v.f.n.

"Embrace 2010 and live life to the fullest.", i told myself.

No, i did not head to Stadium Waterfront this year with bf. i terrorized his laptop and raided websites that hold information about importing a Veilside® bodykit for soon-to-be-mine Honda Integra, while he watched the Countdown on TV. we congratulated each other for spending 20 months together, lame. i drove the 1.5litre 5door-Subaru home for the 2nd time and i think i'm lousy. lots more practice before i get my 2litre Honda coupe by June - Biggest Resolution in 2010!

so what is it that motivates me now? well i hate being looked down upon, and i'll prove these people wrong. i've got a job now and getting the job wasn't easy in the first place. elimination rounds we call it, and there were 4 rounds in total over the past 3 weeks. i'm really thankful that the company gave me the opportunity. i'll be going through training from 18 Jan for about one and a half months, after which i'll commence flying duties. and yes i believe you should know what's my new job now.

New year, new job, new driving licence, new car and perhaps a new Gucci lanyard to replace the old. GREAT! :x

i'm still in the midst of waiting for my Class 3A licence to arrive by post. oh yea i took Class 3A 'cos of my poor coordination and 'cos i'm just lazy! it's shameful i know! 'cos my dad's a retired racer yet the daughter is driving an Auto-Transmission car LOL. and uncle boonseng will be going to GTR to get the driving fees from dad :x a whooping $1.4K zzz.

and i really hate UOB now! it was a waste of time going for so many interviews just for a low-standard job - Contact Centre Customer Service Officer. super bo liao in my opinion. in short, i rejected their offer after the 3rd interview 'cos i find the interviewer insulting, and the contract terms were ridiculous. aiya their loss :X

goodnight.

ws, sean and me were contemplating whether to go to Straits Cafe @ Rendezvous Hotel or Le Meridien Hotel for dinner buffet. we settled for the pricier one at Straits Cafe and 'cos Le Meridien Hotel building looks kinda ulu :X

feeling a little bored without Brina around! :(

One honestly cannot expect too much from a buffet, after all, how good can food prepared en masse be? So taking it for what it is, this restaurant and this buffet works pretty well for me though the varieties are pretty limited.


有点无聊... after having a few rounds of achar achar, indian rojak, grilled seabass and fried seabass. and repeat. they're really yummy though and 'cos i can't take seafood and i'm halal, i've really limited stuff to eat. aiyo lugi only eat buffet!!!


this is what happens when i eat durians, especially when i thought it's a yummy custard cream puff zzz. durians are my nightmare. sean thought i ate lemon and ws was all shocked LOL.


耍什么帅 man.
BUT I LOOK VERY HAPPY HERE. I LIKE!


ws aimed loads of seafood especially Oysters & prawns while sean whacked lots of meat. btw there's no free flow of drinks at all. only iced water and coffee or tea.


and yes that's a Durian Puree. the Durian Twins you see here call it the Durian Shot machiam Tequila Shot -_-


taken by bf. i love family portraits :D


erm my bf and jake look alike meh !? i've like so many ppl mistaking jake as my bf.
anyway he just came back from Taipei just a week ago after some training. he even bought me Hello Kitty mints in a tin (though he frowns all the time when i talk about Hello Kitty HAHA) and lots of 太阳饼 & pineapple tarts, and dark chocolates for mum. he'll officially be 3rd Sergeant this Friday haha.


yes this is bf. we take photos like ONCE a year lol.
he suddenly jumped out from one of the pillars at the void deck and surprised me with a big bouquet of hot pink roses and lilies so cute! and when we were about to drive off, there was a black Honda Fit which drove over and parked beside us. i remembered it was driven by some indian lady so i didn't take a second look but i was wrong!!! Brina came knocking at the window and i was like so shocked! if i wasn't 10mins late when bf told me he had already reached, Brina would have missed me! awww everything just fell right into place on my Birth Day! :D huge surprise! she bought me Clinique's new Perfume, "Happy Heart" placed in a big white box with hot pink hand-made ribbons SO PRETTY! she remembers i have Clinique's Limited Edition: Happy In Bloom! so sweet of her ^^

oh and bf had already given me my Birthday present in late September. a Da Vinci watch with crystals, which is the white watch pictured in all the pictures in this post. i happen to find out that it's like 400 over dollars per piece for this limited edition series so i told him not to buy such an expensive item next time & save up for his new car hehe but he said it's ok. however i know what i'm getting for him next year already! can't wait! last year he gave me a Guess watch too but a few of the crystals have fallen out and there was no warranty for the crystals. i still wear it occasionally though!

before we headed home for the cake-cutting, he took me to ASTONS for a simple lunch. no pictures of ourselves here 'cos we both look funny hehe...


Chargrilled Salmon Fillet
i love it! it was our first time there at ASTONS. do you believe me if i say the both of us have never heard of ASTONS? LOL like mountain-tortise right 'cos it seems that all of my friends know about this place and we don't, until his sister suggested the place for us to go to.
the waiters and waitresses are really friendly! i love the salmon and it's so succulent, it's a little crispy on the outside and soft in the inside. the creme sauce goes well with the fish. it's the best grilled salmon i've had so far and the price surpasses the quality! each main course that you order, comes with 2 complimentary sides. the onion rings were abit soft but fine. Carl's Junior's onion rings taste the best hehe. the coleslaw's damn good! you can see all the different vegetables sliced thinly and put together. i thought the best coleslaw is at Charcos @ AMK Blk Ave 5 but ASTONS's proved me wrong!


Prime Ribeye
he loves ribeye-s lol. he says it's so much better than NYDC's new-relased Ribeye Steak. we went to NYDC just a week before and i had the Roasted Fillet of Cream Dory. super creamy with generous serving of Dory but you get kinda sick of the cream after a few mouthfuls...

i really love ASTONS!!!

then we caught Ninja Assassin. yes watching Rain with 0% fats lol was good HEHE however i find the storyline kinda similar to Blood: The Last Vampire. lots of bloodshed, lots of fighting!


well, this year's celebration may not be as wild as last year's but i enjoyed it very much because it's the first time i cut a Birthday cake at home, with my loved ones like my mum, jake and bf singing the Birthday song really loudly to me. i felt like i was the Princess lol. i'm so blessed! love all of you! :)

and thanks all for the well wishes! i really appreciate it!

