"still floating..."

is the state i'm in now - after a day (and night) of concussion.

all thanks to stupid fever.. urgghhh...

was feverish the past few days, didn't really bother about it since i was still "function-able" (i.e. able to do projects, meetings, tutorials, new assignments, make appointments, and the likes).

in fact, i was still well and fine yesterday morning.. did online simulation game with my proj mates, and scheduled follow-up meetings for this proj and FYP.

afternoon: beginning to feel really sick. experiencing cold palms and feet, albeit boiling temperature. could not do anything but lie in bed (and to bear with the sickening construction noise pollution downstairs. damn.). record temperature: 40.8 degrees.

night: finally wobbled my way to the doctor.. (and bearing with his nagging for seeking consultation only till now, why do i have 3-day week when there's no such thing in nus medicine.. yada yada..) ate a whole irritating load of medicine (psst. but i deliberately skipped the cough mixture) and plonked into bed straight after.

result: i missed all the proj meetings! damnnn. i hate this.

...

i feel weak.


the crazy weather is tormenting me.


my brain is torturing me with haunting flashbacks.


i am weak.


damn it, just let me off.

Singapore Fireworks Festival, 2007

my FYP group mates met at marina foodcourt for proj meeting..

well, we chose marina for an underlying agenda of course - to have the best view of the fireworks display! woohoo. project wasn't on top priority.. oops.

the spot we chose was airy and comfy. i couldn't help but feel like a tourist by doing this:


familiar buildings look just different through the lens.

marina bay has beautiful blue waters!

another sidetrack.. took a pic of clarke quay (or is this boat quay? arh, whatever.) by night..


scenic. scenic. scenic.

anyway..

i decided to take a pic every now and then. we were bored while waiting anyway.

from this,


to this,


and the crowd grew bigger - in the foodcourt as well as people walking towards marina bay.


night's coming real soon.. can't wait!


arh, the anticipated moment coming real soon..


by this time, marina foodcourt is jam-packed with people.

and it stretches on.. thank goodness we have a table to ourselves. save us the fate of being squashed and poked.

oh yes, start liao start liao!

....

huh? start already or not?! we aren't sure.. all we see were speckles of colourful lights..



-_-'' alright, it's Go Fly Kite!

finally.. the real show began.



my handphone was not exactly doing justice to this real spectacular show.. it's awesome! you see hearts, planets, and loads more! every second is a surprise!





few pics, most of the time i was busy capturing vids. and this is the climax of the entire show.. the crowd got high too! woohoo.



for more videos, you can visit the other links.. ha, my vids are short and in bits and pieces.. others did a better job with digicam i suppose. if you want me to upload the other snippets, do tell me. (:

why did my prideful heart tinge again?

this will be a happy entry..

because everyone else is happy.

the freshie to the 21-club is very happy and loved.


during the thailand trip. i thought she looked real elated here.

our official globetrotter is oozing with happiness.


her belated birthday gathering at popeyes. (zhiming looks even happier though, by spoiling our pic! ha.)

our sky-diner is happier with her boyfriend than the food.


then i realise jeraldine doesn't have that wide big smile as i looked through my photo library.. hers is the mild, sweet kind. lol. one of the old couple pics i have.. eons ago..

my sis is satisfied with her ultra-sinful Coco Exotic from Four Leaves. 8 (!!) different layers of chocolate, including choc mousse + layers of choc + choc topping + chocolate sponge + biscuit and such..

sinful, but lovely to all die-hard chocolate fans.

happy birthday sis! stop bullying meee! (:

the kids were happy "performing" at the water fountain (is this called a fountain? water works? ar, whatever.) in bugis. i guess this is the first (and probably the only) fountain in singapore which is so widely used as a playground than a decorative item for the building.

whee.. do adults play this?

erm.. i guess they are more interested in.. dancing! woah.. macham clubbing can. mind you, this is a company's dinner and dance in suntec convention hall!!

happening la, we were having duties but all of us were grooving to the upbeat music. the dj is good!

the stage, with better lighting.

my dearest celestine chuckles and makes me very happy too!

so kawaiiiiiiiii..

