmmm..

after bbq met up with his cousins for drinks and dinner, *totally stuffed and bloated*, they're coming to singapore in abt 2-3 weeks time i think.. one of the cousins in singapore is getting married.. they say when they come, we've got to bring them clubbing. lolz.. i think the list includes zouk, mos and cafe del mar if it's open by then..

going abalone fishing on sunday and gonna watch the redbull air race at south perth! so exciting.. will update on sunday with the events hee..

sianz.. utterly not looking forward to packing up my stuff..

does this sound like me? =P

2006-11-06T19:02:00.000+08:00

Getting to know yourself better

Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:
You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success.

How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.

Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

The Real You

Here is the analysis:

1. You are a very serious person. You tend to be quiet and well behaved, and you don't have a great deal of self-confidence. You prefer to be alone rather than with friends and that could make you a little less interesting to certain types of guys. You are very attractive in an individual kind of way, and this means it can take people a little while to get to like you.

2. You really care about other people's feelings and are quite serious about the issues that affect your life. You are sincere, and your concern for the well-being of others makes many people want to be your friend.

3. You strictly follow rules, and you expect other people to be the same as well. People can get tired of you easily, as you can make them feel a little guilty about themselves. You always make decisions on your own, and can be dismissive of other people's advice. You like to be the leader in groups, but can forget to be concerned about the people you are with.

4. Your peers think of you as a fun person, but sometimes you can be a little irresponsible. You can be somewhat childish, and can try to ignore the fact that you will one day need to really grow up and be a mature adult! Perhaps you could start reading good books; they might help you look at the world in a different light. You do want to be taken seriously, right?
Your boyfriend believes that you are a strong and independent person.

5. Your confidence and cheerfulness make you an attractive person to be around, but sometimes you need to pay more attention to what other people, including your boyfriend, are thinking.

Personality Analysis: Kind and Gentle

Your kindness is your charm - you are also gentle and sweet. Everybody likes to be around people with your personality. Like a psychologist, people like to talk to you to discuss their problems because you are proper and discrete, as well as confident. You look mature and people respect you. People with this kind of character are few and far between.

Friendship Analysis:
You value your friendships quite a lot but you don't like to show your feelings to others. You would rather keep your feelings to yourself than share them with your friends. You might get a pleasant surprise if you are more open about caring for people - they will probably let you know that you're special to them, too.

Hidden Talent:
The Mass Communicator
You have a cheerful personality and you are a naturally kind person. Your hidden talent isn't really that hidden at all: you shine among a crowd. You would make an ideal news announcer, flight attendant or model - any position that would give you an opportunity to deal with plenty of people. A tip for you is to avoid getting too deeply involved in others' personal lives - otherwise you might find yourself constantly being asked for help.

Try it at: http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx (it links from the first analysis all the way and goes on and on.. lolz)

food for thought..

2006-11-05T16:05:00.000+08:00

The Mayonnaise Jar and Coffee

When things in life seem almost too much to handle,
when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the
mayonnaise jar...and the coffee...

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had
some items in front of him. When the class began,
wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty
mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf
balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and
poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the
golf balls. He then asked the students again if the
jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured
it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up
everything else. He asked once more if the jar was
full. The students responded with a unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from
under the table and poured the entire contents into
the jar, effectively filling the empty space between
the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "
I want you to recognise that this jar represents your
life.

The golf balls are the important things - your God,
family, your children, your health, your friends and
your favourite passions - things that if everything
else was lost and only they remained, your life would
still be fulled.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your
job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything
else - the small stuff.

" If you put the sand into the jar first," he
continued, " there is no room for the pebbles or the
golf balls. The same goes for life.

If you spent all your time and energy on the small
stuff, you will never have room for the things that
are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your
happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get
medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner.
Play another 18.

There will be always be time to clean the house and
fix the disposal." Take care of the golf balls first,
the things that really matter. Set your priorities.
The rest is just sand.

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what
the coffee represented. The professor smiled.

" I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show that no
matter how full your life may seem, there's always
room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

- + = C a r e n e = + -

"Worrying is like a rocking chair;
it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere."

what if..

2006-11-04T17:08:00.001+08:00

okay basically we've arrived at the conclusion that honours is indeed immensely more viable than the grad dip.. but what if i eliminate grad dip and throw in masters of commerce into the equation? haha.. spoke to my profs, and they suggested i consider master of commerce..

yes i agree it sounds more impressive since it's very obviously a category up from bachelor.. but like grad dip, as long as u hav a bachelor u can do masters of commerce, it's not like mba where working experience is required.. talkin abt mba, i intend to do mba in the next 10 years.. so i feel silly if i was to do two masters.. plus masters when compared to honours, will cost me an extra semester..

so yes from my ranting, you can pretty much tell i'm inclined towards the honours for its exclusivity etc.. ain't life a bitch.. but what if, just what if, the masters wld hav done me greater good? i mean there has to be good for the profs to recommend it but they won't explain due to "won't make an unequivocal judgement for you, you have to make ur own decision and be responsible for it".. sighz...

all the what ifs in the world is exactly which stands in the way of great plans.. or sometimes just salvages the sucky plan...

and yes i noe the song has no relevance to the above discussion. lolz..

but what if is a big topic.. i had meant to search for babyface's what if on utube, well i couldn't find that one so we've got this one.. lol.. but do u noe HOW MANY songs and vids i generated from that one search?? too many..

so often peeps look back and ask themselves what if i had done this, what if i had not done it.. what if what if what if.. i think the negative effects of what ifs could possibly outweigh the positive effects.. like thinking of what could have happened doesnt change what actually did happen... so why waste time, effort, brain cells and energy thinkin of the vast possibilities of could-bes when that time could hav been used to generate positive and constructive thoughts.. hmmm...

but.... what... .if.....

go figure

2006-11-03T15:55:00.001+08:00

i noe this doesn't make sense and is uncalled for, especially in the middle of the friggin exam period.. but i've been bitten by the dance bug, suddenly have an irrepressible urge to put on the dancing shoes and get it moving!! hahaha.. been watchin the idsf grand slams, worldmasters, blackpool and world super stars latin on utube.. lalaland..

don't worry i onli watch those when i'm takin a study break so yes i'm still mugging..

i miss dancesport.

"i'll let you whipppp me if i misbehave... "

2006-10-16T16:09:00.000+08:00

now listening to justin timberlake's sexy back.... i think the music is quite nice, good dance beat... just as usual with the pop songs nowadays there ain't any meaning to the lyrics.. lolz.. but it's quite cool how fashion goes a full circle, 80s is back with retro candy colours and disco music.. "get your sexy on.. go ahead be gone with it.." lolz!!

sighz... update abt the following weeks...

i've got like so many deadlines to meet these last weeks of uni... and it's all clumped together.. sighz... next week's the last week of uni, good or bad? haha.. good that hols are so much nearer but bad cos exams are the following week.. my exams commence 4th nov and end on 15th nov.. i get some time in between each paper so it's not so bad.. got time to breathe!! much better than last semesters killer.. haha..

del is coming next week so meetin her for dinner next fri, will take photos and upload..

so in the meantime, dun get too sad if u dun hear from me.. since i'll be home soon..

as for honours, have spoken to dad and he feels that if i can make the cut then it's good to go for it.. now next step, finding a bank to finance my loan.. hmmm..

anywayz, take good care peeps... till next time.. au revoir..

current thoughts: honours vs grad dip...

2006-10-15T01:19:00.000+08:00

okay folks... sorry abt the delayed update.. blame it on assignments etc... lolz..

anywayz, here's the plan.. i complete uni this semester, was gonna head on home and start job-hunting.. to supplement my bachelors', i had intended to apply for the aug 07 intake at SIM to do a graduate diploma in finance from UOL, and i fully intend to pay for it myself.. all post-grad studies will be paid for by yours truly unless some big organization out there wanna subsidise or pay for me?? hehe.. so in the meantime, i've been looking out to start applying for jobs at firms...

however, i got to thinking.. i spoke to my lecturer who is charge of the honours prog for management and during our conversation, she asked if i was gonna do my honours in mgmt and i said no.. she wondered why not since my grades made the mark... i realised that the main reason was cos i felt bad abt gettin dad to pay for anor year of uni.. eh, tertiary education does not come cheap manz.. sighz...

but the more i think about it, the more i wonder.. between a grad dip in finance and an honours in mgmt, which wld be the more strategically viable option?? both fall under post-grad studies but after doing some research, i found out that the grad dip is of a "lower" value compared to the honours. first of all, entry-wise, you need to perform above a certain percentage to be able to apply for honours but grad dip is applicable to anyone who has a prior bachelors' irregardless of results in the bachelor. secondly, honours is like the first year of doing masters so it is of a higher level of post-grad work.. honours is about specialised work, a thesis has to be written about ur selected topic... and you get a professor assigned to you to supervise you, like a private tutor.. a grad dip is like doing a few more units in uni, just of slightly higher difficulty.. thirdly, having honours differentiates you from other people with general bachelors and immediately commands a different wage bracket (higher of course)..

so considering that, i find myself strongly feeling that the honours would place me in a strategically improved position compared to the grad dip.. however, the honours would cost me anor year in international student fees, reapplication of student visa, accommodation fees for the year, which i have calculated, places me in requirement of about AUD$26000.