:D it's been such a long time since i posted such a big picture of myself... ahem.

after my driving lesson last Friday, ZX and me went to AMK Hub for lunch and he bought the WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2010 !!!!! then ahead to the workshop to get his air-con system fixed, we waited for 2hours!!! well, it was worth the wait because it's freezer-like in his car with the air-con at Speed #1 after the fix!!! yay :D oh then the guy at the workshop damn funny. he was asking me whether i'm interested to buy a Austin Mini Cooper loaded with Honda V-Tec engine. omg crazy =_=

then Saturday went Bugis with Mum & Jake to pray. ZX had to work. after praying we went Parco, and then to Junction 8 for Manhattan Fish Market again!!! it was very crowded and i was full just eating the fries alone. there was only a little Calamari given. very sad!

Sunday went Yishun for Pon Tian Mee. tio sabo 'cos ZX asked the auntie to put double dose of chilli alone into the noodles without the sweet sauce! my lips were burning but ZX was grinning zzz. walked over to North Point and bought some groceries. then headed home to play WWE® 2010 on PS3!!! we play until damn happening and noisy 'cos ZX keep laughing. i've never seen ZX laugh until so happy before lol like little boy. it's so much tougher to play the 2010 than the 2009! i play until perspire aiyo.

then today i went for driving lesson again. it was raining and drizzling, then drizzling and raining. was on the road for an hour, then the circuit the next hour!!! thankfully it was raining lor otherwise i'll be sweating again like a pig. and i did all ok for the circuit!!! so happy 'cos Mr Lee praised me!

there's another lesson this week on Thursday and ZX is on off again! great!!!

Bumble bee, bump into meee!!! :D

hehe finally received Piper's photos from Brina :)

aiyo wear jeans and gray hoodie somemore wahahaha!!!
don't know when can Jon and Piper meet up haha.

last Saturday, ZX and i catched the Pandorum movie, by the same director who filmed Resident Evil. like what ZX said, the whole plot and stuff was restricted to the insides of the sship only, while R.E.'s plot runs from places to places. so i choose R.E. over Pandorum. it has a confusing plot as well and i kept thinking where did i see the Gallo guy before. i googled and found out he was James in the Twilight movie. no wonder i found him so familiar! he has this 坏人脸 :x
after our movie we kiakia around AMK Central. went home to change to ZX's dad's car, and met Mum and Jake at Causeway Point for Ichiban :D and that was Round 1 at 7PM. we kiakia again and had our Round 2: Banquet's Charkwayteow and Charkaway at 9PM. i ate abit each round only 'cos ZX and i were still full from our PepperLunch earlier.

Sunday we went Novena Velocity and United Square. nth much to see there, only alot of food hehe. we settled for Jack's Place for brunch. i had dory, he had steak and it was really cheap. both of us had the Executive Set Lunch (main course + soup-of-the-day + 1 slice of garlic bread + lemontea + dessert) and it was only $27+ including GST!!! even cheaper than PepperLunch!!!

ok i'm going to play Jojo's Fashion Show: World Tour now!!!
tmr going for driving lesson again. this week learning at Circuit -_- damn stressful. my whole back was wet with pespiration, as well as my palms when i was learning the S-course and Parallel-parking despite the fully-working aircon. ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
but ZX took off to accompany me tmr after the lesson hehe... so yay!

had Manhattan Fish Market for lunch at Juncti8n on Saturday. and Z agrees with me it's better than Fish & Co! woohoo he likes the rice from the platter so much better than F&C's! there was even a $10 voucher given to Z when he swiped his DBS credit card! i only got a $5 voucher the last time i ate in April.

we wanted to catch a movie but it wasn't Cathay Cineplex over at J8 and there weren't many movies of our favourite genres for selection. so we went over to the industrial area to get Z's new tyres done up. Falken Azenis RT615 for the front 2 and Advan Neova for the rear. hope the front tyres can last him 'til his COE ends.

Sunday went to BBDC to change my course from P3 to P3A. still had to pay additional $15+. all thanks to me being butt itchy wanna learn Manual transmission. gave up after 1st lesson. the queue over at BBDC was so long. was quite guilty 'cos Z ended up having gastric pain!!! :( went to his place to wait for his family to get ready for the outing at night, and we chionged WWE Smackdown® vs. Raw® 2009 on his PS3 lol. omg i just googled and saw WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2010!!!! to be released late October woohoo!

oh and you would've guessed, we went to JB 三楼 for dinner! but i kept to my strict diet without seafood i only took the beehoon and vegetables and fish. so-so only. i think their food standard drop already. i remember the first time i ate with Z's colleagues, the crayfish, beehoon, everything's damn sumptuous and yummy!

going to head to bed early for my first auto transmission lesson tmr!!! kancheong, again!

"Bad Romance" is the first single off of Lady Gaga's newest release. "The Fame: Monster", a re-release of her #1 album, "The Fame", including new songs, will be coming out on November 24th 2009. This version is only a demo of the song. It leaked on October 2nd, resulting in Lady Gaga stating on her Twitter: "leaked next single is making my ears bleed. Wait till you hear the real version."

