Photos of the past

I finally get to use the lappie after a long exhausting week.

I'm tempted to search if blogger allows me to use my stylus so that i can use my actual handwriting to blog, but then thought against of it cos that will defeat the purpose of why i even got started on blogging in the first place.


certainly, this spot i'm at now was not where i had in mind when i envisioned myself with a laptop. i pictured myself in the living room, on the length of the L-shaped sofa, propped against with my nice cup of coffee when it's raining. but hey, it's aint raining now, infact its sweltering hot, and there's no way i'm going to drink hot coffee in the living room propped against the sofa with the laptop on my lap.So i'm in my parents room. Yes, blogging right beside my mum who is watching Tv.

I dunno why i always like to deviate from the main topic of my post. but well, that's me, easily distracted. i'm meeting the justians later @ char's place for mid-autumn, or at least i hope to make it in time cos i will be joining the tc clan @ bishan for dinner to discuss evie's chick party

i'm hoping to post this out before i head out. I deemed my blogging time strictly and strictly my personal space and time. it's this time throughout the week (take away the sleeping and bathing portion) that i'm strictly on my own. Yes, since when has hooey been so guarded about her privacy? Oh hanwen would know man. Yes she would.

I like blogging when there's no one around, and yet able to pull this off in an earthly hour and not when everyone around me is asleep and dousing me to do the same. How can my mind possible function and think of life's essential questions @ that point in time right?


haha

so, it's 2.47pm. A rare ocasssion when i'm at home, awake, free with my lappie! i could so buy some 4 digits to try my luck at 4D. Have you ever occured when was the last time you were truely alone to think , waste your own time with no external disturbance? No, i'm not referring to waiting for transport home. No, i'm not referring to walking to the shuttle. No, i'm not referring to you watching the TV. Hell no, i'm not even referring to you reading that story book. no, just you and your mind. Having a conversation. *dun even let me think of the word.. luna___*

well, i wanted to share this out. and i shall do it today before it becomes my next life before it comes to mind.

showcasing my new lappie. yes, i purposely tilt the screen to haolian. I got it on a Wednesday. Cant rem which date. Right, should be 12 sept.


Apparently the first software that hooey finds important is to install MSN. Hiaks. Loser. Cool I just realize We can add VIDEO to BLOGGER. Geez, i mean i knew we can do that via utube, but i din know we can do that by just a click on the tool bar.

I guess, from the background, everyone will know what this is about. I'm moving. i'm packing my stuffs, my barang barang that i collected, bought, and stayed in this house over the past 18 years. 18! i cant imagine i'm moving out at the age of 25, and it's not because i'm moving to get my own apartment. Haha, still, it's a nice change. i had fun packing, sweating it out last weekend going through all this "valuable junk".

Wanted to show this picture, cos in this little wallet contains the number of name cards i have collected after i graduated. meaning close to 1 year half. These cards were all exchanged from friends ( like i have two from inter-roller, haha, EY, PWC, CNB, BARCLAYS, CITIBANK, CSM.. just to list impressive few), gotten from business associates in the course of my ex job. There were name cards from malaysia, brunei, singapore, Korea even!

Now, next page might spot some people's violent reaction....haha (dramatise)

Crescendo!!!!! okay, i forgot to mention only stnicks girls will know what this is about. i'm impressed i kept these copies over the years.. St nicks, meaning i must be like 15 -16? *Morbid tot!* i particulary like to highlight one issue. yes, jingwen. Note this particular issue.
i think some of my friends might not even know this but it's okay... alright here goes.

What do ya know??? hooey had a one small short at being a journalist!
This is strictly, strictly dedicated to the one buddy i have in st nicks. wenqi. This book brought smiles and tears to me all at the same time when i took it out of my box. This book was decorated by me for wenqi to write in her thoughts, share our nonsense, which to date is hardly nonsensical but truely child-like if you ask me, (fine add in the bimboticness), she had a book decorated too where i do the same for her. It was the trend, the craze in our class to have things like this.. :buddy books. i was so proud of mine, not only because of the very nice cover but also for wenqi's painstakingly contents, lovely scrap book pictures, stickers, meaningful quotations, and of cos, sharing our "Prince William" Loot.

Next, presenting the top ten reasons why people choose NTU.

this colourful page was taken off:

This is a very valuable box. It has letters, more letters, and mountains of letters, cards, written from my friends which today, i have a grateful few which i am still in touch. my Squad, hanwen, justians, many are secret pals which i have over the years.. in acjc, in ajc. Strangely, i dont really write much in university days. Could it be because of laziness? Could it because of email?

