parts and puzzles of december

december had been quite good to me.

a good meal for birthday as usual.
since was back on the birthday itself, so i went for food hunt two days earlier.

an omakase meal of $68 at Kaiware.

 this is scallop

 assorted sashimi

 shishamo, which is an add-on

 chawanmushi with good ingredients

 this made the $68 worthy.

*dunno what fish was that, uni sushi, ikura sushi*

 when i saw the bento i went jaw dropped. i was full after the sushi set. sincerely

smoked duck with rice, mentaiko cod fish fillet, nice soup.

last last, dessert. mochi with vanilla ice cream maybe?

it's Omakase meal, which means, the chef to decide.
so i didn't know what are the dishes before hand.
seems like i have trained my taste buds well. able to tell what are some of those foods by just tasting. like the scallop, the mentaiko cod fish *yeah, can even tell what type of fish is that =.= *, the smoked duck, and the soup base =.=

next up was the wedding of Zi Ning. haha bought my air ticket a year before. december is always the peak season, any wedding of that time must be informed much earlier to secure cheap ticket XD

so we decided to throw her a bridal shower.
as only me has to fly from singapore, we worked for the decorations via Whatsapp XD

and i m very proud to say that.....

 the designs were by me!!!! XD printing was by Lynn after i had done designing and emailed her for the printing job.

the tassels , the background of the letters were by me too XD

i actually worked on it on the day before flying home till around 1+, and had not packed my stuffs yet. that was indeed crazy =.=

 and funny thing is, i bought the balloons from Singapore too!!! haha! coz we were all working.. and it turned out to be that, it's easier for me to source out balloons than the rest even though we were all  still working. so Chin Mei bought the cupcakes and Lynn bought the crown, while me managed to grab a bottle of Bottega Rose Gold Pinot Nero Brut from Changi at the 11th hour :P

and the idea to tie the balloons on the chairs was super duper last minute. like after decorating the wall and arranging the cakes and champagne haha! and, thank God I'm an engineer. and engineer can really do wonders. the balloons couldn't be tied straight up initially. me n my brain, to make all stood straight up hahahaha!!

i kind of like that ;)

i was really like 疑神疑鬼 while waiting for the bride-to-be to reach, as the bridal shower was meant to be a surprise XD

 mum was at home, so managed to get her to help us to get a shot =)

 haha! the birthday celebration was a total surprise. they all actually forgotten initially. Zi Ning did remember, my, so amazing XD and she bought the cake.
so it was a double celebration ;)

21years and counting. love this shot ;)

 thankful for them. one of my greatest blessings to have them =D

mm hmm.. friend said i won't have to be worried to be jobless in future. coz i... though being an engineer, i can be an event planner [kind of lousy one ??XD] and also an early childhood educator [cause have been in sunday school ministry for some years]. and yea, i somewhat agree to that. hahaha!

the day was two days after the bridal shower.

 the cute guy, who joined the bridesmaids team! haha!

they've got cute pre wedding shots!!

the crash gate part in the morning was fun and funny with the groomsmen's participation. had a good belly-hurting laugh XD

the photo shooting near noon was fun too but kind of "oh my". even had heatstroke, which caused me to burn my original flight ticket back to singapore and had saline water injection at the hospital =.=

nonetheless, it's a very good memories!!!

the semester was kind of hectic, but i managed to survive. and got my first A- in NTU!! XD XD killed nine modules, only one A-, and that was a module under Civil Engineering. once again proved that my decision to be in management classes was wrong XD

Yiruma 2015

Attended Yiruma's piano performance last November at Star Vista.
i skipped a lecture just to attend his performance :P
the hall is far from workplace, definitely has no way for me to go home get showered and changed and rush to the hall on time, think even cab also couldn't help.
i really really wished i could be there in dress and heels. but.. wat to do..
so i could only be there to put on eyeliner after a quick dinner there. for the whole day i had been thinking whether to paint or not to paint. haha! after the dinner still had ample time so i decided to paint! :P
i like the ambience there.. saw people who went alone too! its like, wise men think alike.. even to go alone also didn't want to miss the chance to see him and enjoy his pieces ;)

had a great night that night! love it so much! and his impromptu improvised pieces with a young guy from the floor too!

was so excited that i actually tossed and turned on bed the night before able to fall asleep :P :P

the special man said that i was like meeting my lover, so excited, even painted myself though knowing that he wouldn't be able to see me. hahahhaha! 

look forward to his return!!!!

happy? unhappy?

hola its june.
basically counting down my days to go home again
in less than two weeks to go
how nice
every month unpaid leave+air ticket... i feel like I'm actually printing money, as if... *flip table*
the increase in salary like never happened at all, all contributed to airlines in giving myself a break.
imagine its more than $150 per day of unpaid leave, and about $250 of air ticket..... seriously, *eyes roll*

i told my once-colleague-then-friend-then-now-colleague friend *networking does matter* that its really different to go home and get recharged. he said that I'm not happy working here. thats why i keep running back home. previously when he was working at JB he went home like less than five times per year.
well, its kind of like a bang on my head. i.am.not.happy. ??
looking back last year, i didn't go home as frequent as now and i managed to survive.
whenever clock ticks 530pm, i quickly pack and go. if i was forced to OT, i start grumbling.
unlike previously, i really don't mind work from 8am-8pm.
am i really unhappy working here? perhaps I'm really unhappy.
I'm counting down also..... i messed up my life this april fool, its a one year contract, i vowed not to renew the contract when it ends. I'm going to start afresh next year april fool *eyes roll*

or maybe, i should start off with a much smaller scale of project. instead of this kind of mixed development, with all these rubbish office politics and RTOs who wanna tipu OT.

side note:
I'm happy that the special man would actually note me whenever he's flying home. i really like that. and as usual i would remind him to come back in one piece. aha! *wink*

小幸福 ^_^

From that special man =)

told him when mcd launched this online, thinking that he might wanna get a set for his sister. his sister is way more fanatic than me about these O_O haha!!
it really surprised me that one night he texted me and asked if i collect kitty, coz he bought one for me. asked why was he so random he said he thought of me! wow~ very thoughtful of him huh.... but i rmb i did tell him before that i don't really collect mcd's kitty =.=
and so at that moment i tot i would only have one. till the following week he told me that he bought another one for me again. really surprised! haha!! i wonder if he get a set for his sister.......-->_-->
this man really jia lat. to buy tis kitty one has to get an extra value meal, means, upsized one. didn't he get bloated???

managed to sneak an evening with him last saturday. ouh he left site early!!!!!!!!! :P
but i knocked off late that saturday, so only managed to meet him at around 6plus after cleaning myself.
thanks to the super cheap sandals, i had to be on heels. haha! *die die won't get cheap shoes anymore*
with a black half long short skirt from Sianeder and an orangy red mango top *only $13 after discount, cheap dao siao* and a pair of heels haha!
was really surprised to see that tuxedosam!! all the while tot that i have only two. haha didn't know that he actly get me another one ^_^
he really put a smile on my face through these tough days.
was kind of happy, tho i was really really really tired, been OT-ing for few days straight, lousiest was near 10pm. he too said that i looked very tired :(
but seeing him really made my day =)

如果这是一种幸福，那这幸福便是偷来的小幸福
很多事，我说不上为什么
很多事，言语无法说尽
但我很珍惜这种偷来的小幸福 :P

absurdity

and finally
i've completed three absurd things to date, since the start of 2014
or to be precise,
its three absurd things in half a month =.=
wonder how far can i go after this =.=

event 1:
to accept a job offer which is not attractive to me
=.=

event 2:
-supposed its not appropriate to be disclosed-
=.=

event 3:
to join the Safari Zoo Run, organized by Singapore Zoo. =.=
i participated the 6km fun run, which wasn't timed. forgot how much was the fee coz i registered last year.

 went to I12 Katong to collect the race pack on the 8th. 

fun run category started at 10am.
so i went out from home at 745am, thought that i might be able to reach the zoo at 9am.
well i reached Marsiling around 845am. waited for public bus to zoo for more than half an hour and to see a bus passed by…… full with runners…. waited and in the end took another bus to some bus stop that i could catch the bus to zoo. seeing the time ticking, i could wait no more but to catch a cab. who knows…… the traffic was rather jam before turning in to the zoo. so stopped at the roadside and walked for about 1 or 2km to go in to the zoo. the taxi driver humorously said, take it as warm up. *chuckles*

deposited my bag then gathered at the entrance point. thought i was late, thats why i caught a cab. well the run started at around 1020am or 1030am =.= argh, give me back my money!!!!