OMG!!! can't wait for the re-release!!! i love the beats in Bad Romance and i love Lady Gaga! though Brina said her thighs are humongous rofl. and i'm still waiting for her pictures of her Silky Terrier, Piper and his new clothes, Piper 的写真集 :X *wonders whether Brina's reading this entry*

i had yong tau foo for 3 days consecutively at Yew Tee Square Level 2! (lol my highest record was a week when i was still working. Causeway Point Kopitiam's Halal (Bras Basah) and Non-Halal (Anpang) ytf are both equally good!) when i first browsed the stall's 'billboard' for minimum pieces to get, i read that its main stall appeared on 排排站, 查查看!!! OMG no wonder the queue's damn long all the time!!! i did a search on Google and found:
荣兴熟食 (自制酿豆腐)
Blk 6 #02-04 Tanjong Pagar Plaza;
as listed on 排排站, 查查看 Series 2!

!!! 真是有口福!!! i don't mind queuing for at least 20 minutes again!!! YUMMY!!! so happy Yew Tee finally has a ytf stall that meets my demands! :D
thinking of it makes me hungry for lunch already!

Look at how happy he is with the new top i got for him! :D

picture fail. i think Jon's tired lol.

picture almost perfect. Jon was looking at Z lol. he really look very ahpek right wahahahaha!!! he's already 14 years old which is equivalent to about 80 dog years! Veterinarians generally consider small dogs to be senior citizens at about 12 years of age. so Z has been feeding him with lots of supplements for his heart, bones and joints, and regular checkups with the vet to keep him fit :D he can be pretty cute at times if not for all the barking to gain attention. he loves to give the 可怜 look when he look at me all the time which i fell for his trick - i'll sayang him lol.

Z was still coughing and sneezing when i met him on Saturday. we ran errands around Bukit Panjang to give away the boxes of 太阳饼 before a quick pop to Causeway Point for lunch and back home to visit his family and Jon!!! i miss SG food so much while i was away in Taipei!!! i'm so glad i had my dose of Laksa Yong Tau Foo, Fishball Noodles with lots of chilli padi and Fried Beehoon Mee over the weekend!

oh and when i was in Taipei i had wanted the Essential Damage-Care series that has been publicizing on SG TV numerous times a day but Brina told me it's cheaper in SG. recalling that i still have $40 worth of Robinsons vouchers, i pulled Z to John Little after lunch and loaded him with:
1 Value Pack (consists of a Shampoo 200ml, Treatment 120g and Conditioner 200ml @ only $9.95 O_O)
4 bottles of Conditioner 200ml @ $3.95 each

lol Z look abit gay with all the so-pink packaging! all 3 products smell so nice!!! gonna start using the conditioner once i finish up my Dove conditioner leftovers :D i stocked up on all the conditioners 'cos i love using Johnson's Baby Conditioning Shampoo so i'll stick to it :D

alright that's all for today again. later going 302 to eat. the Gor-Hiang is tempting me but there are grinded prawns in the chilli sauce and the itch will befall on me again if i give in but it's so yummy! how!!!

the purpose of this entry is to serve as a memory but mainly as a reference, should any part of it be handy when i head for Taipei again next year

Sat 26 Sep 2009
it was so nice of Uncle BC to send us to the airport. we had a hard time locating Burger King to have lunch before departing at 1:50PM via Jetstar Airways, T1. my luggage was the biggest in size weighing 8kg when checking in. it was a tad bigger than the normal medium sized luggages. Mum's was 6kg and hers is a medium. so in my case, my luggage is light 'cos it's less than half-filled.

the train lol plane departed punctually. all along i thought this budget airline is under SG or M'sia but i was wrong! it's from Australia! the seat pitch was more than sufficient for me a 157cm but it wasn't for my Mum, a 165cm. her knees were hitting the backs of the front seats which was uncomfortable for her. i can't imagine Jake 176 or Z 180 taking Jetsaver without purchasing extra room leg room -_-" mini turbulence occurred quite often, don't know whether is it the weather, or the pilot's skills.
i managed to capture the sunset 10 minutes before arriving at Taoyuan airport. so pretty!


Taoyuan Airport is shabby from head to toe. Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport is a hundred times more classier than Taoyuan but cannot compare with Changi :x the duty free shops at their Terminal 1 cannot make it, might as well don't open aiyo. the directions were not clear too. we dragged our luggages corners to corners to locate the bus interchange. poor-driven.

we took the 大有巴士 Shuttle Bus at NT$90 per person to Taipei. their expressways are wide but bumpy, all heavy vehicles are to keep to the right of the roads while all steering wheels are on the left like the angmohs so it's just weird. when we arrived at our stop, we couldn't locate our hotel and struggled for an hour. thankfully the Taiwanese people are friendly and they actually approach us and ask whether we need help :)

the hotel rep actually gave us 2 rooms in the basement and it smelt real bad. we weren't informed what are our room numbers when we booked and it was totally the wrong room type. it's like the sewage or rubbish dump is just behind the wall. damn gross! all 4 of us were even bitten by what we deem, bed bugs. we talked to the management and they apologised. they switched both our rooms to Level 3 the next day. the bed bugs were still around though, but it was bearable. however there're still spots on my upper thighs now and at times they still itch :(

oh as i was saying after we checked in on the first day, we decided that we will deal with the stench prob when we get back and so we headed to the MRT Station. we bought an EasyCard which is what we call EZ-Link in SG, each at NT$500. even a trip of 15 stations costs nothing more than NT$18 which is equivalent to 80 or 90 cents. a short trip costs even lesser, needless to say. like 50 cents. with this point, SG sucks, why make it all so expensive! ok so after we got our card, we proceed to Jian Tan Station to Shihlin Market!!! it looks just like our Pasa Malam but all the stalls are cluttered and arranged into a square, sheltered. we tried:
蚝煎 Oyster with Egg NT$50 i can't take seafood due to allergy so no oysters. i took the kueh. i didn't like it at all. tasted like warm jelly eeeeewww
Fried Noodles NT$90 i like this just like our 'zi char'
Fried Crabs NT$150 cannot eat but brina says it's not soft shell crab
Bubble Tea NT$30 disappointing 'cos it's diluted
泡泡冰 NT$40 i ordered the mango flavour. it's good and tastes yoghurty
棺材板 NT$50 toasted bread with chicken, mayo and some other stuff inside that i can't remember. the gooey jelly thing in the bread tasted the same as the 蚝煎's jelly. gross. mum says it's made of tapioca powder. without the 'glue', i think it'll be very nice 'cos i like bread!
XXL炸鸡排 NT$50 very salty, by the time we ate it in our hotel, it's cold and soft and not crispy already. long queue one ok this chicken.

we went to the night market on the right to walk walk see see. it was so crowded. didn't buy anything. headed back to hotel.



Sun 27 Sep 2009
the management ppl kept their word and shifted our luggage to the Level 3 rooms. which is fit for humans to live in except for the bed bugs i mentioned earlier. the breakfasts they included were quite er homely i'd say. 2 scrambled eggs, 1 hot dog, 2 slices of oven-ed bread, a slab of butter, strawberry jam, and a cup of tea/coffee. i had them for 4 consecutive days without complaining 'cos i enjoyed it! it lasts me for at least half a day.

after the hearty breakfast, we took the MRT to Longshan Temple. headed to Ximending in the afternoon. at the end of the day, we tried 臭豆腐 which tasted like toilet in your mouth. i only had a super tiny piece and my mouth stinked damn badly already. felt like vomitting. brina likes it and finished the rest. thank god we only ordered one piece. we quickly had mints after that. we also tried their Starfruit drink. i've never like plums in my life and who knows, there're plums in the drink!!! i feel sick drinking it! i bought 0 stuffs home from Ximending 'cos they've started changing seasons and the fashion styles are not suitable for me. they're either flowy or loose or long-sleeved. i got really upset 'cos i found ZERO sundresses but i bought a top for Jon, Z's Shih Tzu at NT$330.
we had lunch at 蛋蛋屋 just infront of Ximending.

Mum's 泰式酸辣雞排蛋包飯 NT$230 Thai Chili Chicken Omelette Rice
Mine's 麻婆豆腐蛋包飯 NT$160 Spicy Tofu Omelette Rice. it's not bad only 'cos there's minced pork and not spicy enough!!! the rice is tomato rice.
Brina's 咖哩豬排蛋包飯 NT$280 Pork Cutlet with Curry Sauce Omelette Rice
Brina's Mum also ordred 泰式酸辣雞排蛋包飯 NT$230 Thai Chili Chicken Omelette Rice
each of us ordered the set meal which includes a drink and a dessert. there was also a free 燻雞肉沙拉 Smoked Chicken Salad worth NT$130!
total + 10% service charge = NT$1320 = SGD59.50 not expensive :) would definitely go again to try other items on the menu.

before we headed back to the hotel, we bought 6 donuts from Mister Donut at NT$168. very chewy but i still prefer the Dunkin' Donuts at Platinum Mall, Bangkok lol.



Mon 28 Sep 2009
we reached Danshui in about 40mins from Zhongshan at about 11AM. it was drizzling and the rep at the Visitor podium told us we were too early to be there and so we headed to Miramar Shopping Centre. it's just like our Takashimaya or Paragon with all the ATAS shops there. we took the Ferris Wheel of about 15-20 storeys high @ NT$150 plus a free ride on the children's Carousel -_-" i must confess it's abit scary :x glad that we did not take the transparent capsule.

moving off... and it was drizzling slightly.

so that's the famed Taipei 101 with an airplane taking flight. i didn't goto 101 btw.

after our Ferris Wheel, we went over to the Carrefour building across Miramar 'cos we were lemming for some sushi. the dishes quite different from sg's. they've baby abalone. their rice is not as gd as sg. the seaweed also. but they're all less than SG$2 per plate so still ok. it's about $1.60 if i remember correctly. Chawanmushi not nice. omg i feel like eating Ichiban now!!!!!

we u-turned back to Danshui 老街 after that for their night markets. finally, i bought clothes for myself! ego boost abit wahahaha!!!!! we ate their 盐酥蘑菇 and we love it! the taste is like the XXL 炸鸡排 but mushroom version. yummy! we also had fishball soup and 阿给. the fishball soup i think i buy downstairs $3 nicer than theirs leh lol. then the 阿给 funny hor the name. it's actually 豆干 with Vermicelli inside. sweet type i think not bad :)
when we reached Zhongshan it started raining and we still have to walk about 10minutes to our hotel so we hopped to MOS Burger while on our way and ordered the Seafood Rice Burger Meal my fav!!! the chilli lose to sg but the pricing win! it's only SG$7.40 upsized!!!!! yummy yummy. the riceburger is abit bigger than sg's too.



Tues 29 Sep 2009
brina went to CKS Memorial Hall while mum and me went to shop further. we walked from Zhongshan station. Zhongshan station has an underground mall just like Taipei. we bought some clothes for Jake and Z. until now, i'm still confused which underground i had went to lol. i kept all the receipts. hopefully they don't fade with time. we bought a few boxes of 太阳饼 from 李仪饼店 at 台北站,站前地下街11-2B.
after that we proceeded to 五分铺. it's better than Ximending in my opinion. i bought quite alot of stuff there, even eyelashes and they're almost $4 cheaper than other places. we went back to Ximending to have our dinner. we had KFC thinking that it may taste as superb as Bangkok's but it failed us!!! there was no chilli sauce. when we asked for chilli, they gave us pepper. it was damn weird and we cannot choose the parts of the chicken to have but thankfully they gave us Rib and Drumstick. there was also this ghastly girl beside me who kept looking out of the window and laughing by herself. at times she turn and look at me too, we quickly ate and left.

i confirmed with brina that there's a Skinfood outlet nearby and managed to locate it. the SA was very friendly and helpful, doubt you can find such good customer service in Sg. it costs almost the same as in Korea, but SG$20-30 cheaper than Singapore. so why not!? i'm so glad i didn't give up finding a Skinfood outlet in Taipei :) *my pricing comparison would be available near the end of this entry*
we left for our hotel thereafter. we wanted to get some bbq corn for supper but we saw the hawkers running away from us. that was when we realised there was police and these stalls are as illegal as they are in sg!!! some girls even took out their cameras to capture the moment and laughing away as they snap. so ironic.



Wed 30 Sep 2009
brina headed to somewhere else while mum and me tried to locate the underground malls that we had went to. our aim was to get a few more boxes of 太阳饼 so we went to 李仪饼店 again to get it. after that we anyhow walk to above ground (i say i anyhow 'cos if you were to ask me to locate the same place again, i'm afraid i can't remember at all lol) and saw 新光三越 building and K-Mall. we chose K-Mall. its first level is similar to Funan IT Mall whereby electronics are sold. the upper floors house Daiso and Muji and...

yes! Gundam Base!!!

i used to watch Gundam on Channel 8 on Saturdays lol and that was so long ago already. purposely took the 2M tall Gundam to show Jake. i'm pretty sure he'll visit the Base when he's in Taiwan for training this coming November.

after Gundam, we decide to head back to Zhongshan. when we were at Level 1, i saw this phone wrap shop and omg I SAW A NOKIA 6500 SLIDE WITH GUCCI PRINT WRAP. what happened next? you could've guessed...
-insert zhng-ed E75 photo-
i wrapped my E75!!! @ only NT$750!!!
*PRANCES AROUND THE ROOM* with Mum nagging behind:
哇塞，又再花钱！！！
LOL and i got scolded again for being 天真 cos i said Ok when the guy asked me to be back by an hour to collect my phone back. must thank Mum for scolding me if not my phone got stolen i also dunno. i should be more cautious in doing things tsktsk. after waiting for about 45mins infront of the shop, my phone's done!!! *kiss phone*

we got the hotel to hire a private van at NT$1600 to fetch us to the airport. the van smells totally new and damn comfortable!!! can sit 6 people and i almost dozed off. when we reached the airport we zoomed to the nearest weighing machine to weigh our luggage 'cos it's damn heavy for me. it weighed 14kg, which means i loaded 6kg of stuffs throughout the trip. the duty-free shop is lousy. i give it 2stars. it's worse than Watsons. we checked in our luggage and walked all the way from T1 to T2...

the fried rice and milk tea we had was the worst that i've ever consumed!!! so much so for Airport standard. no class at all!!! no quality!!! aiyo!

after that awful dinner, the flight got the better of us. it was delayed 25minutes due to some stupid parents that refuse to check-in their baby's stroller. there was some commotion infront of us when boarding but we didn't know what it was about until the air stewardess literally threw the stroller out of the passageway. COOL right!? and then i think the cargo people had to bring that stroller to be placed into the cargo. waste time only. we departed only at 8:55PM from Taoyuan and reached Changi arrival gate at 1:15AM. we cabbed and reached home at 2:45AM by the time i finished bathing it was already 4AM!!! oh did i tell you i bought a Hello Kitty mask to be worn on the airplane? lol i love it. it helped alot in me not sneezing due to sensitivity against the airflow so i suggest if you do fly, bring a mask along!

my own tracking of what i bought:


summarised above. breakdown below.


#1 Sundress NT$150 @ 五分铺
#2 Sundress NT$150 @ 五分铺
#3 Sundress NT$150 @ 五分铺
#4 Sundress NT$290 @ Zhongshan along the street infront of McDonalds
#5 Sundress NT$150 @ 淡水老街
#6 Sundress NT$200 @ 五分铺


#7 Romper NT$550 @ 淡水老街
#8 Romper NT$350 @ 五分铺
#9 Romper NT$200 @ 五分铺
#10 Abercrombie & Fitch's Top NT$500 @ 五分铺 which i believe has some defects though i can't see where are the defects 'cos i saw this selling at USD60 on A&F web


#11 Loveable dog top NT$330 @ Ximending
#12 Baleno shirt NT$690 @ Taipei Underground Mall (Baleno & Giordano is higher class type of shop in Taipei, unlike SG. it's like Espirit)
#13 BSX polo tee NT$590 @ Taipei Underground Mall (it's a shop from Hongkong)


#14 Sunglasses NT$150 @ 淡水老街
#15 Ribbon tie NT$69 @ Minimart along Zhongshan (saw these bands at 淡水老街 selling at NT$40 only!!!)
#16 Watch NT$300 @ 台北站,站前地下街
#17 Handmade pouch NT$90 @ 淡水老街
#18 Animal Monitor and Keyboard Cleaner NT$50 each @ 淡水老街


720黑 NT$224 @ Minimart along Zhongshan, bottom-eyelashes NT$160 & remaining 3 boxes NT$140 @ 五分铺. another auntie quoted me NT$230 per box, heng i nv buy from her!!!


#19 Lettuce & Cucumber Water Jelly Cream NT$700 each (i bought 2)
sg retail price: N.A.
#20 Lettuce & Cucumber Matte Finish Gel NT$480
sg retail price: 34.00 *i save SG$12.35 (i only bought 1 but i'm asking my cousin's mum to get me another 2 tubes 'cos she's going Korea. very hydrating i tried it yesterday! good!)


#21 Lime Secret Shine Base in Peach NT$400
sg retail price: 27.00 *i save SG$9.00
#22 Gold Caviar Eye-Lifting Serum NT$1250
sg retail price: 85.00 *i save SG$28.60

***exchange rate used was at SGD1.00 = NT$22.17***

so that's all about my Taipei trip! thanks for reading!

Reference
Jetstar Asia Flights = SG$1776.00
Facilitation Fee = SG$24.00
Total Price = SG$1800.00
Price paid per Passenger = 1800 | 4 = SG$450

Total Expenses by Mum & Me: ~ SG$1035

TOTAL DAMAGE = ~ SG$2265 [450x2 + 1035 + {(NT$14640 | 2) | 22.17} = ~ SG$2265]

Hotel Information
Hotel Name: DahShin Hotel
Hotel Phone: +886-2-25652155
Hotel Address: No.2-2, Lane 27, Sec. 2, Jhongshan N. Rd., Jhongshan District, Taipei City 104, Taiwan

Room Type: Economy Room (2 rooms for 4 nights)
Room Detailed Description:
1 Queen/King bed
Two breakfasts included
Rollaway bed not available
Extra guests not allowed
Free parking
Complimentary ADSL internet access
Taxes and service charges included
The check-in time is 13:00 and the check-out time is 12:00. Rooms are for two persons.

Payment Amount: NT$14640 (1830x2 + 1830x2 + 1830x2 + 1830x2 = 14640)

I MISS MY BED WITH MY SMELLY PILLOW VERY MUCH!!!

at about 1:30AM earlier, the plane reached the airport. we bought some Bailey's at the DFS, cabbed and reached reached home at about 2:45AM.
am waiting for my hair to dry now...

*updating soon! after i start unpacking the 14KG luggage tomorrow, and after i check what photos i have in my camera. so, goodnight!

hehe happy birthday to my best friend! she doesn't know what i've gotten for her present yet. will be delivering it to her house and hope she likes it.

our surprise party for her failed terribly 'cos ws reached Ma Maison empty-handed. he missed the birthday cake. faint. Ma Maison is in Bugis Junction and is a French-Japanese restaurant. i had Japanese pasta, i think it's too salty for my liking though. brina and ws ordered their set lunch. i dipped her black pepper sauce. it's damn salty!!! we wouldn't go back to Ma Maison again though the decor's good. the table for four is small and cramped... not good, i do not like it.

we went to take neoprints after the meal. lol damn cute, i want to take with Z again :x we took one last year and he suggested it haha. we went over to Iluma cos brina wants to see the UFO Catchers!!! heard raves about the arcade over there. there are many UFO Catcher machines indeed and there was quite a crowd surrounding the Rilakkuma machine. we spent 'bout 2 hours there, the experts we saw are actually uncles. damn cool right. i don't know how much ws and brina spent on the machines but i remember it's a fair bit of amount of money and got nothing in return. lol lousy us.

we caught Final Destination 4 in 3D after that. we had to wear the 3D glasses, abit disgusting 'cos the lenses are kinda oily. i quickly went to the washroom to wash my face after the movie lol but the glasses are damn cool! the movie characters seem to be filming in front of you and the blood and stuff splatters right on you!!!!!! aiks!!!!! damn exciting, i was like dodging left to right throughout the show lol! man.

after the movie we headed back to Bugis for MOF. i ordered a Kakiage Bento set. brina ordered seafood runny omelette soup. ws ordered stone rice. the bento set looked cheap and stingy. only 5 small pieces of vege plus rice and Japanese light soya sauce. it's not even the usual sweet sauce that the sushi parlours provide for you to dip your tempuras with. the customer service was good though. we ordered deserts after that and they came in really mini portions -_- damn sian only cos both meals throughout the day are lousy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i miss Nihon Mura and Ichiban!

oh and i'm leaving for Taipei next Saturday with mum, brina and brina's mum. how cool is that!?

definitely cooler than doing a cross-eye + dig nose combo:

lol goodnight.

finally!!! a 1.24b compatible DotA AI Map released by BMP just 2 days ago, great work!

damn sian it's the 2nd weekend i'm staying at home 'cos Z went msia with his family and won't be back til next Wednesday!

i've just started revising for my FTT again, and the test is this coming Monday...
sigh. and i'm like torn between learning Manual or Auto transmission...

weekends are getting really boring.

ya i haven't met Z at all 'cos he had 2 of his wisdoms removed on Saturday morning and so, being a nice gf, i urge him to stay home and rest. lesser move-abouts, faster recovery. i didn't want to visit him 'cos i'll feel quite helpless when he's in pain so i'm trying to avoid that kind of situation rather :( so i did text him to explain why i did not visit him to see if he's okay, and he says he understands.

on Friday night i DoTA-ed with tsu, hq and ws and some other Garena players. i managed to have 1 kill but soon after, my beginner's luck started to fall. i chiong dangerously and got killed 12 times in total :x my team mates and the Scourges were already minimally at level 20 while i was still level 13!!! lousy lousy lousy.
and since no new 1.24 AI-compatible maps are released yet, i can't really train properly. except on the creeps. and i'm just weird, my hands and feet get cold all the time i'm ingame -_- super kancheong only.

new games that i've completed this month:
Burger Shop 2
Youda Sushi Chef
Posh Boutique 2
Delicious: Emily's Taste of Fame
Jessica's Cupcake Cafe
Wedding Dash: Ready, Aim, Love!
Avenue Flo

they're lots of fun :) and a few more levels to completing Party Planner.

interested parties can proceed to AB's to download all full-version of the games mentioned above and alot more others :)

going to go hit some creeps now tata.

i can't believe i actually brought Z to catch Bruno and end up watching this gay fashionista dick-dancing!!!

i was warned that it's rated R21 when i was finding out the timings of the show, none of the cinemas were showing the show in any of the neighborhood theaters. i didn't watch the previous Borat nor Ali G but i had good reviews from my friends that they were hella funny. having read the synopsis on the Cathay website and my first time catching a R21 show, i assumed i'd see probably breasts and butts only...

BUT the prick-dance really caught me off-guard! i was like damn paiseh 'cos it was my idea to watch it. Z was pinching me asking why i ask him to watch such shows!!! i was like, shit i'm totally unaware, the synopsis wasn't clear at all. i squished my eyes until the dance was over while the rest of the people in the cinema were laughing hysterically. then i caught Z staring at me again. zzz

a waste of money and time. the whole movie's about various displays of gay-tions by Borat and his assistant. real people, including a politician, Paula Abdul and many more getting punked. and even a swingers' party. so basically the show maxed out my tolerance on explication. brrrrrr... after the movie last Sunday, i did a search on Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays Bruno in the movie. thank god he's not gay and is engaged so with that, i really admire Sacha. he's a talent.


our San Low Seafood dinner was not exactly perfect but good. we ordered:
1. the infamous San Low beehoon
2. fried 'til super crispy baby squids,
3. asam stingray,
4. black pepper crab,
5. kangkong,
6. wheat crayfish,
7. butter crayfish,
8. dried chilli sotong,

all of the above for less than SGD100, eaten by 4 of us. woohoo!

ok that's all :D

so what have i been doing these 9 months? using my very last post as a reference, i'll chop chop and turn back time starting from late November and thereafter.

