Gardens by the Bay - Christmas Wonderland

Met Cheryl on Monday for k session and a visit to Gardens by the Bay. I have never been there cause I am not the type of person who can fully appreciate flowers, but the lighting there for christmas is very attractive (and to many people too, judging from the crowd).

 

Went to Teo Heng at Katong in the afternoon. It seemed like many people were going to Teo Heng that day because Suntec and Renzendous Hotel were fully booked for 1pm that day. Enjoying the k session but the room they gave us was super problematic, something wrong with the sound system and the next down was just plain loud. I think because their rooms were all fully booked they also couldn't change the room for us. I think their system at suntec is much better.   

Went to Chabuton for dinner at Millenia Walk before heading down to GBTB. 

Went to visit the conservatories (Cloud Dome and Flower Dome) first where tickets are needed. Can check online for cheaper tickets. The most exciting part of the cloud dome was this waterfall. They placed the peak right at the entrance which made the other parts of the exhibition just meh~.

When I looked at this photo, I realised that I am really short.

Cloud Dome

Don't you think the bottom right plant looks like the pokemon that gives off a smelly smell while the bottom left one is Victreebel. I didn't realised the plants in the middle top photo (which consists of the bottom right photo plant) was made up of legos until Cheryl mentioned it. I thought they were real!

Wefie~

Flower Dome

Next we went to the flower dome, so as the name suggests, there are lots of flowers in there. There is also christmas lighting setup inside the flower dome.   

After that we went to explore the lightings outside.

Love the 3-D Deers

They have quite a few activities available there but need to pay and pay. Don't know why we didn't see the carousel though. They do have free lightings outside, where they have light shows and fake snow at specific timings. But otherewise I think be prepared to pay and pay. Pay to enter the two conservatories, pay to take the ocbc skywalk, pay to ice-skate, pay to take carousel, pay to take picture with santa claus...

Japan, Hokkaido Day 1

Took the flight to hokkaido on 5th December, transiting at Incheon Airport. I think we are one of the rarer ones who take Korean Air to Japan, but I love Korean Air, and it is cheaper than JAL! There was a slight delay on our way. I think their service has actually went down since the last time I took it but still good.

Korean Air Flight Meal

Breakfast on plane, we chose seafood fried noodles. The other choices were omelette and porridge. Their noodles was good. Why don't they give supper though, I prefer the flight back to Singapore because they give dinner and supper and there's ice-cream!

Flight meal to Hokkaido

Didn't quite like the meal from Incheon to Chitose, cause is pork with potatoes or beef.

landing in hokkaido

I can see the snow!!! Quite exciting because this will be my first experience with real snow.

At the Chitose airport immigration, I am very impressed with their service. Their immigration officer is really nice and it made me feel very happy to be there. The person before me was Korean so I guess he thought I was Korean, so when I went over he said "annyeonghaseyo" then I smiled. Haha, but when he saw my passport he said "sorry, ni hao". So nice! They are also very efficient because despite the long queue, the queue moved very quickly.

After touching down in Hokkaido, activated our sim cards for data. I was damn stupid because I kept thinking why am I not connected, it was actually because I forgot to off my flight mode. Then bought our bus tickets for our Ryokan.

Things we do while waiting: Testing how cold is the weather.

The bus to the interchange was okay because they have space for luggage storage, but the bus from the interchange to the ryokan didn't have space for luggage so it was quite troublesome and made my big and heavy luggage a burden.

After settling down, we went to walk around the area to see what they have.

Hokkaido Mascot - Bear

Hell Boy Mascot?

It was snowing quite heavily outside.First we get hype over it and take photos, and then we froze.
After walking for about an hour, went back to the hotel to hide. Then we had some time, about one hour before dinner, so I went to the onsen. Previously when I was in Tokyo, I didn't go because too shy, I only went to the one in taiwan because swimsuits are allowed. Japan, you have to go birthday suit. Decided to go this time because I have paid alot of money to stay here, so I have to make my money worth. Eunice couldn't go, so only me, myself and I. I guess that made me less shy because nobody knows me and I know nobody.

They have I think 7 different onsens which are supposed to serve different purposes. Haha, but I think they all serve one purpose for me, to make me sleep better. I felt damn sleepy after I went for onsen, especially when I went again next day in the morning. They have an outdoor onsen too, quite interesting to soak in hot spring while it is snowing. However, the thought of walking out to the hot spring and walking back was quite scary, but I did it!

Was almost late for dinner at 6.30pm, so rushed back to the room to meet Eunice before going down to 5th floor for dinner.

Our dinner was Japanese fine dining, very atas and the service was so good that it stressed me.

Menu

It has been (I think) 10 years since I last ate sashimi. I don't really like raw food, but since I'm in the land of sashimi, I decided to try. It was okay, very soft and not fishy, but I dipped in loads of the soy sauce.

Melon Soda

Order any drink but melon soda. It actually tastes like medicine.

All ready to eat!

Steak

Very lazy to rotate the picture and reupload, why doesn't blogger let us rotate our pictures. It is supposed to be with applesauce? but I didn't taste any applesauce. It is not bad though because usually I don't really like to eat steak.

Fine dining means very small portions of everything. I thought I wouldn't be full because of the small portions, but in the end I was satisfied. Haha, I guess because there was rice also.

The food was a good experience but the service was even a better experience. One of them accidentally just dropped lightly one of my plates and apologised profusely and after the meal, when we were leaving she apologised again. I already forgot about it. Despite their limited English, they will try their best to provide the best service. Haha, but the service comes with a price tag.

After dinner, we went to explore the ryokan, there was a drum performance, and the girl was good. The performance and the strength, daebak!

Eunice trying out Onsen drink

They have an area where you can try out onsen drink too!

Our Yukatas

All prepared to sleep now!

Angst Mode

Went to change money at Arcade for my Japan trip today.

Since I was there, I decide to change Thai Baht also so that I don't have to go back, hopefully the rate doesn't change.

Changed at People's Corner Money Changer.

I took two envelops because I wanted to each currency in one. Then the person was like "no, you can only take one. Another one 20 cents." So I said but I'm changing two currency then he said I can put both together. So fine, I put back the extra one. The envelops I don't think they bought it anyway, I think NTUC income gave it to them because they had the advertisement for their travel insurance printed on them.

Then after that I was counting my yen, then he ask me to faster move away, don't block. BUT HELLO, YOU HAVEN'T EVEN GIVE ME MY THAI BAHT! So I said he haven't give me my thai baht, luckily I didn't blur blur walk away. Then he the way he put it is like they already gave me the money, until he asked his colleague (who was actually the one who was counting and giving the money while he just sit there and open mouth), who I guess said no, since after that they gave me the money. He also didn't apologise, make me super angst. I think I am somebody who cannot be accused cause I will feel super yue wang which will make me very angst.

It is damn weird, because they want us to count our money and check that it is not counterfeit at the counter but yet they don't give us the time, wanting us to move away to make way for other customers. Then, who will be responsible if the amount is wrong or the money is counterfeit?

Today is not my day, because after that I went to Watsons and they previously message me that I have 30 points expiring by the end of the year, however when I went there and said to use the points, apparently the card only has 14 points so cannot redeem.

Okay, rant over. *take deep breathes*

Holidays!!!

It's one week into my holidays now. I'm really enjoying rolling around in bed.

When my modules were ending, I was feeling abit sad because it means that I won't get to see some of the lecturers anymore, and next semester will be a very short semester. Haha, it's a conflicting feeling, because on one hand, I feel sad to see them go, but on the other hand, I can't wait for all the assignments to end and the holiday to come. I still have one more assignment to submit by 27th November and then I'll be free!

Wednesday went back to my pre-trainee school and it feels good to be back as a visitor, because everybody are working and I'm there as a visitor. But it is good to see all my ex-colleagues and some of my ex-students (not bad, they still can remember me). I think I am really attached to the team that I worked closely with, that is why when I left I cry until xi li hua la. I went back on a wednesday thinking that there will be prawn noodles, but horrors!!! No prawn noodles :'(, so I settled with gua tiao gan. Can't believe I actually spent 3.80 in the school canteen.

After that I went to cut and rebond my hair. Everytime I cut my hair, I think I will always regret. Rahh, now my hair is so short. So I have decided, in year 2016,  I will only trim my hair and not cut my hair. I kind of miss the long hair I had a few years ago, but recently I think I will cut a few inches off every year.

Like this length

 Haha, but karen was saying "shorter hair will look more lively and younger" then I told her “我走淑女路线！”

我的少女時代 Our Times

Just watched Our Times with Karen at Jem. It's so good that I'm blogging about it so immediately when I should be doing assignment :/ Haha, excuses for my procrastination.

Wanted to watch at Jurong Point at 6.50pm but on the way there, realised that there were only the first 3 rows left. Ended up watching at Jem at 8.30pm and got a seat at the 5th row.

I really love the movie. I think a good movie is one that can make me laugh and make me cry, and this movie fulfilled this. Haha but actually many other movies did that too. I think I didn't have very high expectations of the movie because it sounded like a typical throwback movie and isn't action packed like western movies. Although I did hear many good reviews about this movie. The plot of the movie was quite predictable but yet very enticing. I think it is typical yet at the same time teaches us alot.

The movie brought back alot of memories. It seems like our childhood times and those of Taiwan are the same; autograph books, idol cards, chain letters... It's amazing how the idols from our times like Jerry Yan and Chen Qiao En didn't grow old. The male lead looks like kunda to me.

I think the movie especially strikes us at this age because at this age we tend to be lost about who we are, are we still who we were from when we were young, after facing the harsh reality of life. Have we lost ourselves and our dreams in the midst of growing up?

當一個女孩說：
沒事，就是有事
沒关系，就是有关系

Thanks Karen for asking me to watch the movie! 

ISFJ PERSONALITY (“THE DEFENDER”)

Just did a personality test, although I am suppose to be doing assignment. Procrastination at work.

The ISFJ personality type is quite unique, as many of their qualities defy the definition of their individual traits. Though possessing the Feeling (F) trait, ISFJs have excellent analytical abilities; though Introverted (I), they have well-developed people skills and robust social relationships; and though they are a Judging (J) type, ISFJs are often receptive to change and new ideas. As with so many things, people with the ISFJ personality type are more than the sum of their parts, and it is the way they use these strengths that defines who they are.

ISFJs are true altruists, meeting kindness with kindness-in-excess and engaging the work and people they believe in with enthusiasm and generosity.

There's hardly a better type to make up such a large proportion of the population, nearly 13%. Combining the best of tradition and the desire to do good, ISFJs are found in lines of work with a sense of history behind them, such as medicine, academics and charitable social work.

ISFJ personalities (especially Turbulent ones) are often meticulous to the point of perfectionism, and though they procrastinate, they can always be relied on to get the job done on time. ISFJs take their responsibilities personally, consistently going above and beyond, doing everything they can to exceed expectations and delight others, at work and at home.

We Must Be Seen to Be Believed

The challenge for ISFJs is ensuring that what they do is noticed. They have a tendency to underplay their accomplishments, and while their kindness is often respected, more cynical and selfish people are likely to take advantage of ISFJs' dedication and humbleness by pushing work onto them and then taking the credit. ISFJs need to know when to say no and stand up for themselves if they are to maintain their confidence and enthusiasm.

Naturally social, an odd quality for Introverts, ISFJs utilize excellent memories not to retain data and trivia, but to remember people, and details about their lives. When it comes to gift-giving, ISFJs have no equal, using their imagination and natural sensitivity to express their generosity in ways that touch the hearts of their recipients. While this is certainly true of their coworkers, whom people with the ISFJ personality type often consider their personal friends, it is in family that their expressions of affection fully bloom.

If I Can Protect You, I Will

ISFJ personalities are a wonderful group, rarely sitting idle while a worthy cause remains unfinished. ISFJs' ability to connect with others on an intimate level is unrivaled among Introverts, and the joy they experience in using those connections to maintain a supportive, happy family is a gift for everyone involved. They may never be truly comfortable in the spotlight, and may feel guilty taking due credit for team efforts, but if they can ensure that their efforts are recognized, ISFJs are likely to feel a level of satisfaction in what they do that many other personality types can only dream of.

Highlighted in red are the parts I read and go hmm...really? 

www.16personalities.com, go try!!

Busy busy

Life recently has been busy busy busy, not really the bad kind of busy, but still really busy. Haha, so busy until I think I am not talking sense.

I think October I will be even busier because there will be a lot of assignments due in October, so good luck to me.

How has school life been? It has been quite good, I am quite happy. I am getting better at sharing in class and for presentation, my eye contact has been getting better but the tremors are still there. I think my background as a psychology student has gave me more confidence when it comes to sharing ideas. However, I think sometimes I tend to be very defensive over the things I say. I need to be more tame and open to what people say, cannot be too rigid in my thinking.

The lecturers of the course I am taking are all really nice. Haha, although I don't really show it, I really love all my lecturers/tutors. They are all very motherly/fatherly, understanding and have a great sense of humour. They are also very passionate about what they do and you can see it when they are giving their lectures. They are also very willing to listen to your questions and suggestions, to them it is really like there are no stupid questions or no stupid sharing, so you will feel quite comfortable sharing in class.