she is so cheerful la! and she smiles to my camera like almost all the time? (:

oops. caught her unaware. she is busy munching.. lol

all smiles.. she makes you happy too, doesn't she? (:

the days of innocence and simple bliss..

now, now.

are you happy too? (:

just one sentence, uttered without much thought -
caused so much negative vibes..
that was not intended at all!

it took some time to clear the air,
but the sentence remained etched in their memories.

finally realise how damaging relationships could go, just by a wrong tweak.

i'll be cautious.

i'll mince my words before speaking.

decided to label future of such entries as "my little black book" - as if the book tags along whenever i go.. and i'd write on what i observe with my after-thoughts on the spot.

...

i was on my way home on bus 65. and as fellow bus 65 peeps would know, the bus is infamously crowded with uh.. uhh.. people. (bus 65 peeps should know who i'm referring to. but please, i do not have any ill intention to ignite any bad feelings about anyone.)

thankfully i got myself a seat quite early during my journey.

then i noticed this young couple trying to find seats. the girl found one, and the guy got a seat (which was perhaps a 50cm distance away from the girl) soonafter.

i wasn't really paying attention to them while i was stoning (and hoping that the bus would be less crowded real soon). it was only until the guy stood up when i was zapped back to reality.

the guy was obviously furious. and he was glaring so hard at the man who was standing close in front of the girl. he really looked as if he was going to fight it out with that man (perhaps, if the bus was less crowded).

the furious guy dragged his gf off the next bus stop, leaving the.. looking-embarrassed man behind.

i'm not sure what did that embarrassed man do.. standing too close that infringes decency? or peering at the girl? or none?

...

but at that moment when that furious guy glared at the embarrassed man, i was like "woah.. if someone would protect me like this.."

whether the guy was over-reacting or not, he loves the girl isn't it? who will confront the other party if he/she didn't care for the one he/she is protecting? duh.

at least the girl can be free from being ogled at/(accidentally?) brushed by weird people. i mean weird, irritating people. she has the best bodyguard ever!

...

p.s. my sickening cough is back. stronger than ever. urgh. helpppp.

down with cold..

urgh.

what a light, floating sensation.. -_-

double entry of the day!

was watching this repeat korean drama on tv and this random guy said something like this:

"there are a few things one cannot hide -

1. cough
2. (something i can't remember, but not important)
3. your love for the other
4. loneliness"

then he continued,

"yes, there are many who got married because of mutual true love. however, there are also many others who got married because of loneliness..."

omg.. how apt.

close your eyes and ask yourself.

are you (together/yearning for the other half) because of love? or loneliness?

we can't hide such things. but we choose to musk it deliberately.

another backdated entry.. apologies. heh. anyway, what a rainy (and lazy) saturday.. more reasons for me to procrastinate AGAIN. when am i really going to start on my PA report.. i wonder. (:

14 july - ling's birthday (:

and how nice. i got to start my saturday going to help out at work. haha. but.. ironically, i love my job. the long hours and pressing schedules, i love it. more about my work soon.

because of my last minute call to work, i got to sort of postpone my secret meeting with felicia to slot in my little birthday "card" (not really a card per se..) along with the other goodies we got for her. concept wise, it was rather similar to felicia's. just that this time it wasn't a butterfly, but a stylo Nike ladies bottle. check out Nike Women's in taka.

this is what i've drawn for ling..


nice nice? (:

it was a um.. simpler card cuz i was running out of time (oops...) but i tried my best to make "L" as intricate as possible.. heh. sorry eh, everyone knows i'm such a hopeless procrastinator.

spot the lil' mischievious angels playing hide-and-seek

shortly after i met felicia, we gathered at lido intending to watch a movie. but the seats left are all front rows la! urgh. so we went to eat instead.

we went to Big O at wheelocks place. yikes. i will never ever step in again.

- food: passable.. but too pricey. $15 for millionaire's salad with a few pieces of meat (only served when we enquired). how's that? i don't feel pampered like a millionaire at all. -_-''

- service: horrible. utterly dao waiters and waitresses as if we owed them a living. wth. took a good 10 minutes (or more) before they finally bothered to serve us.