to get this amount, i have two options. approach dad for an interest-free loan or, worst-case scenario is to take out a bank loan.. should i be able to loan it from dad, i plan repayment starting at 500 a month, that would take me about 4.5 years to repay dad... a grad dip from SIM would set me back only about $9000, taking me 1.5 years to repay it. but the grad dip wouldn't improve my viability as a graduate seeking jobs..

thus, the logical conclusion is to go for the honours.. since the lecturer says judging by the grades i'm getting, i should be able to get into the honours programme but the application cannot be approved till they see my grades for this semester.. so i'm gonna send in the application, results will only be out in jan.. entry requirement into honours is pretty much a distinction average.. *cross fingers*

now... how should i approach dad about it? sighzz.....

anywayz, as for updates.. i have a coupla photos of a recent bbq we had at mathilda bay to celebrate the gorgeous weather we've been having here.. like sunny but airconditioned!! it's called spring.. haha.. =)

and for those reading in singapore, i'm home-bound 22nd Nov, so don't miss me too much!! i'm on my way back!! haha.. huggiez..

- lester and his soccer buds -

- les and gabe: chefs for the bbq?? -

- me and you and you and me =P -

- group photo!! -

we live in singapura~~

2006-09-23T02:25:00.000+08:00

check this out!! super super funni!!! you never truly realise how "unique" singapore is until you hear it summarised so superbly by the one and only, hossan leong.. watch it!!!

now presenting:

ps: for the technologically unsavvy, press pause on the music vid at the side and press play on the above-vid. there will not be any further technological support provided. =P

me and you and you and me

2006-09-23T02:14:00.000+08:00

"imagine me and you, i do! i think about you day and night, it's only right, to think about the girl you love and hold her tight, so happy together!!! "

"if i should call you up, invest a dime, and you say you belong to me, and ease my mind.. imagine how the world could be, so very fine... so happy together.. "

haha, qing re-introduced me to this lovely song though tiff thinks it's abit psychotic.. personally i think it's super cute and the 1969s mtv is one-of-a-kind!! okay maybe not, but it's super austin powers.. check out the psychedelic background! haha... the catchy tune is stuck in my head, day and night... i think i want it played at my wedding!! muahahhaa...

"i can't see me loving nobody but you for all my life!!! when you're with me, baby, the skies will be blue, for all my life!! "

"me and you and you and me, no matter how we toss the dice, it had to be, the only one for me is you and you for me.. so happy together!!! " ....... =P

guess who's back.. back again... =P

2006-09-20T00:19:00.000+08:00

aiight folks the lay-dee is back in the house.. haha.. sorry abt the missing action in here.. you thought i must have given up on the blog again rite?? admit it!! haha.. nahz, i was away.. -big grin- no no, nothing fancy (though it did burn a hole in ma pocket... ), les's family came here for the one week break.. they arrived the week before, on sat and i've been bz bz since.. haha.. went out every single day till they went home last sat.. let's see..

the sat they arrived, before we went to pick them up, we attended jan (les's cousin)'s engagement lunch.. loaded hubby i hear.. woohoo... les got a brand new digi-cam from his dad for belated bday present even tho his mama already gave him a red packet for bday.. some 6.2 megapixels with large display screens and anti-shock.. way cool!! i want one too!!!! =P then sunday, we went freo in the morning for a look-see, and we bought some lovely "stickers" meant for windows, tiles, mirrors etc.. i stuck them on my ibook instead.. set against a white background, gorgeous.. after which, we headed back to uncle kim's place for a family bday lunch for uncle robin.. the big 4-0.. there was such a large spread for lunch that we ate and ate all the way till dinner.. ::burp::

monday we headed to margaret river, stayed in falls retreat again.. ok, falls retreat isn't some fancy posh resort, it's just this big bungalow house in the middle of the forest.. the place isn't as spooky now that i'm there for the second time.. and being spring, the wildflowers everywhere were blooming!! even here in perth, i see the neighbouring folks have gorgeous blooms framing their gardens.. all wild.. gosh! lolz.. ok, back to the picture on hand, tues we went to the sunflowers farm and there were quite a few adorable creatures.. haha.. there was this black alpaca that looked so geekish with protruding lower jaw and a mop hairstyle.. samantha had a namesake there as well, a huge pig.. she was so amused she took photos of and with it.. a peculiar incident was when the farm peeps rounded up the pigs in the yard to get the male piglets separated from the rest.. the squealing produced from the piglets in terror as they were grabbed rather unceremoniously was god-awful!! for a moment i swore the other huge pigs were gonna stampede the fence to save the piglets!!! ok, but it didn't happen... i heard from the farmhand in question later that they were gonna castrate the male piglets, otherwise as they mature into adult male pigs, they become "ugly and smelly". exact words, i swear. hahahaa..

after that, we headed to olio bello (olive oil farm), vasse felix winery (i bought myself 2 bottles of theatre chardonnay, v beautiful with lovely fruity aromas as well as 2 bottles of late picked semillon, absolutely gorgeous!! ), we had lunch there too before heading on to yahava koffee and the margaret river choc factory..

