Call Me YOUR HIGHNESS!

Some have commented tat I'd become tanner. haha... it's because I'm into cycling recently. We have been practising for the 40-km OCBC cycling day tat's going to happen next sun. No, I'm not taking it as a race, more like a challenge for myself. So... I'm not into buying those expensive gears and bikes. I merely throw in another $2 (in addition to the usual $6) to rent a better bike.


From McDonald's @ East Coast Park all the way up to Changi Beach, whereby there's no road ahead anymore. We make a U-turn here and go back to ECP again...


Woah.. Which is why I said, SIZE DOES MATTER! With bigger rims, it takes abt 2hrs to finish the above route, 1/2 hr faster than the usual mountain bike. I'm looking forward for the challenge next week!

It's once a year 拜年行动, so many years have passed, still dunno the way to each other's place!?!? Haha... Thanks to AXL's parents, we had good food, good laugh and good time yesterday. I guess the bunch of xiao zha bo likes to take pictures the most. They always have funny ideas... let's not go into details. haha.

why no pics? ali... where's the pics?

Discussion for our Australia trip... So 1 week only enough to go ard Melbourne? Watever.... Otherwise Ali will give excuses not to go. Ali, r u crazy? u dun go, we dun go too! Get the point?! Can't believe we are planning it now.

I dunno wat's the occasion, but we were drinking bird nest...

妹妹：为什么 New Moon 叫人月牌？Then 新月牌 leh？
我：没有新月牌啦。People Moon 不好听 mah。
爸爸：他写错啦，应该叫 Man Moon。
(...)

新年最让人头疼的就是大扫除。我的皮肤和鼻子都过渡敏感，碰到灰尘和赃东西，就会痒，还会猛打喷嚏。特地放下工作，乖乖待在家，认认真真的做“除旧迎新”！

不过，大扫除也有另一种收获。大扫除发现了很多朋友和同事送的生日卡、新年卡、圣诞卡、信和一些合照。边看边笑……有 AXL 和 Crab 给我的卡和信，有跟 Candy, Sherry, Jane 的照片，还有和Bedok North Branch 的同事的照片。我们真的 go a very long way……

aaahhhh...................choo....................

其实，我从来不乏异性缘，不过从小我就不曾与“校花”这个名称画上等号。就算曾经有4个男生同时追求我，也没能让我赢得“校花”的美誉。充其量只是个小跟班。我大概就是大家俗称的“壁花”。叛逆期的我多数是中性打扮，而且性格爽朗的我，像兄弟多过像女生。那天我穿着一条连身裙上班，WS惊叹：“你为什么穿这样来？”仿佛我就不应该有女性的打扮。Angry!

碰到以前的校花，如今已是人母。是校花还是壁花已不重要。

I was searching high and low for this show's dvd for.... 5yrs?!? Haha... I was nua-ing at home, switching between channels. And ta-dah! Center Stage on HBO. I remembered first watching this movie was in my NUS's years. wow... how time has passed.

I kinda like movie using dance as background, especially ballet. First, you need to have talent, you have to have those body and feets! Secondly, a lot of hard work. Watching the show makes me remember how my toes suffered. Maybe because of that, I like to see their legs and feets works. NICE LEGS!

Though many might think that the storyline is cliche. But who cares? And personally, I thot, 《如果·爱》has some similarities in terms of storyline too. Maybe they got their ideas here? Just kidding. Besides, the story makes the finale dance much more interesting.



p/s: Anyone has this dvd, lend me k?

郑导演在《百万小学堂》说“男生要有风度”，让我感触良多。

其实，风度是要培养的：让位给女生、老人和小孩，帮女生提东西等等，学校还真应该考虑让孩子上风度班。新加坡的男人普遍都没有风度。记得我第一次坐 G 的车，他很自然的走过来帮我开车门，这种行为我以为只有在戏里才有，让我对这个男生“刮目相看”。不过 G 是少数啦。昨天在搭车时有个男人硬抢在我前面上车，超级没风度！

Friends have been asking when I'm becoming a MRS and blah blah blah...
I'm under a lot of stress: the money, my career, my family, and the next stage of my life. Thanks to my friends, half of the to-do list are checked.

Checklist:
Setting a DATE 20 Oct 2010
Book a VENUE Corpthorne King's (thanks to L, it's within my budget)
Find a JP thanks to A
Groom's ATTIRE already tailored
Bridal's GOWN & ACCESORIES fr Blue Bay
Wedding Rings
Confirmation of GUEST LISTS
Prepare INVITATIONS
Make-up & Hair
Photo-taking

虽然从 Bugis 要回家，搭 MRT 最快，但搭 2 号通常有位子坐，而且不用换车。不过 2 号会经过 Geylang……

他一身酒味，跌坐在我身旁。我抬头望了他一眼，他双颊通红，眯着两眼，双手还握着 4 瓶 Carlsburg。其实他也没做什么奇怪动作，只是默默地闭目养神。不过，他的存在确实让我浑身不自在。想起身换位，又担心贸然换位或起立会引发不必要的骚动。我静静地观察他，注意他会不会作怪。结果，我在 Eunos 下车，顺道到凤娴家去。有惊无险。

一厢情愿的认为新加坡到处是福建人。

相约久违的 Ivan。听说他的女友很爱唱，也很能唱时，兴奋不已。乘着他们在放假，我和 R 也没做工，一起去唱 K。一问之下，才愕然发现这天我是少数（Minority)：3个海南人对我1个福建人。难以置信。