the entrance. fun run is suitable for family. prams and prams are all around =.=

at the starting point.

people mountain people sea.. can find most nationalities who reside in Singapore here.

 kokocrunch figurine =D

 and yay, i made it!!! in about an hour or so?

walked for about 2 to 3km in between. 

since it started at 10+, the sun shone brightly =.=

 my first run medal =D

~ta-da~

joined this run not to wow people.
mainly to push my further, see how far can i go.
from the thought of i-think-i-gonna-die to i-finally-made-it
especially i did not train myself well. only started training after the CNY holidays. i was on the treadmill only thrice!! once 4km, then 6km plus a bit and then was super demotivated on the last time so it was another 4km.
and ya, i did it!!! though i walked quite a lot XD
quite happy with the outcome. i think i did fairly well. i think la…. =P

month2

and here comes Feb…
end of my CNY holidays, where i had my koala life at home.

eat - nap - eat - sleep - eat - nap - eat - sleep - eat - nap - eat - sleep and the cycle repeated itself for the one whole week ever since the first day i reached home, as it was morning when i reached home, so i managed to have my nap on that day XD theres no exception even during Chinese New Year. with a two-hours nap in the afternoon, i was still able to hit the sack at around 10sth or 11 at night. a very koala koala life indeed XD
perhaps that showed how tired am i in singapore.

to tune a koala life back to normal robotic life is very tormenting, as though i had a terrible jet lag. its about few days since I'm back to singapore, i'd still get sleepy when the clock hits 1sth in the afternoon, dying for nap, yet unable to have one T_T i feel like killing myself

stepping into new month of the year, something changed here and there.

i started teaching in sunday school, after almost a year leading in praise and worship. yesterday was my first time teaching. on the saturday night, despite the tiredness, i still had to prepare the lesson for the next day while waiting for my laundry.
"coincidentally" my partner teacher was very sick, and my helper basically still blur about what she has to do so it was a one-man show. a Me, to five kids who are 6 and under T_T
pre-opening activity, praise and worship, opening activity to prepare them for the bible lessons, bible lessons, a bit of talking and explanation before art and craft. seriously ONE-MAN show!!! thank God that there was a mother and a maid to take care of their kids, so its not very extreme for me but still, i was completely K.O.!!!
imagine they are 6 and under. after weeksssss of having lego blocks as pre-opening activity, and i really really cannot tahan the mess created when they pour the whole bucket of lego blocks on the floor instead of on the table, i instructed them to clear the mess and i came up with this Simon Says game. really good. and I was really +_+ at the end of the game. during the 20mins, i had to try to drain their energy so that they could sit still during the bible lesson time, so i "brilliantly" came up with, "Simon says,"run around!"" and stuffs. and well, as a teacher, i have to run around also. the space isn't big, so the adults got K.O. with the running. all became @_@ brilliant me >_<
dealing with five 6 and under is really worse than having a world war. really really very exhausted. had to tackle them when theres minor conflict.. but to them its very big issue. tried very hard to catch their attention back when the youngest one cried for milk during bible lesson time.

somehow glad that these actly did a bit of magic during the opening activity and post bible lesson session =) a bit la.. a bit nia…. better than nothing haha!

a church aunty said, "being a teacher is very tiring hor.. I'm an ah ma myself also feel that its very tiring" then i said, "being an ah ma probably only have to tackle one or two (coz sg birth rate not so high per family) but a sunday school teacher has to tackle four or five @@"
but thank God its only once a month la… haha! and this might be the only time i would have this one-man show, since i have a partner teacher ;)

a good experience though, not going to complain much, except that i was really exhausted, that i skipped gym session in that afternoon, some more end up with a not-so-good nap.
i m happy when the kids enjoyed themselves during the games and even with only one or two able to remember what i taught.

one have to be hyper in order to deal with kids aged 6 and under, for such age category is hyper one. i m raising white flag *chuckle*

Hi 2014

no list of resolutions for the year.
thats crapping actually.
but at least i do have one, to hit the gym as frequent as possible ><

my 2014 planner has started to be filled till march here and there even before 2013 ended =.=
quite a happening year ahead, i presume.

being alone here, i just dined out alone last year, or last night, to be exact.
had a sudden thought for izakaya. so searched through the webs and found several izakayas.
in the end i picked the one closest to my house, so i only have to walk there. hahaha!!!
i guess my house is way too strategic XD a blessing in disguise despite the expensive rental indeed.

Koi Sushi + Izakaya @ 89 Club Street

swordfish sashimi @ $13

to make a difference, i opted for a swordfish sashimi instead of salmon

quite a generous cut of the sashimi, hence, worth the price =)

mixed of 3 yakitori - shiitake mushroom, chicken tights, and pork with asparagus. @ $12

i like their sauce. =D

pork with fats but good pair with asparagus, at least i gobbled them up =D

 double shrimp aburi @ $8

salmon aburi @ $7

i like their aburi too! *claps*

 tobiko gunkan @ $4 

first try on tobiko (flying fish roe). all these while only know ebiko. end up i think i'd only order tobiko next time i visit a japanese restaurant. haha.. tobiko is crunchier and bigger than ebiko. 

the chef, not japanese but local, trained by a japanese chef, told me that actually tobiko is better than ebiko. ebiko is about colorings @@!!!

cocktail

kyushu gimlet - shochu + vodka + lime cordial @ $16

quite pricey for me… but heck, once in a blue moon, couldn't be bothered much.

alcohol kind of kicked in about 15mins later after i finished the last few sips. can feel the slight dizziness. so i rested and chatted with the chef over the bar counter for 15 or 20mins.

 shooter

japanese slipper (weird name!!) - midori + cointreau + lime @ $9

not bad… alcohol content not as high as kyushu gimlet. gobbled up this faster than i finished kyushu gimlet and didn't feel any after effect. aha~

a very good dining experience at an izakaya. but have to go with half filled stomach. will be very pricey if go with empty stomach and aim to eat till full. lesson learnt. haha!!

will get to explore more izakayas in this coming year =)

bye 2013

the very last post of the year.

- of singapore's aquarium-
i only been to sydney's one but not here in singapore. and he went to the singapore's aquarium on sunday that day ><
me: has dugong there or not? (actually i was just being random, to crack some differences also)
him: no dugong. u have special feelings towards dugong is it?
me: funny u!! why will i have special feelings towards dugong? looks like u is it??!
him: thats what i meant ha…
really =.=!!! should have said that he's as ugly as dugong…. but guess he'd slaughter me if i said so XD


seeing the folders on my desktop, especially entitled "for ES" (always have to give him a copy of updated drawings and schedules in several formats), makes me miss him a lot.
miss those days. its just about 8-10weeks time that i helped him out with all those things, coz i was very bored back then, might as well help his staffs and lighten his burden.
i really didn't mind working from 8-7 and sometimes 8-8 from monday till saturday although actually my working hours is 830-530 and half day on saturday.

would get him some light snacks once or twice weekly so that he won't get starved. sometimes he won't be having lunch when he's too occupied, with works and meetings.

the later days of that period, we were slightly closer as we started to text after working hours. and that was crazy. we texted at night and had to be as though we are not close during the next day at work. and when comes to work things, we were really serious on it. really si bei siao!!! and the craziest thing was, there were a few times, we actually texted even during the day at own working desk, still within the same office wat =.= and yet, we still have to act as though nothing was going on between us. really crazy… i thought both of us have mental disorder or wat to be so… but thats adulthood, I'm not going to deny that, work is work, text is text, being close privately shouldn't be revealed at work.

we would have dinners after work once in a while but his staffs won't know how frequent we dined out together, as they only met the two of us walking together twice XD

-some good days back then-

dress? no dress?

had an early christmas celebration at church last saturday.
had more than enough time to get dressed up since i work half day on saturday.

people all so shocked seeing me in dress on that day, coz I'm always with my working attire(tee and jeans), i was like, "need to be so shocked or not??!!! :o " i ever wore skirt to service before what….=.=

but thats not the dress that i wore to meet the man… should have picked on other colours instead of pink, then i might wear this to meet him. pink is sooooo girly =.=!!! so far he's still okay with the two dresses i wore XD XD