on wed, we headed back to perth.. thurs went shopping at harbour town!! haven't been there in a while and the laydee went shopping-happy.. haha.. i bought handbag, clothes, belts, etc.. and uncle bought me a pair of sunglasses.. white framed with diamante sides.. very style.. hhahaa.. bought gabe 6 tees, cool designs.. haha.. i oso did some advanced christmas shopping, no telling exact items or no surprise!!! friday went shopping in the city.. got my first pair of havaianas, les bought me a v pretty pair.. metallic turquoise.. flashy!! lolz..

so the whole week was eat and shop.. :: expand :: =/ sat before they went back to singapore, we attended uncle robin's bday part (included his frenz this time)... there was this baby there, aunt cheryl's fren's baby, born of chinese and african heritage.. never seen a baby with such a big round head and huge huge eyes!!! and a shock of long curls sittin right on top of his hair, while the rest of his head was covered with fine soft baby hair.. he was adorable, seriously.. made frenz easily, didn't cry, v charming.. hee..

back to school now.. suddenly realised my uni life is comin to a close, in a matter of 2.5 months.. i'm already missing it, i'm gonna miss uni.. the actual physicality of it, uwa's campus is something of an old world charm to me.. i love it.. a mixture of old architecture lending a touch of sentimental nostalgia while the modern side of it keeps you grounded in reality.. the breeze comin in from the sea, uni facing mathilda bay.. there isn't anything like that at all in singapore..

gettin abit paranoid abt the finding jobs thingy and whether the education i've gotten is sufficient.. constantly feel like there's so much more tat i should learn to be equipped.. and i realli wish i had gotten myself a finance major as well.. dammit.. oh well, abit too late for tat now anyway.. thought of doing honors, actually i want to.. but dun reckon dad's gonna want to pay for another year, besides he's gonna misinterpret it as me wanting to stay back for lester.. geez... the trivialities of narrow minds... and since i want to do mba in future, i'm using that to make me feel better that i'm not graduating with honors.. still feel cheated that certain other unis graduate with direct honors... not fair!! then again, when's the world ever fair?

anywayz.. enjoy the photos below.. till next time.. au revoir..

- uncle robin, aunt cheryl and keisha -

- gorgeous dog! and he's onli 9 months old! barks loud enuf to split the ear drums!! -

- sam, meet sam -

- look!! i'm flying i'm flying!! -

- me and the joey -

- check out the alpaca! who does he remind u of?? -

- doesn't zac look so cool? that is, if he can manage to stay on without fallin off! -

- buy one bunny get the girl free! -

- you're on candid camera! -

- say cheese! a kodak moment.. -

- us at capel vale-

- N-o-o!!!!! Where is it?!?! -

- the 3 men in the chng family -

- us in the car -

- ahHA! i gotcha!! -

- yessir! -

- ::gasp:: who is that?? -

- sam and me, at the Falls Retreat in Margaret River -

- les and chng mama -

- don't they look so cute together?? awww.... -

I believe..

2006-09-07T03:53:00.000+08:00

I believe -
that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I believe -
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I believe -
that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
I believe -
that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I believe -
that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I believe -
that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.
I believe -
that you can keep going long after you can't.
I believe -
that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I believe -
that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I believe -
that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first,
the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.
I believe -
that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.
I believe -
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I believe -
that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
I believe -
that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down,
will be the ones to help you get back up.
I believe -
that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I believe -
that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to
doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
I believe -
that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had
and what you've learned from them and
less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I believe -
that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I believe -
that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I believe -
that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.
I believe -
that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other.
And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
I believe -
that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
I believe -
that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I believe -
that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
I believe -
that even when you think you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
I believe -
that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I believe -
that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon ...
so you have to always tell them you love them.

~taken from Seah

another sad doggie story...

2006-09-04T20:35:00.000+08:00

latest news update.. vicci's gone missing and despite my neighbour placing missing reports and offering rewards in the newspaper back home, she's still not found.. considering the amount of foreign workers around my home estate, due to the worker hostel at the industrial area round back, the longer she's gone the more worrying it is!! what if she could have been someone's meal already!!! pray that nothing happens to her.. poor vicci.. she lives like a princess at home, can't imagine how it is for her outside..

one moment of silence...

2006-09-04T00:03:00.000+08:00

beemer passed away on August 28, 2006 due to a traffic mishap. take care of urself in doggie heaven.. -hugs-

rose-tinted glasses

2006-08-30T20:22:00.000+08:00

ok.. this is gonna be last post for a while.. i got like 2 tests on next tues and 1 essay due on next friday... no shit.. no jokes.. sigh... and sitting on my arse lookin out of rose-tinted glasses is not helping anything at all.. haaha...

so yea.. just updating and i'm going back to hit the books.. -gag- 2 tests on the same day with an essay due 3 days later is not funny lah.. fully sick!!!

anywayz.. went to mambo red last friday.. when i get the photos, i'll put them up..

- update on my sweet sweet velvety rose.. still around and still looking absolutely gorgeous!! -

- this is the what makes the totally yummmmmmiiiiillliiiiiicccccciiiiooooooouuuuusss the one and only... "Flesh & Blood"!!! yes it's that wonderful shot i tried at Dracula's in Melbourne.. Beautifully smooth and yummzzz... and no i didn't pour it to show you why it is called Flesh and Blood because it's studying time not drinking time!!! priorities mate.. cheers! =P -

black fingernails red wine

2006-08-22T22:11:00.000+08:00

ok so that song has absolutely nothing to do with my post, i just happen to have that song stuck in my head.. prob cos the blardy radio plays that about 3-4 times a day when I'm listening to the radio, can you imagine how many more times when i'm not listening?!? but it's quite nice.. i might just put u up on me blog.. hmmm.. now there's a thought..

as hot as nicole is, i'm actually getting abit sick of listening that song.. sorry nicole honey.. =)

not been in a very good mood recently and surprise surprise!! when i got home from uni today at 6, guess what i found waiting for me? no.. not a pile of dirty dishes.. lester bought me a beautiful white rose with pink rimmed petals.. absolutely gorgeous!!!! so sweet of him, he said it's just to make me feel better.. and he bought me a coupla of scratchies too.. yay!! lolz...

poor baby.. injured his ankle playing soccer, and have to limp around.. still so sweet limp all the way to buy me a rose to cheer me up.. hehee...

check out the rose!!

hate it hate it hate!!!!

2006-08-21T22:56:00.000+08:00

***** censored *****

sharon's bday - swan lake

2006-08-21T17:30:00.000+08:00

sharon's bday was actually last thurs but due to her very busy schedule, i got allocated sunday.. lolz.. no not really.. we chose sunday cos we're watching swan lake on ice anyway..

i forgot to read up on the swan lake story beforehand so wasn't exactly too sure what to be expecting.. with it being the first ballet performance i've ever watched.. the entire ballet was performed by imperial ice stars.. no dialogue, just poignant music, big gestures and performing through expression of dance through ice skating.. must say it's beautiful ice-skating... we got 2nd row from the front which is quite good cos for once u can see for urself if the performers are lookers or not.. haha... only a couple were not too bad looking, the rest very average.. but of course, you normally wouldn't realise that with seats further back and their thick make up.. haha.. the peeps in the first row were squealing and yelping every time the ice got shaved onto them.. like dOH, what were u expecting when u bought front row tickets manz.... -geez-

and nope, no photos of the event.. no photography allowed inside.. wat a waste, some of the scenes were really quite beautiful all things considered.. the choreography of the dances was an absolute delight.. we went with elaine.. after the show, elaine went to meet her frenz and sharon came back to my place for dinner, cake and finishing it off with a chocolate martini at capt stirling.. i still think they make the BESTest choc martinis ever!!

all in all, it was quite a good evening but ended off with abit of an upset with my parents.. still cannot understand why we, being a small family, have to make family life so difficult for each one of us.. sighz..

anywayz.. presenting the stone.. happy birthday! *toast* to ur 22nd!!

- choc mousse cake and red gerbera: the cake is truly chocolicious!! -

- make a wish!! -

- sharon and elaine -

- sharon = dinner? -

- sharon and me -

- gone after a choc martini?? -

- bottomed upped! -

- 22 and looking good; or is it the drink? -

- quick cut the cake!! let's eat it!!! -

- yummz!!! capt. stirling's chocolate martini!! wat more can u want? =P -

cocktail party

2006-08-20T15:32:00.000+08:00

last tuesday i went with jessie to attend the cocktail party held on a singapore navy ship that berthed at the freo port for a couple of days.. it was quite cool! haha.. i sort of represented lester since he was unable to make it back in time for it. i brought qing with me and jessie brought her housemate wendy. we were like the only 4 females there who weren't accompanying the male officers there.. lolz..

the ship was huge!! sorry i forgot to take photos of the ship from outside.. lolz.. the wind was really strong that night, so when we were not in the ship, my mind was more on getting in and out of the wind.. =)

capt tay brought us on a tour of the ship, hmm.. for what looks so big on the outside, it certainly was not luxurious inside.. haha.. like what were we expecting rite.. steep narrow stairways and many many doorways.. it was a total of about 8 storeys,4 up and 4 down.. we only toured the up..

i tried to take photos to capture the atmosphere of the party but lester says i wasn't' too successful with it..lolz.. watching the boys at the party, i kind of admire the camaraderie they share.. which brings me to another point, i still believe that peeps should enjoy the 2yrs of NS they have... just irritates the shites out of me when i hear boys bitching about their NS life..

anywayz... here are the photos from that night..