This... This is my PRIMARY SCHOOL SONGBOOK! yup, i found my name and my class: primary 4 when i was inside. i think i lost this song book once and had to replace it cos we need this every session. It's compulsory to have your own song book. And see i even wrapped it! since when did i last wrap any book? So you got it.. my 15 year old book in my 18 year old room. Some historic artifact eh? My sister saw it and insist on keeping it. i bet she lost hers!

Last but not least.. i guess all the guys are prob bored with my girly possessions. Finally something we all 1980's will know but not the 1990s... i think.

EZ link cards.. OOPS did i just say that? no i wont bother changing.. cos young kiddos.. This is what we called.. Translink cards in our days.!!!! Do you think i can even sell these? See, the pink one are for kiddies, and blue one are for adults. Beside, we have stickers called neoprints, which fade with time. yupz, These are the neo prints and translink cards i found in my wallet. my ex ex ex wallet. I always find little treasures in my wallets. This wallet, if any of my close friends rem, i used this in j1. throughout first three months till ..somewhere end of jc1.

anyway, that ends my length past blog.. i really gotta go watch a lame movie with my mom and my sister. best way to spend saturday afternoon.. Deuce bigalow.

Good Weekend Part 2

Well, i hope if you are reading this, you have read part one which is below this post.





I'm thankful the good weekend continues to follow and frankly, i have no wish to brag in case this starts to turn out like some haolianing thing. It's just that once in a short while i like to read back on my past entries, and i can be so forgetful.





Like for example: I wanted to share how much i like discussing books with the girls. We are constantly sharing our good read with each other, lending each other book. of cos i will never forget that Von w borrowed my "angels and demons" for a good one year and did not even touch it. In fact, if she didn bring it up, i wouldn have realized my book is with her after this time. anyway, bad example on this. Haha, she does read my other books. And Angela always have interesting books with really heavy stuffs to share. And she has this habit of noting something in the books after reading that i think is really cool.








So sorry, that was still friday. so to continue with what i did on my good weekend.





Saturday noon: I went to spa!!!





yup, i tot i should really reward myself for this tiring week and to prepare myself for the upcoming week, so me and allan went ahead to spa! it was a really a 1 1/2 shiok body massage +hydrotherapy! tho time was too short!!!!! We were almost almost so convinced that we will be persuaded by the really pretty consultant to book us a package (which i was already so expecting the sale pitching before the actual spa.. i was like "NO NO NO NO NO'" ... in my head). It does sound so tempting @ that moment, but we persisted in saying we will consider.





And now thinking back, i'm so proud! i no longer find it really attractive. it's more of a want than a need and when you have some time apart and then u think back about it again, u will realize, you din really really need it. It WAS a want.





yup so after the nice spa, we headed to Maxwell market to eat chicken rice! Boo, big deal, but the rice's fragrance was enough to keep me eating more. Nice simple meal after a rather pampering spa.





We headed off to his place and his family wanted to go view some new apartments. I tagged along and was so so so so amazed at one particular unit's decor, view (of the Ferris wheel? ) and the environment.








Well, after which i went back home and it's really just slacking with my family .. and to my amazement "My Best Friend's Wedding" was just starting!!!!








i first watched that movie 10 years ago in st nicks. So it was a special movie to me. I even rem watching it in the AV room. My class loved the songs inside, we adore the movie so much. And in acjc, i rem my OG dancing to "wishing, hoping, praying"as part of our skit performance for camp fire night. So this movie brought back really fond memories.





I watched the entire show with my mum and my sis, recalling the lines spoken by Julia, by Cameron. My memory (in this department) never fail to amaze me.





Julia: Michael wants... Jello


Cameron: JELLO?? Why will he want Jello?


Julia: *shocked expression* why not?? He wants Jello .. cos Jello makes him comfortable.


Cameron: I can be Jello...


Julia: No, you cant be jello.





Anyway, that's how i rem off hand... give me the scene and i'll lipped it again like i did just now.





but the whole point of this blogging@ 12 am even tho i really want to go zzzz. is this...

" Some day.. When you're awfully low.

When the world is cold,

I will sing this song,

Thinking .. of... You,

And the way you look .. tonight"

I teared tonight @ Julia's speech for mike and Kimmy's wedding. (sorry i dont know the guy'sreal name).





i teared. As though it was something i experienced. *shakes head* sigh, it was such a sad and yet heart warming scene.





I teared for my best friend's wedding.

And with that, i end my good, mid weekend post.