November

Z looks funny lol.

The Villa Bali, Balinese Chill Out Bar
9 Lock Road Gillman Village

it's an idyllic restro-bar, amidst the abundant shrubbery and willowy trees. there are rustic, Balinese-style wooden pavilions with bale rooftops, which i clambered into. delectable foods, exotic ambience. it wasn't noisy though it was pretty crowded or perhaps it was bcos we were given the pavilion in the corner. i enjoyed the dinner, it was perfect. lemming for the tomyum soup!!! the staffs of VB are friendly and they actually observe us from time to time from afar, making sure we have finished before serving the next course. i wouldn't say it's cheap for the package which is a few hundred dollars. it was more of an experience and i appreciate it 'cos we've been talking about going Bali together but well, i was quite restrained so he took me to VB.
however i wish we can really go to Bali together. perhaps in another year.

December

Christmas dinner at Michaela's place, at the same time we had our branch meeting. her place is a glasshouse. her parents bought 2 terrace houses, demolished both, and some designer to design and rebuilt from scratch. the basement was built to house 4 BMWs -_- i saw it!!! the pool is damn cute too. yes a very lucky girl from a very rich family. i remember she had a little dent on her 3months-old Mini Cooper and a week later, she was seen driving a BMW Series 1 Convertible *SCREAMS* her dad says it's unlucky if she were to continue driving the accident-ed Cooper. the rooftop even more power, she's always holding parties there. she has her own ballet-dancing room too. so power.

Outback Steakhouse:
loveeeee the Bushman 'Shrooms!!! i've tried Manhattan Fish Market's but they were a far cry. went Outback with WS and Biii. i had Fish 'N Chips. call me boring, but i just had to try 'cos i love Fish 'N Chips so i try it everywhere that has it on the menu and it is by far the best i've eaten, 'cos of the batter used and fat fries. if you like Fish 'N Chips a little more traditional, the thin breaded type but yummy and big portioned, try the one at AMK Central kopitiam which is one-third the cost of Outback's lol. i'm not very sure what's the block no. exactly but will check it out. in fact, AMK alot of other nice foods too. i wonder why CCK area always so mediocre. Yewtee is even more ulu. Koufu Admiralty is so much better than Koufu Yewtee!!! all the yummy charkwayteow, hokkienmee, springchicken etc., all don't have. lousy lousy. the best that Yew Tee Point have done would be the fastfood joints. Subway, Burger King ya Lot1 doesn't have that lol, KFC, Long John Silvers. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MOS BURGER. i loveeeee Japanese food. i think the rice is the culprit leh, Japanese pearl rice, fat and chewy. oh speaking of which have you eaten warm sushi? it sucks real bad. i had them at Ichiban Jurong Point. it was very crowded but that doesn't mean the chef cooks rice at the very last minute the last batch of rice finishes right? GEE. damn awful, and the staff/s forget our orders like repeatedly. Causeway Point Ichiban is the best in my opinion, generous toppings, chilly rice, speedy service. AMK Hub branch also not as good, though the ambience not bad :)

New Year's Eve:
venturing into 2009, Z suggested going to Waterfront to catch the fireworks. spacious, free seating, clear view of the fireworks. so much fun better than squeezing with young stereotypes in Orchard, Marina, Esplanade. not forgetting the ahnehs.

January

went to Sentosa Flowers 2009. nth amazing, the flowers are already wilting due to the weather. even for me who doesn't pespire alot, am alr pespiring profusely. can u imagine how Z is doing? his shirt is all wet! lousy lousy. we proceed to Underwater World to get the shock of our lives. $40++ per entry. Z was quite keen 'cos he love fishes. he used to to rear Stingrays and alot more other exotic fishes. but i said no. totally not worth it. leave those to the tourists man!!! we left Sentosa in 2hours... i miss Fantasy Island so much! wonder Wild Wild Wet fun anot... but before that Z and i need to work on our flabby stomachs first lol if not we'll scare children away wahahahahaha!!!

Chompang Nasi Lemak:
the real Chompang Nasi Lemak is not in Chompang Market itself!!! in fact it's opposite, across the stretch of shophouses beside the army! far right corner. delicious!!!

February

can't remember any major events. not even my organiser.

March

mini gathering with colleagues at Trader's Hotel for buffet. nothing fantastic even when paying $40+ per person after discount. ridiculous.

April

my organiser did not state any events either. was busy working, doing OT for some pre-audit stuff.

May

365days spent together with Z. he brought me to Sakura for buffet at Jurong Sports Complex. i loveeeee the laksa aiyo! i baked 15 symbolic cupcakes for him. i rebonded my hair a week after, waves in my hair are just gross. had Kuishinbo with his family at Jurong Point. we were there for lunch so we missed the crab legs!!!!!!!!! on the last week of May, boss treated the whole branch to a super atas Japanese restaurant at Orchard Parade Hotel. the week also marked my last at OCBC. there were just too many negative pointers that persuaded me to leave and take a long break, having spent 2 and a half years there.