- the bridge: new advanced technology has removed the need for an actual steering wheel.. so sad.. -

- cadets and the girls!! -

- i like the cutlery display!!! -

- girls behind the control -

- jessie and capt tay -

- the crowd -

- the performers -

- tequila shots anyone? -

- "bar" for the night -

- qing, lieut-colonel david and me -

- toast to a safe voyage!! yam seng!!! -

- qing and me -

-qing and russ -

- the navy girls-

changed..

2006-08-18T01:13:00.000+08:00

alritey.. i couldn't take it anymore with the previous layout so i modified one of the existing ones.. hope this is better for viewing ease lolz.. but i still dun quite like the structure..feels so stiff..so i'll prob do somethin abt it in the near future, in the meantime it's gonna be like that for a while..

oh and due to popular demand, the vid is now pcd's buttons!! i still think nicole is SUPER DAMN HOT!!!! -drools- haha..

lester's back from singapore already and it's so cool.. he told me he saw a white butterfly at the wake when they were stayin the night for his grandma's wake.. the butterfly flew around the place for about 40 mins at about 5am in the morning.. rested on the bible they had opened in front of the grandma's casket and even rested on lester's feet.. so nice.. at least he knew the grandma came back to say bye.. i remember waitin at home for my paternal gran to come back but she didn't.. heard she went to anor uncles' place, they din see a butterfly but they smelt her presence..hmmm...

and 2 nights ago, i attended a cocktail party on one of singapore's navy ship which berthed in oz in transition.. went on behalf on lester, took some pix.will upload them soon..

today attended lester's uni soccer cup quarter finals and they won!! woooohoooo~~~ i was there to support, and it was freezing but i guess, the win was worth freezin my arse off..

cheers!!

after more tinkering!

2006-08-15T01:39:00.000+08:00

finally!! after more tinkering, i think i'm pretty happy with it so far.. lolz..

special thanks to kerk and jx for their kind assistance!! =D

waddaya think?

madonna

2006-08-14T23:36:00.000+08:00

check this out.. alex sent me this photo of madonna taken in 2002.

she looks good here, quite hot before she became way too muscular.. the good ole days.. hhaa..

off to a fresh start..

2006-08-14T18:35:00.000+08:00

Hmm, the title doesn't seem too befitting.. considering that i'm left in my final semester in uni.. lolz..

but it is a fresh new look for my blog, and a fresh determination to blog! lolz.. thanks to ruth and alex for their assistance in making this a possibility.. cheers!!

oh and special mention, i'm very happy to have found darling ruthie after so long.. it's good to have her back! *toast*

i'm still looking around to fine-tune this site but at least it's got the workings of an actual blog finally!! hahaa.. and project phase 1 completed just in time to cook dinner too.. =P

so exciting, my baby's coming back tmr night, estimated arrival is about 12 midnight.. and of course, i'll be at the airport to pick him up! oh, i'll pick him up anytime.. heee..

baby's got a navy ship in town and there's a cocktail party tmr.. i'll be going with jessie and her fren, and the story is we're not gonna tell the navy peeps i'm lester's gf.. lolz.. if i remember to bring a camera, i'll take some photos ya..

and sharon's bday is coming up, this thurs to be exact.. we're gonna celebrate belated.. gonna watch swan lake at burswood theatre on sunday with elaine.. i've already ordered her cake, and NO, i'm not tellin.. it's a surprise lah... =P

o'rite.. before i sign off, here's presenting our matching crumplers!!

- mine -

- his -

end of 2nd semester..

2005-11-12T14:43:00.000+08:00

okay.. i noe i have been very lazy in keeping up with the updating of this blog... haha.. been relyin on lester's blog to keep peeps updated.. my bad my bad~

so will try to make a more conscious effort to update here from now on..

time realli flies, and it's nearing the end of my exam period of the second semester, somehow i feel that the academic term this semester really went by in a flash..

i'm realli hopin that my results won't be dragged down too badly by macro 234.. so i can maintain my overall average, i can apply for an overload next semester, and do an additional minor in strategic management.. *keep fingers crossed*

the stressful part is that the additonal unit to overload would be a law unit, specifically international commercial law.. heard the law units here have LOADS of reading and memorising to do.. doesn't help that the tutorials here are done in discussion style without a specific guideline to follow for a structured answer.. haha..

3 papers down, 1 more to go and then it's home-bound.. still haven't found an accommodation for next semester when i'm back since i'm moving out of college already.. will hav to return earlier next semester instead to find a place..

alrite.. i better get some packing started.. have one week to pack and study for my last paper.. mug mug mug...

2nd week of uni..

2005-07-24T15:03:00.000+08:00

1st week of uni has come and gone..

almost feels like i'm not realli back at uni yet..

been an eventful week i guess.. haha... been out with lester and his family the whole week.. went shopping, boy can his mum and sister shop!! haha.. and ate and ate.. visted various chinese restaurants and visited this restaurant called oceanus with a damn good view along city beach..

and les bought his car already... it's a 12 year old BMW, maroon red in color with sports rims and big tyres.. haha.. he, his uncle and his dad liked the car at first sight.. haha... collecting the car on monday..

was gonna do laundry today but the clouds were overcast and the sun didn't look promising so laundry is to be done tmr instead.. still haven't managed to get my calling cards yet but will borrow from del so i can call home later.. sigh.. made mum angry again yesterday.. she called when i was watchin the machinist n the show requires thinkin so i was kinda irritated when she wouldn't get to the point and all.. but i was rude and it was reflected in the tone, the irritation and she got pissed.. oh well.. sigh..

just finished printin lecture notes.. it's kinda crazy.. the lect's not very organised i think.. haha... and i'm not really understandin anythin yet.. sigh..

haven't paid uni fees yet and the stoopid international advisor, a chinese woman, blardy bitch... insists on charging me $60 for late payment.. wat the hell, i wrote in advance to request extension, she approved the extension and slapped me with a late payment charge?!?! and i thought she would be more helpful to the chinese students... pyscho-bitch and she can't even speak english very fluently... anywayz... time to sort out my notes..

got to help out at mass later anywayz....

till next................ adios..

countdown

2005-07-13T23:53:00.000+08:00

2 more days to returnin to perth.. funny how time flies.. so fast and i've finished my first semester at uni, and come back to singapore for 2 weeks plus of winter break and in a blink of the eye, i'm goin back to perth to continue with my next semester.. but i'm quite proud to say tat i'm rather satisfied with my semester 1 results, 3 distinctions and 1 credit! gimme some love manz!! heehee... and my darlin lester has 1 higher distinction, 1 distinction and 2 credits! proud of him yea.. HD for Bahasa Indo! haha...

after admiring the benefits of les's blog to his family and friends, i think i'll convert this fledgling of a blog into one like his.. so much more interesting.. then can keep my dear friends updated on me.. hee..

packing up my stuff, i have apart from the clothes and shoes i brought back here, still have longjing tea, rose tea and a small glass teapot; toiletries (an abundance of it!!), new fragrances and etc... there's a possibility i might bring a small slow cooker pot with me but no guarantees yet.. haha... i haven't seen the pot yet.. also bring some dvds back so we can all watch some movies.. this time, is abit more different since sharon will be in perth too, albeit studying at curtin..

i think that's all for this update, will give more interesting updates in perth... haha...

long update!

2005-04-29T16:17:00.000+08:00

okie... it's been a long time since my last update... lemme see.... loads has happened and time has gone by quite fast...

let's talk abt the good things first...
well, lester.. hee... we just celebrated our one month a coupla days back... i dunno... i think i'm like quite gone in love.. haha... at slightly past 12, he gave me a big hug and kiss, and told me happy one month.. that's just barely touching the tip of the iceberg.. after my lects in the mornin, he came to me and gave me a card with an invitation to dinner... he kept me in suspense the whole day till dinner! and after my afternoon lect, he was outside the lect hall waitin for me with a bouquet of a dozen roses!! and they are absolutely gorgeous!! velvety red on the insides of the petals and soft gold on the undersides... and the best funniest part? which is also sort of a very sweet touch, was the crossword scratchie i found clipped to the card in the bouquet! haha... dinner was formal and he was dressed in a suit! we went to one of the fancy restaurants in town, called CRestaurant which was a revolving restaurant with 360 degrees view of Perth city... really classy place! 3 course meal with red wine and finished off with veuve clicquot ponsardin piccolo!! each one a bottle.. and i brought the bottles back as a souvenir cos we didn't have photos taken, didn't bring camera... he said he wanted it to be a memory to be savoured and cherished in our minds and hearts instead of in photos... the bill amounted to $275!!! i don't ever remember ever spendin so much on a dinner for 2! gosh... but he didn't mind it one bit! sigh... hee... he was like toastin me to a lifetime together, to many more decades together... but of cos, got disclaimer to that night.. he said to pls understand if he doesn't make such extravagant dinners a common occurence.. of cos i understand... gosh... but i muz say i'm pretty in floaty heaven huh.. =P les said he's not ever gonna leave me.. and although some may be sceptical about it, for once, i realli wish it to happen...

