Chronicles of a Balloon

the last time i held on a balloon was like.. a few years ago? when i thought balloons were almighty and all. hurhur.. balloons were more easily available then, but now.. shops selling such party stuff are dwindling (the century square outlet is gone, as far as i remember) and it may be a feat to get helium-pumped balloons during roadshows and the likes. after all, who will give you one, when you are not a kid anymore?

one day, shihui gave me a lime-green balloon from her club event. she was actually thinking of letting go of the balloon on the way to another building, until she saw me.

ooh, i have a balloon! woohoo. and i attended lecture with it while the rest of the girls tried to shove me to the side so that the balloon is less attention-grabbing! :)

i brought the balloon up into the train, attracting bizarre looks from other passengers.



rainbow even threatened to poke the balloon!



shihui saw how fascinated i was with a balloon and suggested my future boyfriend to get me a bunch of balloons instead of roses. why can't i have both? =D

after escaping from the train unscathed, balloon went up the bus :)


this time round i sat at the last seat so that it's not so AA when i took a pic secretly.

going home together..


and finally,



home :) tadaa, balloon survived!

it was left drifting on my ceiling for a night, and lying around my room days after. got bored with it. hoho.

woah. sorry guys, haven't got the time to settle down and blog.. so this is for you, if you have been randomly checking for updates from here (if there are people doing this in the first place).

ok, this is an official thank-you note to all who were really worried about me falling (really) sick.. i (think) am fine now.. less floaty and all. really really appreciate all your concern. especially my proj mates.. thankewwww for being so understanding and allow me to take a short rest in the midst of the "battles". haha.

thanks to poh, who even volunteered to help me take pictures for an assignment so that i can rest at home. appreciate that thought, but i rejected her kind offer.. it's just not fair to use sickness as an excuse for so many favours.

sorry to many people too, for me unable to find time (or just too sick) to meet up/attend birthdays/movies and such.. really really sorry. orz

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now time for some really backdated stuff..

the AUGUST-till-early-SEPTEMBER birthday boys & girls. alot lor. reallllly alot of people. i almost went broke chipping in for everyone's presents. arrhhhh..

i don't know if i'm able to name all, sorry if i missed yours.. as i've reiterated umpteen times - my brain just can't remember birthdays! i need constant reminders from conscientious people about upcoming birthdays.

anyway.

aug 13 - sis

aug 15 - poh
(? um, am i right?) supposedly a kbox session with her, but i didn't go in the end. i've forsaken her for last-minute-making-money opportunity.

i was here:


the arena!

sorry arh poh.. =(

aug 18 - bunny
i thought i couldn't make it for her bday bash (was sitting for hours at the hair salon!).. anyway, i rushed from far east plaza to parkway.. and yeah, in time for dinner and cut-cake sing-along session! was amused - ivy kena assaulted by kids lor. the kids didn't really welcome the tk girls that night, we thought. heck.

aug 26 - lisi
ok! got more pics here le. the tkgirls were invited over to her house for a steamboat (cum yummy bbq-like chicken wings) feast!

perhaps the setting was really more "at home" (since we've visited her house for CNY for years, hence the familiarity), the tkgirls really "demure & resolute" no more. lol.. just imagine a round table of about 8 people.. screaming/shouting/loud gossiping across the table.. even lisi's boyfriend cannot tahan our presence (and flee into the room for computer games).. hahahaa! easier for more gossips now :)

after a much tiring get-together session.. we decided it was cut-cake time! woots.

preparations for the "event":


lisi was jealous of her strawberry cake, cuz everyone was busy snapping the cake, not the birthday girl. heh.


ok ok.. your turn.


ready for a pic, any time. =)


sing along session! lisi is concentrating on her 3 birthday wishes..


the MOMENT.


awwww.. so blissed! :)


the rowdy girls.


happy birthday darling! :)

to the qb august/sept birthday trio, happy birthday to you too! i didn't go for this again.. sorry madeline (aka the organiser).. she really put in alot of effort to organise such outings alright, time/place/movie/dinner/birthday present.. double sorry. but i guessed you guys equally had fun without my presence. lol.

september 1st - jamie
was invited to attend her preppy-chic birthday bash, but didn't go. was sick! aurgghh. sorry arh jamie. =( missed her. will find time to meet.. yup not "say-say-only" kind. promise! :)

more to come in end-september...

"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.