Good night.

Good Weekend Part 1

It's the mid weekend. Saturday night to me is the mid of my rest time, my weekend, before i embark another brand new week @ work.

It's like the mid point, where i will find myself asking these questions.. do you??

a) So far, how is the weekend coming along? Fruitful? Did i waste my time?
b) Second, how am i going to spend the rest of it if i have wasted it, can i make it more fruitful?
c) If i had a fruitful time so far, am i going to start taking abreak and just nua the rest of it (slack @ home, having met my so called "quota" of activities?

Perhaps no one is so calculative and boliao like me to ask these questions. If it was me in the past, i think i would have without a doubt just spend the whole weekend slacking bumming on my bed, enjoying my late cup of coffee, tuck myself back in bed in the afternoon with my aircon *hopefully blasting* and a good book @ hand.

well, am i getting a point with this blabbering? Ah yes, so i strikes me cos i din know when i started (unknowingly) asking myself these questions. And this weekend, right now @ midpoint of it, .. i am very proud to say my weekend has been good. A really good weekend to point of writing.

Friday night: i met up with the girls @ Waruku- Marina Square and saw Edmund Chen along the way. We had a good fun meal catching up, sharing our recent trips. ( you will be amazed with us girls in the span of three months, 4 of 6 have travelled out of SG to places like Perth, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minn) 3 out of 4 went Vietnam. Well, just sharing statistics.

so after dinner we headed off to city space, it was like my first trip there lah. abit ulu but hey, better late then never they say.

I like the place, we had our usual fun, ordering mocktails (sadly i dun think the bulk of my group, including myself can say we like talking over wine, beer. ) we just aren that high on alcohol. I love this group, cos we share fears, we share some apprehension, we share the past and i like to think, while we are sharing bits and pieces of our present, we will continue this tradition to extend this sharing to the future.

I pulled out something from my bag which shocked everyone, which provided some sort of entertainment while reminiscing. After which, the rest had to take part in some small activity to complete that little something for me.

If i've got the chance, i snap some pictures to share.

ART: Article of Random Thoughts and ARK: Act of Random Kindess

After a long month, i finally found myself with both the energy and resources to come back online. This time, with a new laptop- a HP tablet PC.

I have took some pictures of it and will post it up the next time coz my camera is running on low batt. I'm taking some time getting used to windows vista and using a stylus, but sigh, i think that cant beat my typing, so here i am comfortably typing away even though it's at 12.36 am.

How should i summarise what's been going through for the past month? on second thought, i dont quite feel like doing that. fickle, spontaneous, whatever.

I've caught Evan Almighty last night and finished reading Mitch Albom's Tuesday with Morris this evening.

Different medium, quite different story lines but yet i took something along with me at the end of it.

How should i put it?

I always feel better after watching, reading stories like this. It makes me feel more alive, more aware of my blessings, more compassionate towards others.

Some scourn at Evan almighty for it's seemingly incredible story line. I am no christian as to speak, but i think having a faith to do something, even when everyone seem to go against you, appear to be so much more intensed, satisfying, and somewhat worth living. Being rated as a lunatic, an insane fool when nobody else stands on your side is so tearful. I'm guilty of many a times judging certain people just because they do things totally out of the norm.

When you pray for something? Does it come falling on your lap? Or does it present as an opportunity to display that something? Meaningful lines and i cant agree any better that Morgan Freeman's the one to deliver this speech.

As for Tuesday with Morrie, i think about death. i think about how given a chance, i will not live my life over again. every moment i have taken till now, be it ups, downs, u-turns, circles, i have not regret. Without any of them, i probably will not be who i am today.


People are only mean when threatened. How true. Truth be told, i have seen the nasty side of me sometime during the past month. Tho i was not able to pin -point why and what could have triggered this half nasty, half guilt streak that's rising in me. And today, i' learnt it was threat. and i've learnt to detach away from it unknowingly even before reading the book and with that, i think i do deserve a pat on the back.


What else have i done?


i woke up at 5.30 am on tuesday morning, so as to make it for a 7.30 am teleconference. What's interesting was the change in people i see on the way to work, demographic change from the working population to the studying population. Working adults on their laptops to noisy boys rushing out their last minute assignment. Cooler air as lesser people around on the streets. If you listen more, you can hear nature talking back instead of the hassle of man-made creations such as traffic.


I was at training this week when i had the chance to see my vendor's house in the states when he showed us pictures of his house on his laptop. Beautiful garden, 4 acres of land and awonderful green plains extending to the forest to be cornered by picket fences.


With all these experiences, it really made me wonder....y they are deeply etched in my mind when i want to blog. Have i been asking too much that i take things for granted? Or do i feel this yearning in me because i have been asking for the wrong things all this while?

independence, self-centred... poles of opposite forces?

Grounded by Cyclops

It's been a long while.

And to date, i have not been at work since saturday. (4th Aug)... Infected with red eyes and deemed contagious.

It will be a goood time to blog, but the computer's being hog, if not, it's not the right mood.

Like now, i want to blog, but my bro need to use the comp. I wont blame him, he's infected with sore eye and he's bored .. just like me.

Alright, time to have lunch. Mum made Yong Tau Fu.

Will update again. Robitussin Cough Drops and TOP Chocolates in COld Storage. Point to Remember.

My first chick's party

I just read wen's and char's chick party posts!!!

It's fun!

070707: Difference between a wedding and a marriage

Hey what do you know, it's the 7th of July 2007 . the string of numbers. The hyped day where 777 couples were registered.



It's also been more than a month since i came back from hanoi and i have yet to continue my travel adventures.



Just recovered... from a week's in bed. yup, went to work on monday, MC on Tues+ Wed, went to work on Thurs and then MC again on friday. Just too giddy to sit up and work. am glad to feel better today cos Tomorrow is Kj's Wedding Day!! Just imagine, my first friend to get married.



I guess we all have mixed emotions. Very Very happy for her..., excited too but at the same time, i cant believe apart of me feels as tho we are giving our friend away... She's going to be a bride! Someone's wife... and one day, someone's mummy!!!! Well, she was mine in school. So just imagine the rush of emotions in me as i thought back of the past.



I just got back from manicure+ pedicure with wen, kj the bride to be and her sis. will try to post pictures of my manicured + Pedicured nails while they still look good.



I wonder what's going on the back of kj's head on her last day of being single? As she walked down the isle where she will say "i Do" to her life partner.... i'll make sure i capture as much as possible.



While in bed recently.... (and this quite takes up much of my time @ home while i was ill), i watched "Confession of a Young Bride", not too sure how many of you (especially girls) caught this, but it's quite a nice "will-make- you-forget-you-are-sick-in bed" kinda movie. The thoughts running through the bride's to be head, while she's going about her wedding preparation, as she argue with her fiance just about anything from minute details like... flowers arrangement, wedding vows, wedding dance, to ....having a kid or more,...



But of cos, there must be a story line to this, and in the show she kisses an extremely good looking colleague of hers who she has been nursing a crush on... and this was eventually exposed @ a family dinner. of cos i guess you smart folks know what happen next...



But, the point being, all well's that ends wells and what strikes me most is the last part when the bride said something.... (i add in some lines,



" A wedding is not about two people, it's about everyone. A Marriage, is about two people. And eventually, what is most important, is who you are walking to. All other details, like the flowers, the seating arrangement doesn matter during the wedding, but the person whom you are going spend the rest of your life with."

Abnormal hooey alert

Just in a hyper lagging mood.

The world has just walked by and i stood with a gnawing feeling. Not sure if i've missed more than i've gained... or the other way round.

Abnormal hooey alert. Abnormal.

we can read gibberish as long as the first and last letter is not jumbled.

dnot biviele jsut wtach wtah is aoubt to hpeapn.You wlil be azmead.

Vietnam- Hanoi

I'm back!
Wanted to blog the moment i got out of fatigue and i guess that meant two full day of rest. Arrived in Singapore almost early friday morning and now its early sunday morning.
Vietnam Hanoi: trip wise, i think it's one of a kind. Haven quite experience anything like this.

person wise: i think i'm not that easy a push-over as i thought and i've really learnt to appreciate what we have back at home.

Of course, you people didn strain your neck just to read all these. You want pictures, tips and what not in Hanoi right?

Right, better start putting a pic of us before looney gets.. Looney! Just kidding! Joined this trip with allan and his adventurous friends who's now at Laos after our Vietnam trip and then to thailand. Happening dudes. Here we are all cheery and happy and excited about Hanoi, ignoring the oh so comfy seats in Tiger Airway.

And before i pull another 4 mth lapse episode like what i did for Aussie Melbourne, i decide to blog out and post a pic or two. Again, i like to summarise what i did or again, the list of "first accomplished".

1. Took a jump of the deck of a boat and straight into the unknown sea on route to Halong Bay. about 15 m deep.

2. Got "tattoo" by the local traffic

3. "Ripped" off by Lonely Planet

4. Drank 20 cents beer. I'm not kidding here.

5. Had beer everyday almost every meal.

6. Took an one hour+ (one way each) TO AND FRO boat ride rowed by this power woman (we call her the ferrari)

7. Climbed down this freaky, long, scary, rumbled hill of rocks after visiting perfume pagoda

8. Spent a night in the cabin of the supposedly junk boat and fell asleep watching the stars with a can of tiger beer beside me.

9. Kayaked in Halong Bay!!!! About one hour. Allan and me beat the 2 guys flat. Ha Ha.

10. Had Vietnam Massage!

Night 1: Reached Noi Bai Airport. Please note that you should not spend more than $10USD on the cab fare from the airport to any hotel in Old Quarter (that's where all the backpackers and main -stream travellers will stay in Hanoi)

You need not fret about looking for accomodation cos there are Everywhere in Old Quarter. Just a matter of your preferences in term of cost, comfort and accessibility. Please Bargain and not follow us and just ponder and pay the sum requested.

've stayed in two hotels when i was in Old Quarter and i strongly recommend the second one to everyone.

Made our booking for the infamous Halong Bay. 2 day-1 night PLus kayaking. *note that should also only cost you about $20+ USD.* We paid $37 pax USD. Yah, i'm saying all these so no friends of mine will make this mistake.

You need not go to the Sinh Cafe as mentioned in the Lonely Planet cos that's inaccurate+ charges more. There are many other fakes Sinh Cafes around and the one mentioned in that book happens to be one those.

Can one even trust what one read nowadays???

pictures illustrating my points!

1. Took a jump of the deck of a boat and straight into the unknown sea on route to Halong Bay. about 15 m deep. Yup that's ME!!!!!

Leaping off the top deck are the three gentlemen who sparked off this crazy Stunt. This was their final dive together after an individual jump.

Our American friend decided to follow them and i took a classic pic. Pic of the day!

the three musketeers below cheering on in the water.

Just one of the many many magnificent rocks seen in Halong Bay. Took a paranomic stitch shot but the file was simply too big to load. Shucks. Oh, we kayaked past here!!*i think cos i rem the yellow post, but then again it might be on every similar rock*

That's me enjoying a captain jack moment!Hey we go!!!! Compliment of allan who went out of the boat before it embarked its journey to halong bay.

We went to this really nice cave that's included in the Halong BAy trip. Please dont ask me the name cos i wasn paying attention. Was simply captivated by the sights ... dont believe??? Check this out.
Close your mouth please...Deep Breath.. and say "WAH!!!!!!!"We walked in from that hole (see the light) into this cave. Very pre historic.

We goofing around like some mummys or statues, much to the amusement of others.

That's me again sitting on what looks like some ruins, but actually natural wonders. like the cooling feeling, condensation in the environment. Doesn it look like a scene from Jurassic??

A group shot of us. I love the setting. THe only sad thing was we looked too small. Well, we asked a tour guide to take this pic for us and she did look pro. Never mind the small people. It really made me feel like some explorers or archaeologists who spotted some long lost treasure. To me, i did feel like. Well stay tuned for more interesting pics for all these above are only up till day 2!!!!!!!

Truths in a deck of cards??

A very accomplished sunday morning:

1) Waking up before 7.30 am having slept at 2.30 am in the morning
2) Having breakfast with the entire family at AMK before 8 am enjoying our kway chup feast
3) Reaching Kovan to do some last minute grocery shopping before my trip (some shops arent even opened yet
4) Accompanying mum to buy mop, enjoying the tunes (typically belted out from 98 fm on a sunday morning), all cheery- macdonald's- kind- of- breakfast- mood, having fun seeing 2 little sisters who as tall as where my hand is when i put down my arm carrying a packet of onions and juggling with some green vegetables on another hand accompanying their mother. *felt a weird, nice kind of connection as we brush past each other. Me carrying the mop.
5) Reaching home slightly after 10 to do my final packing.
6) Vaccuming my room and the hall listening to R & B, compliments of my bro blasting the music from my computer.
7) Having done all the above and now blogging out.

I'm heading Vietnam-Hanoi in a few hours time. My second trip this year, glad i'm actually travelling and not just wishing i'm travelling, you know that kind of thing? Of cos, it really burns a big big hole in my pocket but i tell myself that this is all worth it. I dont want to grow old, having tons of money *tho that is really hardly going to happeN* and end up just being in singapore and those few countries which i've been with the help of my parent's money.