Sianeder, the local designer's brand. guess i have spent over $500 on dress and skirts there. $500!!!!!! sigh. i must be irrational back then… but their dresses and quality are real good!! worth the price for each piece tho… its about $50-$65 per piece, breaking down them the dress isn't very expensive at all. 

don't dare to step a foot in the shop anymore.. or, should be for the year to come, until my birthday again next year XD members get 40% off the total bill, exclude accessories. seriously, the dresses are nice =D

so… will continue to put on dress if theres any occasion lahhhh… and also when meeting him XD

to paint or not to paint

Rule No.3
from the perception of man - too much of make up will be very fake. =P

*****

was thinking when will i get to have a dinner with the man again during the day. then a text from him came in after my knock off time asking wanna have a dinner or not. coincidentally =D since i got no mood for gym today, so seeing him might be good. aha~

as usual, went home for a quick shower and get dressed. i couldn't directly go to the eatery after knocking off as his knock off time is 7pm while mine is 530pm =.= might as well utilize that time gap.
and this time, in addition to a dress, i actually painted myself. not really paint lar.. just a very simple eyeliner. it takes only two minutes to get that done. suits my laziness. haha.

we settled at AOI Sushi at Killiney Road this time, near his place, not too far from my house also.
the two of us shared a set meal for two. thats not cheap weiiiiii…$60 over excluding a 17% tax. oh my….. and not very filling, thats expensive….. cause he dont take raw food. wonder what was he thinking, don't take raw food but entered a Japanese restaurant =.= i hope he won't whack cup noodles when he got home =P food wise, so so lor… he said he definitely won't go back for the second time XD

it took him quite a long time to realize that i painted my eyes XD XD
he said that a bit of make up made me look more mature XD XD aha~ good one. guess will be doing the same thing next time again =P

that marks our second dinner date where i wasn't in tees and jeans and backpack since i left =)

happy birthday!?!

yet another year has passed. in just a blink of eye. still remember vividly that i sprained my ankle exactly on this day of last year.

well, as i'm always being mistaken as 18 or 20 all the while, was thinking that probably i need to curl my hair in order to look the same as my actual age. so i curled it last two weeks, as to welcome my new year.

i knew my cell group would celebrate my birthday for me but i didnt want them to spend money, and i just wanted to lay low, again. begged my cell leader hard not to have them to celebrate.. leader actually said ok. who knows, after cell group they carried out a cake out from the fridge =.= oh well, they did surprise me.. because i happily thought, "oh great, no one knows its my birthday, no one is going to celebrate for me."

i thought i would look more mature in this hair, even that man also said that i look more mature. mana tau... that guy behind me in the pic guessed me as 18. again!! dang!! few hundreds gone into the sea =.= =.=

or i have to match with dress but not tee and jeans?o_O!!!

coincidentally its sunday on my birthday. awww love it!! i was thinking whether to go universal studio, again or river safari. then senior asked me to go johor, i was ok with it, since did not really make up my mind yet. after few days of consideration, i decided not to go johor, dont want to be so tiring on such day. aha~

so i went vivocity. wanted to have a movie. it's been about three months since i last watched a movie.

accidentally bumped into this JJ.com fish mart. the interior and kitchen gave me a feel that it's quite a decent japanese restaurant, not the franchise type. so i gave it a try.

had their set meal. the wagyu beef rice, salmon salad and takoyaki. wagyu beef not bad, must remember to tell them not to put onion next time =P really not into onion thingy =.=

and their salmon maki. i like the fish roe. *sluuurrrps*

it's good to be alone on such day. in fact, i enjoyed it very much. i was alone too on this day last year. the tranquility...... very enjoying =D
should bring along a book next time. aha~

oh but such peace didnt continue through the day. Rosemary actually kept me accompanied after i had my lunch. so the two of us spent the rest of the day together, with the movie Frozen. i like the Queen Elsa!!!! and the song Let It Go =D and a dinner at Secret Recipe, which let me down. i wanted to have their chocolate indulgence and black pepper lamb pie but sold out!!!!!! >_< not my day ahhhhhh T_T and been sneezing throughout the day. really really not my day. aih..

Wish of the year - as usual, wished that people around me are happy and in good health =D since i dont know what to wish myself hahaha