Hall life has been better than I expected. I thought I will lose a lot of weight, but no eh or at max lost 1kg. Indulging in lots of KFC and Subway and Macs. I was a little concerned with the shared toilet but for now it's still good because I haven't really have to fight over the toilet or shower with anyone. I really save a lot of time staying in school without having to travelling to school from home or from home to school. Didn't become best friends with my roomie but we do talk so it is okay. :)

I have a list of books that I want to read, maybe during the holidays.
1) The reason I jump
2) Saving Danny
3) Girl Alone
4) Some book with short stories about working with children with special needs

Looks like there is lots to do during the holidays!

Now, off to bath and back to work!

Small Steps Lead to Big Strides

Why does people ask me, or the people who are shy/introverted, "why you so quiet?", not like we will ask them, "why you so noisy?". Why does being quiet seem like a sin now. Usually I'm not really bothered because I am really very shy and not talking but I kind of got bothered by the statement yesterday because I think I've been trying to be more vocal but yet people are still passing this comment. I think if they see the past me, haha the now me won't be quiet anymore.

I think recently in school I have become braver. Maybe it is nothing to others but I think for me, seeing how I was in Uni, I think it's quite commendable. Minus the times when we were forced to talk, I have been trying to voluntarily talk more during class. I think I was quite amazed by myself on Monday during one of the class and we were supposed to share, then when my groupmate said she is not sure so not able to share, I voluntarily shared. Haha, but I think that was the only time. Next week I will try harder. :/ Along the way I tried to raise my hands and answer questions too. I think some lecturers I dare to do it more but some I still don't really dare yet. My thinking process is damn funny, I will be thinking in my head "Okay if nobody raise hand then I will raise hand." Then maybe the thought will repeat for 3-5 times before I finally raise my hand or sometimes I raise my hand so short nobody can see. During group discussions, I have been sharing more unless the question I really don't know how to answer, because my processing time is slower so I really need more time to think.

Maybe it is nothing to any other student but I think for me, this small step can be something that I can be proud of and commend myself for.

Actually I have been thinking why I am able to be more vocal now. I am not sure if my previous school has made me more vocal, or sometimes the content I am more comfortable with it, or the people here are generally nice so I feel more comfortable to share?

When I'm scare, one thing I will do is avoid eye contact. Then kenna shoot, autistic.

I am trying but give me time.

Mixture

Last day of school today. This day came quickly and I didn't expect parting to be so difficult. All is good though, I am sure I will go back to visit. 11 months, shuo chang bu chang, shuo duan bu duan.

I remember my first day of school, we had to report at 1.30pm to our mentor and days before I went to the school website to check out who is my mentor and I remember I texted Cheryl saying "omg, my mentor looks quite fierce." Haha, who knew that she herself is special needs. Haha, kidding.

Due to my nature, it is not easy for me to bond with anybody and everybody but it is amazing how I am able to get along with the care team of this school.

Apart from my colleagues, I will miss the students too. Children are really the most innocent people, that is why working with them can be very enjoyable. Although sometimes they frustrate you and test your patience, at the end of the day, you still love working with them. Some are the kids are really so sweet when I tell them I'm leaving. They make leaving so hard too.

Moved my things to my hostel with the help of my brother on Saturday. He keep saying that my school and hostel is damn lao ko. Bought my laptop on Saturday too, Lenovo Yoga 3-14, I got the intel-core i7 because it was the same price as intel-core i5 due to national day sales. Hopefully digitex next week don't have good deals for this or else I will feel damn sad, haha but shall not itchy fingers and go research. I saw the previous it fair brouchures like not much discount for lenovo. I heard they can have very good deals too because Cheryl told me she bought her laptop last year? during it fair and got 300 dollars capitaland vouchers.

I think starting school is damn expensive,  need to get a new laptop, if not for school I can survive with my old laptop since it is only the battery life that cmi. Plus staying in hostel makes it even more expensive, need to buy so many things.

Kettle: $20 + $49.90 (I bought one and my father apparently bought one too...on the same day)
Hostel: $235 per month
Hair Dryer: $49.90 (Actually I don't need and I totld my father I don't need, but he still bought)
Pillow: $18
Bedsheet: $12
Laptop: $1499
Application Charge for hostel: $16
Alarm Clock: ???
Towel: $12
Toiletries to bring to hostel: ???

and the list continues ... Haha that is why I say I have financial stress. Good thing is, I can still afford it. I really don't know how people can buy a flat, buy car, take care of their children/parents etc etc. Really admire them.

Suddenly Singapore 50th Birthday and the Jubilee Weekend is coming to an end. We were so hype up for it and suddenly when it is over, feels so weird.

HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE! YOU HAVE COME A LONG WAY AND MAY YOU CONTINUE TO PROSPER AND GROW!!! THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A PLACE I CALL HOME.

Financial Stress

Recently I think I'm feeling financially stress because school is starting.

With the start of school, I have to get a new laptop because my currently laptop only have a battery of life 15 mins?, and every month there is that extra few hundred I have to pay for hostel too. Then if I'm staying hostel, I won't have free dinner from home too. That will be extra burden to my pocket too.

Hall

Today I got abit upset, maybe abit more upset, because I got notified that my hall will be a double room and there won't be air-con either. Totally opposite of what I chose. Boohoo.

I'm okay with no air-con, I chose air-con because online mentioned that those air-con halls are the newer ones built for YOG so they will have better amenities. But why they didn't give me a single room :'(. My personality is super anti-social so I'm super concerned about living in the same room as a stranger. I think it will be very awkward. The only time I stayed with in a hostel with someone else, was in Korea, and that was with a friend from Secondary school, but now staying with a total stranger will be testing my limits. Plus with someone else in the room, there will be a super lack of privacy. Haha, cannot change clothes in the room and more or less will have to worry about the belongings inside too I think.

Another thing I'm concern about is common toilet. That will be super troublesome, even when going overseas for a few days, I would mostly only stay in places with private toilet. I think I will become constipated from staying in the hostel.

Nonetheless, I shall not worry too much now and try out hostel with an open mind. Anyway I'm considered lucky because I have a home that welcomes me back (I assume), so there is somewhere I can go if I really find hostel unsuitable. Anyway I believe strongly in fate, or that everything happens for a reason. So I guess fate wants me to stay in hall for a reason, maybe I'll make more friends!!!

The 'Big Day'

Signed myself to my boss today. My youth.

Hope things will continue to go well and I continue to be happy!

Who Are You

Just finished watching Who Are You: School 2015. The drama is not bad, has romance and mystery and a little bit of humour. It depicts some of the problems students faced in school such as bullying, academic stress from parents and friendship. Thanks Karen for the recommendation!

Once of the most played song in Who Are You, very catchy song but the lyrics of the song is so sad but sometimes yet so true. 

 

There’s an empty world deep in my heart, save me
I wanna reset , I wanna reset , I wanna reset
Lonely eyes trapped in darkness
Is there anyone to hold my hand?
I wanna reset , I wanna reset , I wanna reset

Someone somewhere will know my miserable heart
It’s right in front of me but I can’t find it like a oriole bird
I’m flying around by myself in this darkness, in my lonely night
I’m flying around by myself in this darkness, with a miserable heart
Why don’t you know? Even if I’m a small existence
Don’t trample on me but go with me
Your careless words and actions break me down
It corners me, though you deny it
I’m hiding behind the ridicule, don’t look for me

There’s an empty world deep in my heart, save me
I wanna reset , I wanna reset , I wanna reset
Lonely eyes trapped in darkness
Is there anyone to hold my hand?
I wanna reset , I wanna reset , I wanna reset

It’s just a passing wind
I try shouting at the person next to me
But only silence is looking at me
I am walking too but why are they getting farther apart?
Why am I standing here alone?
Why is only my world stopping?
I see them fading away farther and farther
I don’t care if it’s just one person, please look back, please hold my hand
I don’t care if it’s just one time, please hold my hand
Someone please stop for a moment

There’s an empty world deep in my heart, save me
I wanna reset , I wanna reset , I wanna reset
Lonely eyes trapped in darkness
Is there anyone to hold my hand?
I wanna reset , I wanna reset , I wanna reset

Your smile that’s not ridiculing me
Finds me again from disappearing
In the darkness, your smile
Shines brightly into my heart
I wanna reset , I wanna reset , I wanna reset
Your smile that’s not ridiculing me
Finds me again from disappearing
In the darkness, your smile
Shines brightly into my heart
I wanna reset , I wanna reset , I wanna reset

How about you
I`m all about you
I wanna go back to the beautiful days
reset

I’m left alone like this, loneliness
Please hold my hand right now
I wanna reset
I wanna reset
I wanna reset
The truth is hidden by scars
I wanna go back to the happy place
I wanna reset
I wanna reset
I wanna reset

Lyrics from here. 

3 Things I'm Grateful for Everyday

22th June
1) My room is on the road to being packed. Just need to vacumn and mop, plus get the small shelves for my table. 