and i think it's quite amazing... we are very alike.... almost equal, on par, when it comes to obstinacy, expectations of ourselves and others, weakness, and the chemistry is just so right... and we agree on the same stuff and we agree to disagree on the same stuff.. and we had a little talk about wat we expect, and it's like we can both go ahead to do stuff we individually enjoy even if the other doesn't like it, it's like, as long as you noe wat ur doin of cos... haha... we both like to dress up, enjoy good life, relax, i dunno, the list just keeps on runnin on and on, we like the same stuff and similar attitudes... =P

and we have like this big list of places to go back singapore to eat with jean, clarence and catch up on our fave foods!! haha... plus it coincides with GSS, i can see the big hole in my pocket already.. =P we just bought a bar fridge and of all places, it is being kept in the toilet that nick and les shares... but now have a rule, no more shittin in that toilet... haha...

then the bad stuff, tabs and chris... i dunno wat's goin on in that girl's head... gosh... sigh... it is actually quite sad... and it's kinda pissing me off that despite the fact that everyone has eyes and can see the truth, she's still tryin to drag my name into all the shit... wat the hell... sigh.... but les is right... should stop lettin her antics tire me out... my life is worth more than that... hee... and to think i kept tryin to think of some way to see if can help them, i might as well juz sit back and ignore them...

which brings me around to the point, i can't wait to move out and imagine, stayin in a big house with all ur frenz together... and no need to tolerate weird peeps and their insinuations...

i think i'm beginnin to be homesick... life at home was so peaceful and nice... i hated such turmoil and rocky stuff so i keep my distance... hard to do so here with everything just in stone's throw proximity... miss my grandma and family... i dreamt of my grandma wakin me up.. sigh... can't wait to go back to see them... and the weather's gettin so much cooler.. some times i'm absolutely freezing... but i have my big lester to take care of me... haha... =P

time realli flies... in about another month's time, it will be exams time in june... have to commence with studyin, catchin up, revision and stuff...

alrightey... i'll try to post abit more regularly... tataz....

wish everythin between les and me will just get better and stronger especially thru such trials... i'm so glad i found him.... =D

=)

2005-03-27T02:02:00.000+08:00

went out to sea yesterday with les, his aunt and cousin.. the yacht is like realli nice... quite romantic sittin in the front of the yacht with les, feelin the sea's breeze all around us and the view of the swan river as we headed for the indian ocean was quite intoxicating.. hee.. that moment was realli nice... and the way he sort of protected me from fallin overboard when the boat went bump bump against the waves was so securing.. heee...

we anchored at some island, there were like big fat seals sleepin on the island.. i've never stood so close on a isle of seals and watched them roll lazily on the sand.. when we swum back to the boat, the rockiness of the waves got me feelin quite bad.. motion sickness.. and he was there for me.. takin care of me.. went back to land abt dinner time and went northbridge for mee goreng and chicken nasi briyani with his cuz and her bf.. her bf's persian (les thot he's french) and drives a RX-8.. not bad the car, but i dun like yellow.. so.. haha...

today we went to his aunt's place for easter dinner gathering.. i sort of felt like i was back in singapore, had fried noodles, sambal kang kong and sayur lodeh and etc.. yummi!! felt abit weird at first but i was quite comforted by how he was so at ease with me infront of his relatives.. =P

i'm so happy! =D i dunno why but being with les makes me feel as if i can believe in everlasting love and he realli makes me happy... i realli hope this will last and last.. hee... like he makes me lose the sceptical view i have abt love..

3 cheers to love... =P

i don't want to miss a thing...

2005-03-22T17:14:00.000+08:00

i think les is like so super sweet.. haha...
he woke me up this morning, made brekkie for me cos i was runnin late for school (i went back to bed) and walked with me to school..

bumped into him after my first lect and he walked with me to my next lect.. haha... then met him back at college for lunch, went uni together for 2pm lect and came back together..

then when i went to get the ebs notes from yee ching, he accompanied me along althou he was cursing and swearing about the hot sun glaring down upon us.. haha.. he's like the cutest thing.. stopped at the rec centre to catch his last 5 mins of soccer and he missed the goal because he sidetracked to look at some girl.. hahaha.. he was blardy pissed over it since the gal wasn't worth much to look at anyway.. hahaa..

came back to college after that.. i'm typing this in his room while he's away to soccer.. just now the song "i don't wanna miss a thing" by aerosmith was playing and he just held me in his arms, looked deep into my eyes and sang the entire song to me.. hee.. i felt so happy at that moment... is happy the right word to describe it? blissful? i dunno..

maybe for once in my life, i've found someone worth my time and love and whom i can rely on for the rest of time? haha... just started, too fast to think so far.. haha..

like every bruise or injury i get, he'll press a kiss on it to, like, make it better? daz so sweet.. hee... =)

okie.. enuf.. i'm oozing abt it.. and he's so unselfconscious, he could dance with me in the middle of uni.. such spontaniety! =D

i hope this works out and all goes well.. =)

friday we're goin out to sea with his aunt and cousin.. hee.. out to sea~~