Just thought i share some stuffs about me which i 've learnt from someone else (through my face and a deck of cards). Like to list down incase i look back some day and find that i've changed or how accurate/ in accurate it has become with time. Read and take with your own discretion.

True? False? Accurate? Inaccurate? pointers based on a first impression and a deck of cards....I laughed at some.

1. Once i like a certain piece of clothing (e.g Tshirt), i will keep wearing it.
2. I'm trustworthy.
3. I'm a person with strong principles
4. I' used to cry alot and now i dont
5. I like to keep my problems to myself even from my close ones even my boyfriend
6. I 'm a stubborn girl and will not listen to my boyfriend if he tries to change me
7. I do not yield well to threats.
8. I worry alot about my family and hence i do not sleep well.
9. I am dedicated and enjoy challenges in my work, but i'm not a bootlicker and hence may not climb up high in my career.
10. There's 2 guys in my life and now there's 1.
11. Love and Hatred is easily defined in me. I can love you 100% and i can also hate you 100%??
12. I dont fall in love easily.
13. Life for me is basically smooth going as i'm not narrow minded.
14. I have a "overseas" face, meaning i will travel alot in my life.

(basically the above are about what i can remember)

Update more when i'm back.

P/S; Thanks for the note book.

Potent Teh Ni

I so believe it's the milk tea i drank at 9 pm ish that's keeping me awake at this time. I have never been able to sleep whenever i drank hot milk tea. (teh ni).

This is so going to be a long night. and not a good one when you're about to travel tom.

Boo!

Bully is when he gets your bed and ask you to sleep the floor!=( Boo!

POTO. (Phatom Of The Opera)

Today


I'm going to share more pictures taken over the past 2 weeks or so. Before doing, Just like to give a virtual hug to wen.


Haha, it's never occurred to me that i'm more of a words-person than an action person having thought that i'm always pretty animated. But wen's words have shown me how it's true. HUGS.


words aside,


I've enjoyed our "looking for cute stationery"- " listening to the tunes, jazz, following the beat" at THAT CD SHOP, "searching for my camera pouch", "looking for mother's day gift, even when the shop is closed and how the lady opened the shop for us seeing two lingering souls"enjoying half price desserts!", That's life!




It's a very girl-night out, not wild not glamour, but two friends who doesn have to bother about looking their best, enjoying each other's company, enjoying the sights of nice, interesting stuffs, absorbing the tunes and grooves of the songs, tantalising our taste buds with the cakes, heart to heart talk. What more can i ask for?




I've caught Phantom finally, and with today being the last performance of Broadway's longest running musical, i thought i'll talk about it before i forget.



Me and mei mei right after the show.

I am amazed by the settings. I mean, so many people have told me it's good, it's worth it, and somehow when one hears too many good comments, expectation just rises and somehow u get disappointed when you finally caught it because it becomes over hyped. So, i was prepared to face that and was utterly shocked when i could still be SHOCKED by what i see. Amazing. I'm so glad none of my friends told me too much about what's to come so i could really enjoy my eye-popping moments!!!

It was also Von's birthday and we had a good time just 'chilling' if i should say at TCC@ millenia after the show. We bumped into YC that, the odds do scare me! Haha, anyway, if not for the fact my ixus died on me, *the batt* i mean, i would have taken the good food we ate.


Though, sadly, with my eye-popping moments, i had my 40 winks too. I dozed off when Christine was singing solo at the grave. I'm So sad i was not 100% attentive throughout, but what can i say man? Perhaps i'm not arty farty enough. Sighz.


Haha, looking back, what's with the bending?? it's not like we are all very tall and overshadow the poster.

Besides Phantom, i went to Cafe Del Mar again, this time with my mum and sis and my mum likes the place! haha, i think she will introduce this place to her friends next time. And as usual, hooey cant help but to snap snap snap....



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When was the last time any of you been to Sentosa at night? boy, it's changing so fast, you will be surprised there's always something new! Some road constructions, some new spots, some new stations.

Melbourne reloaded

Alright i know this is like 4 months outdated.. but i promised to do this and i want to do this, if not for others. Feels good looking back on this. EnjoY!!! just a teeny weeny portion i took out of the 1300+ pictures taken over the 6 days. TOTALLY RANDOMIZED!!!!!!!!!
Had a great opportunity to visit Allan's friend in Melbourne who kindly showed us around and drove us to strawberry farm!! Thanks bobo! Took pictures of his house and cars but dont think it's nice to display so here' a pic of his neighbourhood. ISnt it nice??!!!! i love it. I love the suburbs. His sister was just jogging around the lake when we were snapping. Sigh, feel like a barbaric goon who hasn seen the suburbs while people here are just going about their daily life style.. like jogging.. So nice!!! On the right of the picture, is a nice lake with DUCKS!! when did u ever see ducks in like Singapore lakes???? Tell me.

Summer Beach house? Families put their boating stuffs, water sports gear, deck chairs in these little hut. Cute. Oh, i went to the beach. Bo bought us there after the visit to the strawberry farm.

The strawberry i picked!!!!!! Not washed in water yet... NICE RIGHT? Super yummy delicious.. maybe hooey should go pick strawberry for a living. this packet cost AUD $6.../half kg i think.

Me and my strawberry haul! Behind me.. the strawberry farm! i was expecting to see a sea or red! ha ha, so friends please note: strawberry farms looks normal and green... No NO sea of red flowers or berry sticking out.

Right before i picked them.

Saw this just outside Fitzroy's Garden on our way to Captain Cook's Cottage (CCC).

Captain Cook's Cottage!!! ERh... WHo's That??? Behind me is the ONLY 18th Century Cottage left in Melbourne.... WAHHHHHHHHHH

Built in England in 1755, it was transported and reassembled in Melbourne in 1934.

Last Activity done in 2006: Playing Dai Dee.

Shrine of Remembrance

HOTEL WINDSOR==One of the most posh hotels in Melbourne. Or so i think... Looks darn nice lah.

My shock at the number people counting down to 2007 together!!!!

The 12 apostles.. the thing that started my trip to Melbourne!!! now only 6 or 8 left. Do go while stock lasts.

Koala Bears on the tree tops. We alight from the bus so as to catch these sights... These bears are either shy or simply giving attitude.. always showing me their butt.

Caravan Camp Sites... Nice

Night Scene of Melbourne. Yarra River. On our way to Crown Casino on it's right... our hotel was across the bridge.. .on the left on the River.

Highlights of Melbourne

Sights on the 1st day of 2007. Fireworks at Flinders Street Railway Station

Sights on 2nd day of 2007.. from the helicopter. This is a sight that cost an additional AUD $80.

Mary had a little lamb. Guess there are more Marys in Melbourne.

That's me milking a cow... called either Sue, or Daisy, or some common dairy cow name. Idrank from the cup later!!!!! Kudos on that. Fear Factor #1. HA

Accomplished.

Venom

Anyone watched SPIDER MAN 3?

This is not a review.
Just some after thoughts.

Ever felt powerless and guilt-stricken like Spiderman when he found the truth about his uncle's death? How he's been living the illusion that he avenged his uncle ben by 'causing' the death of the murderer? And only to realize the murderer is out at large 3 years later and he took the life of the wrong man?

I didnt think much about the movie. I didnt place much emphasis on it either and carried on with my life. Up until recently, certain events that happened to people around me, affecting me that trigger these after thoughts.

When one's feeling weak, disturbed and confused, one turn to alternatives, options that may otherwise solve the issue if not, revamp the situation such that these negatives thoughts are removed.

Some simply shift/put the blame on others, convincing oneself that one is dissolved of all responsibilities, that one has done his best and it's just the rest that's not cooperating.

Some like to put all the blame upon oneself, burdening oneself with all the emotional baggage, the guilt, the pain and while thinking the only one hurting is yourself, you fail to realize people around you who cares are suffering because of you.

And when something arises which give u the power, you hesitated, you pondered upon your values and morals and you resisted.

With time, with the growing of those creepy feelings, the frustrations, the thorny thoughts, you had enough and decided it's not too bad to just rely on the alternative. Just once, once you cleared it, you'll be fine and all will be back to normal.

Be it blaming on others, or shouldering it on yourself, you want to change and you gave yourself the option to harness that "strength". It worked, you're empowered and you feel invincible. You feel great, and you feel you're justified.

Then comes the time, you realize people around you started going against you, started behaving cold or angry, and you wonder why everyone started behaving this way as though they have changed... and then the harsh truth hits you. You're the one who's changed. You've been "poisoned" by the venom.

You're the common entity between your interactions with others and it's you who have resulted in these.

You' want to get rid of the "monster" that turned you into this. You want to break free, and you realized it's too late, when you not only empowered it, you have become a slave to it. It no longer listen to your will and you however, are to act upon it's will.

You feel like a monster. You dont know what you have become and you long to be how you used to be.

It takes tremendous effort to get rid of it even much much more than how all these started out. What seemed like an easy avenue now became something beyond redemption.