2) I have aircon which I can use anytime I'm feeling warm.

3) Today while packing I saw writings on one of my chinese worksheet in JC and I realized I must be really very sad during that period. I survived that period!

23rd June
1) Met Qiyin for lunch, it has been a few months since I last met her.

2) Collected my reserved book from the library. Borrowing books mean money saved.

3) Bought my shelves for my table from Daiso. 

24th June
1) Watch Jurassic World today with Karen. It's quite a cool movie, if only there's a real Jurassic World.

2) Cut away 三寸烦恼丝 and rebonded my fringe。Isn't it a luxury we can enjoy cutting hair and doing all sorts of things to our hair in a comfortable and air-conditioned place.

3) My father has recovered from his fever yesterday. :)

25th June
1) Exercise about half hour today.

2) Promise myself that I will sleep by 11.30pm.

3) I ate so much noodles in the past few days that I actually had craving for rice during lunch today. Lucky me got to eat so much noodles!   

26th June
1) satisfied my hot cakes craving!! 

2) become hardworking today and studied almost two hours of 한국어.  

3) my father have very much recovered from his cough and runny nose.  

27th June 

1) Went to the doctor at 11.45am, was worried that the clinic will be closed because online stated that it close at 12pm but luckily it closes at 12.30pm and it was still open so I can get my medicine. 

2) My phone dropped from damn high and survived in one piece.  I also never use brain lah when I charge my phone, next time cannot already.

3)  Got my snaffles. Yummylicious

28th June
1) I got the DISE programme email (it was sent out last monday but just opened my email).Don't know if this is good news or sad news because it means the end is here but still grateful.

2)  Got to eat yummy durian.

3) It's back to work tomorrow. *Positive thinking*

Time

Met Karen to watch Jurassic World yesterday and while we were having dinner at pepperlunch, we were talking about how kids grow up very quickly and suddenly it became...

"小孩子一天天的长大，我们一天天的变老。"

It's scary how time flies. Sometimes, I feel so confused. When I'm looking forward to something I want time to pass faster but yet at the same time, I don't want time to pass so quickly because I don't want to grow old and it is scary to see how quickly time passes.

The 3 weeks of holiday just flew pass like that, it will be back to waking up at 6am next week. I have been sleeping only after 1am this few days. I promise myself from today onwards I will be in bed latest by 11.30pm. Until when? Haha, that I don't know.  

3 Things I'm Grateful for Everyday

15th June
1) I got to eat my grandma's dumpling for lunch.

2) I spent a hard time trying to remove the foam tape on my table and my father helped me remove the rest on the table when he came back.

3) My father wore the shirt I bought him from SEA Games to work even though he kept saying people will laugh at him because the shirt is for young people. Lol. 

16th June
1) Went to adventure cove and dinner with Cmt team and jennifer. Came back with aching back, stomach,  arms and legs. And a swimming head too.  Grateful to have such good colleagues. 

2) Da yi ma didnt come, if not cannot go adventure cove. 

3) I snorkeled and came out alive and in one piece. 

17th June
1) Bonus next month $$$

2) I am loved by kids

3) Today i was of help when i went to babysit my nephew because he was sick.

18th June

1) My father bought lunch for me and my brother before I went over to my brother's house to babysit.

2) Finally got less lazy and placed the plastic sheet over my table. 

3) All is good!

19th June
 1) My father bought breakfast over to my brother's house before babysitting. (although I really wanted to have macdonald's hot cakes)

2) My brother bought lunch back when he came back to fetch my sis-in-law to work.

3) My nephew is very easily satisfied. 

有没有很motherly?

20th June

1) My father bought me my favourite sandwich in the morning.  

2) I got 2 numbers (500 coins w a break tsum tsum and 130 combo) on the bingo card for tsum tsum game. It has been a long time since i have gotten any.  

3) free pudding from gongcha

21st June
1) I got to eat one of my favourite chicken wings dish for lunch.

2) I got to eat crab for dinner.

3)  I started cleaning my room. Better get it done by tomorrow.

3 Things I'm Grateful for Everyday

8th June 2015
1) No monday blues today because there is no school!

2) I exercised...for 7 minutes. Better than nothing.

3) My father bought me fish soup beehoon for dinner today.

 9th June 2015
1) I woke up and I have breakfast (ba zhang) in the tian fan bo waiting for me.

2) I have a vacumn cleaner and a mop that can squeeze dry automatically so I don't have to sweep and squeeze dry manually.

3) I am able to zi ran xing on a weekday. That is a luxury!