不过能认识兴趣相同的朋友，是很令人开心的。我们听歌的“口味”相近。她还建议我能试唱什么歌。初次见面，感觉不错。

09年作了一些重要的决定：改行、答应 R 的求婚、购屋。

之前在银行工作，觉得很多时候“身不由己”。原本，以为妹妹终于毕业了，决定出去拼一拼，做一些自己喜欢做的事。改行后，等于是自雇人士，收入不稳定，有些费用还是“投资”。改行不到一个月，却意外的答应 R 的求婚，而且在十月买了我们的爱巢。

10年是履行的时候。
3月是屋子的 2nd appointment，即是拿锁匙。
7月是令人期待的与姐妹淘的 trip to Australia 。这应该是婚前的最后一个单身之旅。
10月是成为别人太太的新旅程。
当然，还是的努力工作，还是的勒紧腰带。

没有时间也没有办法后悔决定。不管前路如何，定会提醒自己要秉持我“见招拆招”的精神。
欢迎2010。

Celebrating the n-th Christmas together, seriously running out of ideas. Of course, we could've done what we do best - lazing around to chit-chat or play Dai Di (大老二). But it's a celebration! So I thought we should do something more exciting. And I was glad to have suggested Wii.


It's easy to spend the afternoon challenging each other on some silly games - Raving Rabbids. We really have to thank the people behind the screen. We were totally exhausted after 5 intensive hours of exercising, laughing, screaming and doing funny poses. That's so fun!


Me, As the veteran, (of course) won most of the game. 无敌是寂寞. Ladies, keep practising. I waiting for you.

I only like to receive gifts. Buying presents is probably the what I'm most afraid of. I din intend to buy anything for the girls, I dun want to buy for the sake of buying. Besides, they are not going to hate me because I din given them any presents. I'm glad to finally got their presents in Genting! And we had fun opening up the pressies too. Not necessary expensive, but just practical and useful and fun!


p/s: Ali, dun worry we still love you no matter what.

Book was given by XiaoTing before she left for US. But was left aside. Till the recent Malaysia trip, thot it would be good to have a book to accompany me.

Those that are in my FB knows that I'm recently into this Mafia War game. Coincidently, Patterson is writing abt a Mafia Boss. But strange, it took longer than expected to finish the book.

Sightseeing & Shopping
Malacca
Our hotel is walking distance to Jonker Street. Like our boutique hotel, the street reflects the Malacca Baba-Nyonya culture. A lot of cravings around. The street looks very different in the day & night. Night time, you will see the pasar malam along the street. But we weren't very lucky that night; everytime we stepped on the street, it starts to rain. The rain makes the shopping difficult.



Also walking distance from the hotel is the Christ Church & St John's Fort.






Those that are daring and brave enough, can take pictures with the snakes and chameleon.

Penang
Penang Hill
Taking the very sloooow cable up the Penang Hill. Very windy.




蝙蝠大伯公庙
It's near the Penang Hill. A small little temple. Like it's name, there are bats in the temple.


Kek Lok Si (极乐寺)
Climb a lots of stairs to see the big Guan Yin. Luckily there's cable car to the highest point.









Pasar Malam
Along the streets where The Ship is. If you are thinking of getting AAA imitation of gucci, prada or chanel, this is where you should go. Looks like the reaaal ones. But remember to bargain! Royston bought a Coke turning lamp. You will get to see it when we move to our new home.

Ipoh
Kellies Castle



Built by a Scottish, William Kellie Smith, but never stay in it before. There are hidden tunnel, rooms and stairs.





The house is filled with mysteries and ghost stories for many years. Partly might be due to the strange illnesses that got to the William. Or it could be the because the house was never completed. People says Williams is still roaming ard the corridors. As if it's not scary enough, they put up notices like this.


The British's pot of gold comes from the plantation that he owned. From the top of his castle, he could oversee all his plantation. Fantanstic view! But not everyone will be able to see... haha... because there's no railings built around. Those that are afraid of heights won't be able to enjoy the magnificent view.



Ling Sen Tong & Nan Tian Dong (灵仙岩和南天洞）
Amusingly, a buddhist temple and a taoist temple built side by side.






Pasar Malam
It's near our hotel actually, within walking distance. It's expensive and they hardly barge to your bargaining. In my opinion, not worth going.

Genting
We arrived rather late. Nothing much was done. Too late to pay for the Theme Park. And not enough cash to play in the casino. Din even take any pictures. Bored.
But I was glad that I got the christmas presents for my beloved friends.

Lodging
Budget is tight. So lodging is ...

Malacca - The Baba House
As the name suggests, the hotel reflects the baba culture.





I dare say this is the scariest hotel that I'd ever stayed in. Wait till you see our room! We were staying on the 2nd floor. In that stretch of corridor, there's probably 4 rooms, but 3 rooms are not-in-service, ours happen to be the last one on that corridor....

Penang - 1926 Heritage Hotel
Maybe the first one was too scary. This one was much better. At least the lighting is bright enough.

Our room even has a balcony overseeing the swimming pool.


Ipoh - Hotel Excelsior
The best hotel for this trip. Finally a decent hotel. And out of the so many hotels, they serve the best breakfast.


Genting - First World Hotel
Think it's the cheapest in Genting. The rest are self-explantory.