June

and yes i left the doggone place and i've never felt better. i thank all my close friends, my mum, and Z for their support in having the guts to make this decision. i believe more or less people would say i'm stupid to quit my job during such economy lowdowns but i beg to differ.
June was more of a month to tell myself that i no longer hold a job, it's time to let my hair down and rest to my heart's content. no alarm clocks ringing in the morning, no uniform, no heels, no more stupid customers, no more acting like a bell-girl, nobody will tell me what to do now. i am ME, i can do whatever i want. i am so happy that i've more time to spend with Z, we get to meet at least once every week, compared to once every fortnight.
Z took me to Blk 147 Serangoon for chicken rice. told hq about it thought near his place haha. Z love their white chicken! it's the best i've tried, followed by the one at Bukit Gombak. so yummy! no, it's cheap and yummy!
i also went to Malaysia with Z and his colleagues for the first time. Z was saying he bring me gaigai, gai til out of sg lol. the whole day i whack food only. dimsum, herbal duck which i heard of herbal chicken only but really is duck and seafood at night. i had indigestion after the truckful of food lol jialat. reach home at 1am unload the truck only. lololol.

July

Z's birthday month. got him a Braun Buffel card holder and keychain. reserved a table at Ellenborough Cafe @ Swissotel during the weekend but he was recalled for work. brrrrrr... the annual Crab Buffet was going on.. so upset i couldn't go!!! maybe next year lor.
and July was also about me failing my Basic Theory!!! deep impact for me 'cos ever since Poly ended i haven't had any tests at all. first test after 3years alr fail liao. Biii and Z was encouraging me and stuff, say can retake...

August

thanks to Z's massive grueling and coaching sessions, i passed my BTT just earlier this week! was so happy! i am like the last to leave the classroom. phobia of failing again. Bt Batok Driving Centre really quite far from Bt Gombak MRT Station. perspired quite badly. i think the distance travelled got 3 bus stops lor.
after the test i went Jessie's for a trim and dye. i dyed matt green. hq say i 妖怪 zzz. now it looks quite dark-looking, almost black. have to wait for a few more washes. my bleached highlights had a hard time taking cover. i guess they will recover their brights in no time lol probably by next week.
oh after my hair session, i went over to Buckaroo's with Biii and ws to celebrate ws's belated birthday. we got him a Nike basketball and he was wearing the shirt we got him for his birthday last year lol so cute. Z dropped by later after his dinner at home. we chatted and had some beer. Z lompanged the both of them home which i really appreciate :) 'cos Buckaroo's quite hidden amongst the terrace houses in Sembawang. we took a cab there from Woodlands. the taxi uncle act zai one lor. Biii told him we're heading to Andrews Road. he didn't respond and then he HOLLAND lor damn irritating. we were busy laughing suddenly the uncle slowed down which we then realised he travelled all the way to Chompang before showing some response. i was quite mad i asked him Uncle you know the way anot?
he then decide to stutter and said Not sure.
NOT SURE THEN ASK US TO GUIDE YOU MA!!!
AIYO shake head. so i told him Ok Uncle you travel towards Sembawang Park can liao. Ok anot?
Ok.

... KUKU!!!
:X

ok what a nice way to end my updates lol.
impromptu, Z's going to bring mum, jake and me to JB for seafood tomorrow. yahooooo! 2nd time going! cheap and sumptuous crayfish, lala, stingray,and the must-try beehoon!!! all at SAN LOU RESTAURANT in JB. at the same time must also thank Z's daddy in allowing him to borrow the family car hehe.
alot of singaporeans go there, i saw alot of sg car plates and some super haolian lidat lor 'cos drive Japan and other countries' cars ma not like Proton (but Proton also not bad hor now the Gen 2 quite sporty but not my type). especially the WRX-wannabes (which is Subaru TS infact) keep throttling beside the restaurant? i used to have my own real Subaru WRX in my family ok? and it seems that i look down on such ppl :x TS then TS la what for you modify until like WRX. the LancerEX 9 also, wanna act Evolution 9. LancerEX 10 wanna act Evo 10. not forgetting the Honda Civic. wanna act Civic Type R. i think the non-JDM CTR which is hatched-back looks cooler.

... i also don't know why i nag so much LOL but i can tell you my car would be either the Tuscani or the Honda Integra Type R. and must implement Carbon Fibre on them hehe. and as i was typing, there's this car with very loud exhaust driving past. i live on the 11th floor but still super loud.
i despise such type of drivers more.
if your car is fast (as in performance-wise) and exhaust is loud, nvm. but if your car is slow(you accelerate til heh-heh-chuan also lidat) with deafening exhaust, you suck!!! noise pollution only.

not happy then challenge the black EG you see on the road with 300 horsepower. but make sure you have what it takes don't always think small car good to bully. if everytime Gear 1 tia you away already also very sian. waste petrol only :x
alot of 手下败了 ok byebye lol.

... ya really getting more obvious you see. aiyo 'cos i've been binging on junk these 3weeks. Tim Tam wafers, Calbee Hot n' Spicy chips, Oreo cookies, gee. i must put a stop to all of them, starting tomorrow when i'm back to work.

post-celebration @ Hog's Breath Cafe at VivoCity. the ambience, lighting was good. there was a live band singing. service was below average. shian had to ask for the waiter each time to get his glass filled with icewater. bf and i ordered Cajun Salmon with Mango Corn Salsa. salmon was dry and coarse. there's corn. salsa? i'm not so sure. the mango was dried mango slices. the hog tail fries were ok, i thought McDonald's wasabi fries were better. do you think it's worth $24.95? no. i wouldn't go back there again for the food, maybe just beer. majority of the customers were angmohs, drinking away.

my clique surprised me with a mango mousse cake from Bakerzin. then the band sang me a birthday song. super embarrassing but at the same time i was touched, couldn't control my tears lol. alamak so paiseh -_-"

ada and roy met us outside St James Powerhouse after that. gj dropped by later too. thanks white for giving me face :X the group was quite big so yea kinda split into 2 groups, playing drinking games. the music wasn't really fantastic, until we hit the dancefloor. the vibes starting coming on to us. there was so much fun :) i laugh until my legs turned jelly. we headed home at 'bout 3am. bathed, waited for my hair to dry and slept at 6am.

thank you so much boys and girls for yesterday. now i'm awaiting the 29th to see what bf has planned for me :D