10th June 2015
1) I finally got to sing K after a long long time.

2) Got a dessert treat from Cheryl at Awfully Chocolate

3) Got to eat chocolate tarts Cheryl bought while singing K.

11th June 2015
1) I exercised at least half an hour.

2) Finalising adventure cove outing next tuesday.

3)  Apart from Jurassic Park and Minions, I found another movie that I want to watch. Terminator!

12th June 2015
1) The good weather when I went to watch atheletics at stadium today. Although when we left it was slightly drizzling but otherwise the weather was good since it wasn't pouring.

2) I had my medicine when I woke up and couldn't breathe well.

3) I got to redeem a pen while waiting for Eunice to come by playing a game. Never waste time waiting. Lol.

13th June 2015
 1) My grandma made dumplings!!!

2) Had a fulfilling dessert with my cousin after dinner at grandma house.

3) I bought a nice design plastic for my table.

14 June 2015
1) I ate the ba zhang my grandma made, it was yummylicious!

2) Collect Adventure Cove tickets safely.

3) Paid income tax for the first time. Grateful because I lived old enough till the day I have to pay income tax and that I'm earning enough to have to pay income tax. 

SEA Games Carnival

Went to the SEA Games Carnival last Saturday after watching the swimming heats at the OCBC Aquatic Centre. The carnival is located just beside Stadium station.

 

Wanted to register for the hot air balloon before we went for the swimming heats but didn't managed to because both of us were not wearing covered shoes!!!

But to be honest, the hot air balloon doesn't look too fun because it doesn't free flow and it doesn't fly to a very height. Haha, or maybe we were just sour grapes cause we don't get to sit.

Went to get our carnival card. Collect 5 stamps by playing games to get a badge.

Our Carnival Cards and Us

Hockey Golf

Off to collect some chops with hockey golf. Haha, don't judge me by the way I hole the hockey or my posture, my ball actually went into the hole. See how enthusiastic I am wearing the carnival crown. 

Getting myself inked

 Haha this tattoo didn't last. By lunchtime, the tattoo was already all gone.

 

After this we kind of gave up collecting chops after walking on water and hockey golf because the games were all the kiddy or the queue was damn long. When we were there at around 11, the next session for laser tag was 2.15pm.

Saw interesting people walking around so it's photo time!!! 

 They had a Nila skit in between. It's the same skit that they performend when they went down to the primary schools.

 After taking this photo, I was looking outside and guess who I saw? I saw NILA!!! Immediately ran out.

 It is damn hard to take photo with NILA because everybody wants to take photo with him, so you have to be fast and be the first to rush up to him.

After that went to play with segway before heading down to MBS to watch the dragonboating competitions.

 

Initilly I was abit scare because my driving/cycling skills all damn bad. But this is damn cool!!!

my 25.90 shirt

Took me super long to decide if I wanted to get this shirt.

I feel that the carnival is really catered to small kids. Like kids who are kindergarten and below, or maybe primary school children also, because most the games were not suited for adults or teengaers. There were really limited activities which we could take part in. Haha, but I'm happy because I got to take photo with Nila!! Achievement of the day.

3 Things I'm Grateful For Everyday

I was watching Kang Xi Lai Le and they suggested that every night if you think of 3 things that you are grateful for, you will be able to sleep better. I shall try this and even though I already sleep quite well every night, let's hope this will give me a more positive mindset and a happier mood everyday.

2nd June 2015
1) I am healthy and still alive. Yesterday I happened to see on facebook that Shone An from Comic Boyz passed away due to complications from liver cancer at the age of 32. It was terribly shocking because I didn't know he had cancer and I just saw him on Kang Xi Lai Le last Thursday.

2) I finished my target for laminating and cutting today. I calculated wrongly the amount I have to finished yesterday, I have 4 days instead of 3 but this means I ahead of target!

3) Auntie Meiling bought me breakfast and iced milk tea this morning! :)

3rd June 2015
1) I have no problem sleeping be it day or night. I guess it is something I should be grateful for seeing how I don't suffer from insonmia. I wanted to exercise today and yesterday but I ended up sleeping :o

2) Today can wake up slightly later because work starts slightly later.

3) I got to eat about 10 wantons for dinner today.

4th June 2015
1) I finished my laminating and cutting.  Just need to arrange accordingly tomorrow. 

2) Auntie gave me a free egg when i bought noodles today. 

3) Today while waiting for bus,  within one minute i saw the bus coming.   

4) Siew Ping bought drinks and Mei Ling bought hum ji pang for us.  

5th June
Almost forgot to do this today.

1) Sze Yin bought us drinks today.  

2) Ate till very full at hdl. Although quite sad no manicure. 

3) Today is the last day of work for the semester! Woohoo

6th June

1) I took photo with NILA!!!

2) Went to my grandma house for dinner. 

3) Saw a game record breaking swim at the swimming heats. I'm suddenly enthusiastic about SEA games so quite disappointed the swimming finals are sold out.

7th June 

1) My nephew can crawl already!! So big boy already. 

2) Saw singapore score a goal during the hockey match. 

3) Once again I am grateful I'm alive. Life is just so unpredictable. It is saddening to see students and teacher passed away during school trip which should be an enioyable event.  

Snippets of Work

Shall change post titles from funnies to snippets of work since that seems more appropriate. 

J: Just now, xxx said that you are a princess.
Xxx: Ms Chen, you and xxxx are princesses. Mdm J is the Queen. Auntie E is the queen's mother. She is the empress. 

Not bad, now i become a princess.  I like. 

E: Ms Chen,  are you okay?
Me: yes,  why?
E: I thought you might be having a fever. 

Me: If I am tired,  should i go home and rest?
E: Yes, you should go home and rest after a hard day at work.  

O: Miss Chen, why are you always smiling?

Me: Huh? I don't always smile. I scolded you all during xxx class. 

O: Can you show me how you scold? 

This is the second time kids say I'm always smiling, but for adults I think the image they get when they don't know me is that I'm very dao.

Demand & Supply

Met Karen last Tuesday for dinner at demand and supply.  

Demand and supply is very high tech.  Their reservation is done online. When you call them they will send you a link where the reservation can be done. On the day when they call you to confirm reservation, it is done through a robot too.  

This time i had their carbonara and hazelnut latte.  

The first time I had their aglio olio it blew me away.  So delicious! The second time I went with Eunice and had their aglio olio, it tasted chao ta.  

Went back again for another try and had their carbonara, and it just tasted damm bad and weird. One of the worst because the carbonara tasted sour. Initially i thought it was my tongue or that it was the white wine. Then i karen tried and she confirmed that i was sour but she thinks it was the cheese. 

I dont know if it is suppose to taste like that or something went wrong for my order. So i dont think i will ever go back again.  Haha not like they care because their business is damn good. Better to make a reservation if going down, especially after 7pm. 

Sensory Couple/ The Girl that Smells Scents

First time I'm so updated with Korean dramas, watching while it's still showing in Korea. At episode 12 now, can't wait for Wednesday and Thursday to come.

I like the storyline of this story. No complicated triangle love which I hate but is so common in dramas. I thought there will be the complicated 'I don't know whether to love you or hate you' relationship when Moo Gak found out that Cha Rim is indirectly related to the death of his sister, but this part was kept short and sweet, which I like too.

Watching Kill me, Heal Me next.

Tsukada Nojo

Met Cheryl and Sherling for dinner yesterday. Was supposed to meet Thing Thing too but she was suddenly down with stomach flu. 

Cheryl had craving for steamboat so we went for the collagen steamboat. Better give me toing toing and biong biong skin. 

Went to Tsukada Nojo, the chinatown outlet. I always walked past this shop at Plaza Singapura and it's always super long queue. Heard that the outlet in PS is really small, even the outlet at Chinatown Point is also quite small.

Reservations only allowed before 5.30pm. I reached around 6.10 and queued for about 1 hour. The things we will do for food.

 

Hehe, that tau huay looking is our mei ren guo. It will melt and become our soup base after putting it on the inductor.  The soup is good but the ingredient is only good if you like eating vegetables. Almost 70-80% of the steamboat ingredients is vegetables. Not very suitable for me because lots of the veggies are not my cup of veggies such as radish and lady fingers.

Cheese Rice Roll - $3.80

This is supper goooooood! The meat and the cheese and the rice blended so well. I can eat 10! 

 

SO SWEET!!! Quite a waste though, cause took so much effort to draw.  

The service there is one of the best service ever. The person serving us cooked our food for us, explained the sauces to us, explained their 'member' card to us and drew this picture for us. How to not award him with best service award. Haha although the service is so good that is a little overwhelming for me. 

After dinner, walked to Central, brought Gongcha and had a good chat and got updates of each other lives by the river. At this age, our topics revolve mostly around relationships (or the absence of one) and career and complain about how we have no life after starting working. It was considered happening for me as we left the place at around 11, but as we were leaving clark quay, people were just streaming in.