Why do we let hatred take over us? Why do we allow guilt to drown us out of our existence? No doubt, to feel guilty is better than be indignant, living in denial, but there has to be a time one let go of these emotional baggage.

Watched parts of "An unfinished Life" starring Jennifer Lopez, Morgan Freeman and Robert Redford, set in the beautiful lands of Wyoming, i enjoyed the bitterness, the cold and conflicting human emotions portrayed in the movie.

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Rather stoned now. Shall continue when i'm in a hyped mood.=)
I'm visiting Hanoi next month. Any itinerary to share?

Tales of Stones and Feathers

Hi hooey,

Remembered my previous post? How i aim to cover several items?

I'm glad to announce the following

1) upgrade my not-working canon power shot.
2) Extend my wireless network to the whole of my house, currently, the coverage only last till the living room. this is not good. i Either have to get additional access point or relocate my wireless router.
3) Get a laptop so that i can appreciate the wireless house. ( Missed that ever since my lappie died on me)
4) Cambodia trip... hopefully with my new camera
5)

Fine there's only item.

It's time to sort out. To clear. To de-clutter. To Clean up.
SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE.
Software:
1) Company desktop
2) Family desktop
3) Thoughts
4) current projects
5) New projects


Hardware:
1) company desk
2) my desk
3) my room
4) my drawers
5) my wardrobe
6)

NoT bad not bad if you ask me. Hehe, i'm trigger happy!!!


Well, cant help but feel really pleased and happy during the past two weeks. I know, there's this superstitious talk that once you announce good things, bad things are bound to follow. I hate to think that's through and it's really all just mentality.


So present item one from my to-do list. Just sharing some pictures i took this morning when i went for breakfast, some pictures off my neighbourhood.

My sunday morning neighbourhood with clear blue sky.

My sunday morning porridge

There's more but hmm, i dont think i want to reveal too much of where exactly i stay cos on previewing the pictures, darn, my neighbouring houses, road names are all displayed.

So before i end this post, like to share a morning breakfast tale my dad told me. Actually, those not interested in life's philosophy can just stop from here after ogling my porridge and go find yourself some nice warm porridge.

Tale 1 (extracted from DAD who read it off the chinese papers):

A fisherman was fishing out in the stormy weather when the fading typhoon carried his ship off to a deserted island. In the midst of the turbulence and cold stormy rain, he remembered his dad once told him to always carry stones in the ship.

He never quite figured out why, but when the ship was shaking up and down from head to end (i believe one of the term is helm and the other is... erm, do let me know, too lazy to refer to dictionary); the fisherman was enlightened that stones are required to stable the ship in difficult shaky times, he managed to anchor the ship and got off the island to find stones before setting out unscathed.

Morale of the story: *this part i must say; haha, both my sister and i got it wrong!* (Damn, this is starting to sound like plots from "Under one roof"

Sister: "Everyone deserves a second chance?"

Me: "Always listen to elders?"

Dad: "Stones are akin to burden, man should always have some form of burden on him to keep himself stable and not find himself drifting in nothingness. There's a thin line between responsibilities and burden. Once you find yourself laden with responsibilities, you are burdened, but at the same time, because of these "stones" you are stable EVEN in difficult times."

(Pictures taken off: http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e127/sunrise300/stone1.jpg)

TALE 2:

A lady spent an hour watching ants lifting a feather forming a trail. Wondering what they could be doing with such a "heavy" object that seemingly serves no purpose, she watched on to discover the trail of ants transported the feather until they reach a huge (again, relative term) crack separating their designated journey. They then used the feather as a bridge to bring them across.

Some ants felt that the feather is a useful tool and they should just lug the huge feather back home.

On transporting the huge feather back to their colony, they were upset to realize the feather could not fit in the entrance of their nest.

Morale of the story: *this time both sister and me kept quiet*

Dad: Some burden are good, while some we must learn to let go and not insist of burdening ourselves with the weight of it just because it serves us good, some form of convenience in the first place.

*HEY, on typing this, hooey suddenly tot using this as an analogy for credit cards would be ideal!! dont burden yourselves with CREDIT CARDS just because of the "convenience it brings u, make sure you are able to support it in the first place before applying it... Bringing it home!!! hHAHAHAHAHHAHAH*

Source of pictures: http://www.featherpicking.com/images/Dirty%20Feathers.gif

Yup, there you have it... Dad shared two stories with two different, almost contradicting Morales but the essence in these two tales is something we should learn. When to let go, when to hold on. Apply it individually as we all differs in our needs.

Some need stones, some need feathers. Go figure.