- price: why am i paying 10% service charge when there's no service at all?! urgh. they don't even offer to give a PLASTIC smile like, "please come again *radiant smile*!".. more like "can you don't come here ever?!"

all in all, i don't like it there. i guess i'd feel better at nydc (which was just opposite big o).

...

to cheer us up, we took pics.


birthday girl not holding birthday present. hurmph. =)

btw, this spot was in wheelocks. bet you guys never notice this place. ha. i felt so tourist-sy that day...





then we went zara for shopping!! we were so engrossed that we almost forgot that we were supposed to meet siti for our part ii - durian feast!

we met siti in bugis and took neo-prints! lol. quite fun la.. but felt seriously over-aged.

by this time, we were like tired.. so we started stoning at rockery.. and took pics again! haha.




another one.



energy restored, and off we went to bugis street. durian feast was hilarious.

it was all our first time eating durians outdoors (as in eating along the roadside).

then as girls, we were picky about which vendor, which table to choose.. so anyway, we settled at this rather spacious spot for our durian feast.

then.. we even went to buy WET TISSUES in fear of dirty hands. lol. i even contemplated to buy little translucent plastic bags so that i dont have dirty hands! lol. but i reckon its really odd to do that, 'cause NO ONE does that there. so wet tissues will suffice then. =/


the legendary D24.


feasting..


yum.

siti and i can be the official durian-openers that day la. but some of them are so difficult to pry open! so.. perhaps guys should be present for such durian events. (:

it was actually quite an experience. the night breeze and the great company.. it all makes the spiky durian seem a lil' more tastier. but woah. 3 D24 are huge and we were so full ok. what an exotic dinner. heh. and soo much better than lunch! (im still appalled by big O.. bleah)

anyway.. we wanted to take a group photo.. and siti was picking which one will be friendly enough to take pic for us! thank goodness there was this bunch of guys around our age who were there ready to feast on durians too! so there you go..



this was not it! tired enough, we still went to explore arab street and haji lane. but haiz, most of the stalls are closed. i'd love to visit such quirky concept stores (albeit the pricey designer prices)..

oh what an eventful day! we were allll tired but fulfilled. hope you had fun too, ling! (:

ok, this is ultra backdated. but i owe mingshu an entry.. so here goes.

23rd june - mingshu's 21st partayy! (:

as usual, people gathered at mingshu's house for her 21st celebration.. feels like CNY celebration in advance. then i thought, perhaps she can host her wedding at her house too? then the jie-meis and "brothers" team can play mahjong and blackjack like crazy and loot all the couple's angpows! lol. ok that's so not romantic.

what makes this year's celebration more memorable was.. ms ivy teong and ms khoo sian chen gracing the event! omg! we've not seen them, especially ms khoo, for EONS. yes, i mean EONS. and ha, the three of us went to her party late, as usual.


tk gang.. gathering more in numbers

for once, bee was earlier.. so poor lisi and bee had ate to their fill and stoned while waiting for us. heh. :)


which party venue allows you to nua in the Star-of-the-day's bed? only here, i suppose.

mingshu catered food so that it's more hassle-free.. so it was chow-time! woohoo.


but why am i the only one with plate huh. and thanks puay yee.. this is such a random shot.


ok, can i eat soon? lol. (and what's with green? so tk..)


pics pics pics! anywhere, anytime.

after a few rounds of random bridge, it was cut-cake time! woots.


twenty-one hunney! (:


blissful and happy mingshu. "when is my golden tortoise coming?!" ha.



then ivy and sian chen got to go.. ting has to go shopping.. the rest of the tkgals just slacked and stoned.. i forgot how long we stoned, then later.. mahjonggg time! :D

mahjong till late with tkgals and kelvin, aka mr "yi se". mingshu kept complaining that he could have won but he deliberately did not want to win, just to hope to get a yi se. so greedy. hoho.

that's about all i can remember for 23rd june.. lol.

anyway, mingshu.. jiayou for your exams yeah? then we can slack and shop together again! yippee. happyyy 21st hunney! (: