High on Life! Zest for Love!

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2009-09-01T15:19:00.004+08:00

Hi Guys, Thanks a lot for following my blog for around 2 years or more.... but since I started blogging and haven't stopped (not to worry) I am moving on to another sphere and another address. Will inform those I need to inform... its time to move on esp since I am moving on in life too! Thank God for His everlasting grace and providence! With such good friends to boot! This post is my last here. I enjoyed ranting, raving, loving and writing, its part of my life and in my blood. I cannot wait to meet most of you at my new blog!!! See U....

Sunday Times.... That's us... Oh Yesh... I love him

2009-08-03T18:03:00.000+08:00

Not Blogging Anymore

2009-07-31T13:01:00.001+08:00

Due to work, I won't have the energy to blog anymore....

SA Tours is on BBC News - how cool & THANK GOD!!

2009-07-28T09:35:00.003+08:00

I just wanna give thanks unto our Father in Heaven here

Its a first for me.... and I am excitied.

SA Tours is on BBC News on cable TV last week

My first attempt at Prawn Noodles Photos!!!

2009-07-24T15:04:00.011+08:00

The Spice I used.... to add flavour

Soup Bags below

My first attempt at prawn noodle soup...

which totally ROCKS

for it turned out great without salt, soy sauce,

sugar or MSG

(in my future Mother-In-Law's own words

" Very good Ah Ruth!!!")

I started preparing 2 pots of soup

as soups always run out the fastest whenever I cook for Daniel

which is great

I am so not complaining here

and cooking is therapy for me

makes me happy!

ON WITH THE SOUPS...

boil...boil.... watch fire....

Then comes placing in the

1) Pork Bones

2) Prawn Heads (Crashed)

3) Prawns (Peeled and De-veined)

4) Chinese Herbs

5) Spices

6) Soup Bag

7) Kangkong to bleech before serving

THEN LET IT BOIL AWAY......

Prepare the Bee Hoon.

Place into the various bowls for different people

Wash Chinese Parsley

(magg's fave if I remb correctly - cheers!)

BELOW is close-up view of

Bee Hoon with Parsley

Check on the soup every once in a while...

And when my man came back from work....

I served...

all nice and hot....

With Belachan

Once again, Prawn Noodle Soup:

1) Buy some Glass Prawns (600g)

for Sweeter Soup bases naturally

2) Then get additional Big Tiger Prawns (8pcs)

for extra Oomph and QQ taste when eating

3) Buy Soup Bags (12x10cm types) will do

for you to place the herbs & crashed prawn heads

into so the soup won't be murky and messy

4) Get Chinese Herbs from Chinese Medical Hall (wolfberries, white bark etc)

5) For natural sweetness, add some dried scallops (my fave!!)

6) A Bag of Bee Hoon (Use Half for a family of 4)

7) A Bag of Kangkong (can use all at one cooking)

8) If you like, you may opt to add yellow beans

9) A Bag of Bak Kut Teh Spices

10) Pork Bones / Ribs $4.50 worth will do

BOIL EVERYTHING (best to get a huge pot)

and peel the prawns and all, took 3 hours...

for really really nice soup base, boil longer, 5 hours.

GO EXPERIMENT for someone u love...

well worth the effort and

helps u score points with the MIL...

HAHAHAHAA... lolz....

Expelling U from Me.... just like Taking a Dump!

2009-07-17T15:36:00.002+08:00

Today was suppose to be a great day. Where I head out for my training, where life goes on as pre-normal and I enjoy it but its hard to make that choice today... I know I am suppose to be all happy posting pics of a great lunch yday and the prawn noodles but guess what, a HUGE unhappy last night ruined a lot for me. I am in no mood whatsoever now. So, the pics will have to come another day. My head is spinning, I am feeling sick inside, I feel like crying on and off and even CSI New York is not appealing to me now. Talking about it ain't enough. Something to THANK GOD for is this; my Bosses are on leave today, leaving me a little freed up to really really be moody. I am trying hard to snap out of it but hey, gimme some time OKAY? I got a huge wound to nurse. U are such a pain in my arse.... its akin to shitting. When you squeeze the shit out with your anal muscles, pushing and hoping it all comes out at one go so you need not run back to the toilet again for another dump! Yeah.... that feeling, so much relief after all toxins are purge out of your system. U truly are a sadist, you are like that piece of shit that refuses to come out at one sitting, you hang around, causing discomfort and pain, leaving me in alarm.... not knowing when I need the toilet next. THAT"S ACTUALLY EXACTLY HOW I FEEL TOWARDS U NOW. Cos a sadist never knows how to be happy for someone when comfort, peace and relief is found. I always.... ALWAYS had to conform to your demeaning demands at times and sickening expectations of near perfection. ITS ALWAYS about you. U and your freaking face, au natural stinking FACE!!! U only offer help when i am sad, driven to a corner or desperate.... seldom do I see you happy anymore, everything I ever do is NOT GOOD ENOUGH! I am a failure on your terms, thru your lens and in your picture perfect world!!! Does hating myself make you happier with me? Does my low self-esteem give you satisfaction? Does the food I order ever pleases you unless its something you are familiar with.... NO..... its always YOUR decisions, YOUR choices, YOUR BUYS, your show, your dressing, YOUR EVERYTHING that is the BEST!!!! I AM JUST UNDERNEATH U....................... well guess what, you are like my shit now, in my head, you are that piece of shit I am waiting to expel. Cos it is CAUSING ME discomfort and pain.

Lunch actually

2009-07-16T19:03:00.002+08:00

I had the most awesome-ness lunch today. At Raffles Hotel by a chef who flew in from france just to cook for us all (I never tot I live to experience this day!!! BUT I DID -PRAISE THE LORD man.... I know I sound kiddy but really, how many people in this lifetime, i mean common folks like us, get a chef flying in specially to cook for you.... wah lau.... SHIOK lar!!) AND ITS FREEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Prawn Soup pics and more on my lunch tomorrow, in pictures. Yummy.....

Cooking Prawn Noodles

2009-07-15T16:07:00.003+08:00

I just finished cooking the soup base for Prawn Noodles (my first time) and I love the taste of the soup, it is still simmering now as I type this but come dinner time, it would be just nice - HOPEFULLY DANIEL WILL LOVE IT! PHOTOS TOMORROW..... =))) I mixed pork ribs with crashed prawn heads and semi-shelled prawns into 2 pots (because soups are the first to run out whenever I cook - just ask Daniel!) ITS A LOT OF WORK...... running to the markets, getting the right stuff then de-shell, boil, watch the fire and blah blah blah but certainly it gives me a sense of satisfaction, cos if the soup base passes my taste buds test (I am fussy about my soups - REAL FUSSY) then it is alright to present to the world. HAha...... oh well... still, am cooking it for Daniel, his kid brother, his mum and ta-baoing some for my kid brother. No sugar, no salt and nothing else is added (except my secret ingredient - sniggers) so the soup is naturally sweet and porky-prawny...hahah!

Murder on the Dance Floor

2009-07-12T23:44:00.003+08:00

I am pissed......

News came in on Ch5 that said Michael Jackson was

GASP!!!

actually murdered.

Can you believe it?

Whoever it is,

will pay for it by rotting down there.

You are terrible. You should be ashamed.

Killing is a life for a life.

Life should be treasured

and not Taken by a fellow human

Our Pre-Wedding Photos

2009-06-30T11:52:00.001+08:00

Hey!!!

Sneek Peek of our Wedding pics

is on FACEBOOK...

pls go there to view.

Enjoy viewing!

Goodbye Michael... Rest In Peace & You Will be Fondly remembered

2009-06-26T14:11:00.006+08:00

I had meant to show a sneak peek of

some of my wedding photoshoot pics today

but this entry makes more sense....

Michael Jackson died.

He first introduced me into

a world of cool pop and dance music.

A talented guy...

mystery surrounds his death.

I hope the authorities would give more insight

into his death soon. It's sad.

But he has gone to a better place.

How?

2009-06-18T14:59:00.002+08:00

Lord.... I am so upset now, everything is like haywired thanks to one gown! The Spainish Gown, why couldn't she get it right, I wanted it in RED trimmings not orangey coral red and she changed it from satin to french lace, WHO wanted french lace in the first place, it wasn't at all the material that she showed me in the first place. We already paid the money, gotten everything together and I am so angry at the fact that she refused to correct the trimmings (which probably needs 2 days only) for my photoshoot on MONDAY - 22 June 2009. Now I may even need to postpone the shoot........... I was so looking forward, getting everything ready and all geared up. I AM SO sad now. Mixed up inside.

Funnies...... from Church Camp 2009

2009-06-16T15:45:00.020+08:00

We had our Annual Church Camp

From 11- 14 June 2009

where I was so blessed with so much to take away!!!

Some funny moments included:

Andy & Daniel trying not get wacked by an unidentified water bottle

Daniel & i The Masked Riders about to Go-Kart!! Pose 1 Pose 2 - looking really weird and funny Pose 3 - trying to act cool and macho!

Pose 4 - getting ready for their cars

Below...

eating koko krunch is sinful...

"Yeah I know man! Stay away from my bowl..."

"PUNKED" below

Dorena, Gracie and me

My godma and i

who can now speak in tongues

Thank God!!!

Andy, Dan, me, Daniel and Darren

YA in full force!!

dan, darren, mei ling, andy, natalie, jialing, jaime, me, daniel and Ed

The regulars of YA!!!

me, jolene and jaime (OSCAR NIGHT)

my funny man and I

(see his dressing!!!)

At Budget Terminal.... Surprise me?

2009-06-08T14:24:00.007+08:00

I was at Changi Budget Terminal on Sat night

to fetch the below fella...

MY IMPENDING HUBBY!!!

Last impression of the place was boring

NOTHING was there

except

this time around

THERE WAS THIS NEW CAFE

called Hanis

And a new refreshment corner!!! Else.... it was plain boring at the Arrival Hall

It was

@ 12.20am that he finally passed thru the gates

and into my arms! Bliss....

Pure bliss....

I am SOO sooooo Looking forward to Church Camp!

2009-06-08T14:23:00.001+08:00

Hair Extensions!!!

2009-06-04T14:00:00.006+08:00

Bought Hair Extensions

Think they are really great fun to jazz up the same old same old hair that we usually have....

I never had such long curly hair... Haha!

Hair Trim for the Wedding Shoot soon!

2009-05-29T13:34:00.006+08:00

I managed to squeeze some time yday

to get my hair trimmed

and get some volume into the fringe

plus get a really thick fringe

for the upcoming wedding photoshoot

in June!!!

Weeeeeeeeee~~~~

Below...

The thick fringe

Below:

Side view

I still have those red highlights

Below: Top view Yay~ness!!

MORE HAIR CHANGES COMING!!!

Imperial Treasure with the Family (GWC)

2009-05-28T14:34:00.019+08:00

this week . . .

before my dad checked into SGH

for his stem cell op

& high dose chemo...

my entire family

went for a great meal

at IMPERIAL TREASURE (Great World)

we had a fantastic time

and there were 2 more dishes

that are not shown here

cos I was hungry and forgot to take those!

Ambience of place & service:

5/5 Stars

SOUP...

Water cress with Pork Ribs that came right off the bone!

Home made goodness!!!

5/5 Stars

Roasted Crispy Chicken (1/2)

If there is one signature dish

Its this!

The Skin is the BEST-est I ever tasted!!!

6/5 Stars

Below:

Sweet & Sour Fish slices...

YUmmmYYYY!!!

4.5/5 Stars

Below:

10/5 Stars

for the MOST JUST RIGHT

Pork Liver in my Life!!!

Juicy, moist yet flavourful....

Mushrooms with Broccoli...

4/5 Stars

cos the Mushrooms are from Japan..

extra sweet

CANTONESE

DESSERTS!!!!

Walnut Paste 4/5 stars

Creamy, rich.... flavourful

Below:

Red Bean Paste

Very textured

If you like yours with the red bean skin,

then this is good... if not, its not fine enough..

3 / 5 Stars

Below:

Mango Pudding...

Cubes and cubes of generous mangoes

fill this pudding

Come to Mama...

5/5 Stars!

What I had...

Almond Tea...

Fine, sweetness is just right...

5/5 Stars

I RAVE ABOUT THIS PLACE FOR

GREAT CANTO CUISINE

AND ITS REASONABLE...

AROUND $50 PER PERSON

Of Heart Palpitations & Heart Pulls

2009-05-27T11:35:00.004+08:00

Now I know what

has been happening to me

over the last 3 weeks.

Since the onset of some annoucement

within my company around

3 weeks back

I have not been able to sleep early

my heart beats gets all crazed

palpitations take place randomly

I had 2 "heart pull" incidences already

See here (Page 5)

even thou I have been exercising

ITS THE Nerves coupled with worries

but since Sunday

after worship

THINGS ARE

LOOKING BRIGHT AGAIN!

Thank God!

Its all God dependence now.

Foods that are good for Health & You!

2009-05-27T09:27:00.003+08:00

Buttermilk:

Originally, buttermilk was the liquid remaining after cream was churned into butter, but today it's made by adding lactic-producing bacteria and nonfat milk solids to pasteurized milk. Buttermilk can be made from whole milk, but the more popular varieties are low-fat (1 percent fat) and reduced-fat (1.5 percent fat).

* Cream-style corn:

There was cream in your grandma's recipe, but the liquid in today's cans is actually a component of the corn kernels themselves and other ingredients such as starch. If you look at calories and fat, canned cream-style and whole-kernel corn are identical.

* Pork:

Lean cuts (tenderloin, boneless loin chops) compare favorably with skinless chicken. So, if your family is crying "fowl," vary the menu with these healthy cuts of pork.

* Salmon:

Yes, half of its calories come from fat, but it's the heart-healthy omega-3 type (often called fish oil). Some studies indicate omega-3 fats reduce the likelihood of blood clots that can lead to heart attacks or stroke.

* Eggs:

One large egg is a significant source of a number of vitamins and minerals, and contains only 75 calories and 5 grams of fat. Moreover, most of this fat is the healthy, unsaturated variety. (Eggs are high in cholesterol, but the chief villain in raising blood-cholesterol levels is not the cholesterol in our diets, but in saturated fats.) Also, egg yolks are rich in the pigment zeaxanthin, which seems to help protect eyes from macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in people older than 65.

* Chicken thighs:

They are higher in fat and calories than breasts, but as long as you remove the skin and any excess fat, economical thighs fit into a good-for-you diet. They also provide 25 percent more iron and more than twice as much zinc as the same amount of breast meat. BUT I STILL LOVE MY BREAST FILLETS!!!

* Frozen/canned fruits and vegetables:

We agree that fresh, locally grown produce can't be beaten, but frozen and canned fruits and vegetables compare favorably (in terms of nutrition), providing an array of vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals, as well as fiber.

* Beef tenderloin steaks:

Ounce for ounce, this tender cut has about the same calorie and fat content as skinless chicken thighs. The key is portion size. At home, count a 3/4-inch-thick steak (about 3 1/2 ounces) as a single serving. At steak houses, order the petit filet mignon.

~ taken from MSN today, click here for more. ~

Quick Conversations (he is overseas now)

2009-05-26T16:13:00.006+08:00

daniel: "Eh! Why you change the blog pic to some cartoon?"

me: "hmmm... not nice is it?"

daniel: "no lar... just What Duh! Suddenly mah... ok"

me: "ok ah...then leave it lor" ;) "looks like me right?"

daniel: silence on the other end of the line.

me: hahahaha.....

爱情的河有你就行了！

2009-05-26T09:57:00.007+08:00

Thanks for reminding me

that we derived nothing

when we first entered this world...

And You gave it all for me so that I can taste the true measure of success and love that endures forever.

You remind me that I need to lean on you more like honey to the bumble bee you are that to me. I long to be back in that intimate place just you and me,

where no one can find us.

Father, I recall the merriment

and the sort of immense assurance

I felt when you called me yours

the warm of hearing your voice

and as I air my grouses and wish you goodnight

you just watched me sleep in that lullaby dream

Thanks for being the simple guy I have come to know

taking all my nonsense as I grew

knowing that I want to do you proud one day

and put a smile on your nice face as I sing

and loving so much of me as I strive to please you

day in and out!

Thanks for being generous

and giving me the other him

to care for me on my stay here

as well as a loving extended family

I wanna grow with you! I Love you Most.

Be gracious to me and bless me and

make your face shine upon my life!

爱情的河有你就行了！

Girls Time Out!!! with my BFFs in Zion!!!!!!!!!

2009-05-25T14:53:00.012+08:00

This is one of those posts that

can only express how simple yet perfect

a real friendship means to me

Had the pleasure of hanging out

with Esther & Dorena

yesterday & the week before

I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE of such trips come June!

where Dorena is free-er?? Yes!!

And Esther was a real sweetie pie...

Thank You for waiting =)))

& for that input &

smart advise of cap over mirror

(YAY! 3 heads better than 1)

I am so going for that hair cut today!

Love you Esther & Dorena!!!

XoXo, huggs & Kisses...

Above: Michelle on left & Esther on right!

Dorena & I years ago.... hahaha!!!

Where my hair was ash blonde Dorena & Esther pic courtesy of Liji Esther! Always picture ready

Dorena before her meal..

can recall where this is babe??

Esther and I (funny faces)

Dorena & I (more recent)

Like Xmas 2008 recent

Fine Italian Dining @ Pontini

2009-05-23T10:20:00.033+08:00

One of my Bank Partners

(turned friend)

decided to take me to PONTINI for a treat

as we approached the entrance...

I was getting all excitied

Impressive...was the word!

Walkway got water feature

& candlelights...

I am a die-hard romantic at heart lar.

So Where is Pontini you may ask?

Its @ Awww.... candles... & orange light setting.. but I went there with a girlfriend lar! So hahahahaaa... diao!

Interiors... Ambience

5/5 Stars

OH DID I MENTION THEY GOT FAMED

WOOD-FIRE PIZZA here?

If you & that special someone is willing to

really splash & pamper yourself

then this place is worth heading to!!

The Buffet Spread:

With Palmer Ham & other fine European Breads

plus great Dips

More Candles....

Entre:

Breadsticks, Bread & Dips!

4/5 Stars

Main Course:

My Friend, below, got Lamb Shacks

SO Divine, no "Xing wei" at all

totally professionally done!

4/5 Stars

Haha!

I got Pasta....

no surprises here!!!

Yeah Baby...

Its Lobster Pasta

I am the luckiest girl in the World

at this moment!

4.5/5 Stars

Desserts: I HAD to Have Tiramisu...

Pontini is also famed for her desserts!!!

Tiramisu is one of THE BEST sellers

& for a VERY GOOD REASON

even if its FATTENING

& SINFUL

ITS SO SO SOOOOOOooooo

N-I-C-E!!!

6/5 Stars

My Friend's Dessert choice below

is a WORK OF ART!

Tastes like Heaven...

with rich divine dark chocolate

oozing out of the moist & warm

chocolate cake....

to die for!!

5/5 Stars

And pure vanilla pod Ice-Cream...

on the side.

How cool is that?

mix hot and cold...

melts like

hmmmmm...

in your mouth!

I have never said this before...

the food was like trying to

make out in my mouth

it was that fantastic an experience!!!

You should try it

By the time I left...

I felt so loved.

Delivering Customer Service Excellence

2009-05-23T09:45:00.012+08:00

So I disappeared for 2 days

from the usual "work" routine

Daniel was worried when

I did not call him at the usual hour.

I went for a

"Delivering Customer Service Excellence" program

brought about by my company

by SQ training center

the trainer was Michelle Phang,

funny lady, full of vivid imagination,

never a dull moment, expressive, overall...

I enjoyed myself &

am proud to be a SA Tours team member

got to know some of my other colleagues better!!!

And thanked one of them too!

We had sort of a Poster Design Activity...

to draw something to represent SA Tours

what we sell, who we are...

My Group had the Best Poster overall:

Ta-Da!!!

SA stands for Service Achiever!! Another group's Poster below of hoping SA will someday fly passengers to the Moon & beyond Yet Another One, the pictures say it all... food, shopping, sights, history, culture & more... SA Tours, we give you wings to fly??? lolz... Below a Poster depicting where SA Tours will go all out to LOVE our customers and make their dreams come true

Then the next day....

we had to Build Castles...

Not in the Air nor by the Beach

rather, in the conference room

Being typical Singaporeans that morning

we "Chong-ed" to the conference room

got as many materials as possible

and started working on the castle,

the requirements include:

1 Flag (Checked)

1 Draw Bridge (Checked)

20 Open Windows (Checked)

4 Standing Towers (Checked)

in 20 mins

(No one could do it in 20mins lar)

My Team's Castle below

with a Flag shouting

Service Achiever

Side View

another team's castle below....back view

front view

Yet Another Team's

the 2nd storey was toppling... lolz

And another team.... with a sun roof

(some imagination here please)

Another view

We learnt quite a lot...

importantly, we learnt to be happier!

Deaf I tell U.... Deaf!!!

2009-05-21T10:22:00.002+08:00

The Americans must have their TiBo

spoilt or Network Cable disrupted

(the voice part)

cos Adam Lambert

is not the Winner!

Sad.... sad

Addicted to You, my Dearest Popo!!!

2009-05-18T14:22:00.009+08:00

My Po po underwent an eye op

quite recently

and we are told not to go and

disturb her so she can rest and not

look at us all

BUT I MISS HER...

Above:

both of us at her Birthday Dinner

2 years back

What I love about my gramps is

I can tell her almost all my little secrets

and she will not share them with mom

she is ultra cool lar

she is DA BEST CHEF

in the entire WORLD!!!

10/5 Stars always

Above:

Her Prawns & Kai Lan Special

She taught me how to de-vein

& choose fresh prawns!

Above & Below:

Her Black Soya Sauce Chicken

(My mum's fave dish)

Above: Sting ray with Spicy Bean Sauce

Above:

My Fave Dish

Tang Hoon with Old Yellow Cucumber

& Dried Shrimps

I CAN FINISH THE WHOLE PLATE MYSELF!!!!

SOUPS!!!

Something I must have

almost everyday

cos I am half-cantonese!!!

See the treasures ....YUM!!

I can boil a mean good Canto Soup too

just that....

I need to master the Fire!

TO improve lar

JUST ASK DANIEL...

he is one happy soup slurping fella!!!

Lebanese Food

2009-05-18T13:41:00.008+08:00

I went with

a reporter friend to dine at

SANO BAR

at One Fullerton

costs $200++ in total

food's alright

(4/5 Stars overall)

but its an experience I will never

ever forget

as I LS big time the next day

the affair in the toilet

was an orangey oily floaty thing

it was terrible

hahahaha... think it was the fish

The Menu View from my seat

View inside the place....

so Arabian Nights!!!

5/5 Stars for Ambience

Lamb Rack

I usually don't take Lamb...

but this is SOOoooo Good!

(4/5 Stars)

Some Popiah looking veg dish...

(i forgot the name)

3/5 Stars

Fish with rice & great sides

5/5 Stars

My Friend smoked the Shisha...

the smoke smelt good actually..

Apple Flavour

Getting me ALL Excitied

2009-05-14T09:38:00.012+08:00

I have NOT been watching American Idol

for a VERY Very very Long long time.

Cos so far,

the talent pool standard

dropped a notch

And then every once in a while,

someone really talented,

out of this world,

someone drama,

has the makings of Elvis,

Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson

and the talent of Prince

as well as the smoothering hot looks

of Justin Timberlake comes along.

Gets me all excitied, crazy, nuts

and glam up the entire American Idol again.

I look forward to American Idol

every week....

thanks to

Adam Lambert!!!!!!

(click above to watch his performances)

A Masterclass in his own right

He is a wild child, rebel, goth rocker,

a drama king but I sooooooooo LIKE!

Tonight's the RESULTS

I AM SO ROOTING FOR HIM TO WIN

& WAITING FOR HIS ALBUM...

My Challenge

2009-05-13T13:55:00.004+08:00

Ok...

my friends are all shocked.

Why?

Simple. . .

erm, i just signed up for

the Safra 21Km Women's Run

I think I must be Bonkers!

I completed the 10km Run last year

in 1hr 45mins

and during training

(daniel & dan can attest to this)

I only completed 8Km Max in Dan's gym..

but I did it on the actual day

its insane. I did it with His Help

I was soooooooo... hungry

by my 6Km mark last year

I was thirsty constantly

I pushed and pushed, kept going

built tenacity

& I could vividly recall

Daniel's voice in my head

"Come on, come on....

move it, just a bit more!!"

BUT

come 16 Aug 2009

at 5.30am

I will aim to complete 21Km

in under 4 hours

hopefully.

PRAY FOR ME pls

Dan, pls lend me your gym can?

for training...

Time to invest

in a real good pair of running shoes!

here's one for the BFF!!!

2009-05-12T09:17:00.008+08:00

I am so psyched

by a call I gotten last night

I mean, yesterday a delicious dinner

was already like fantastic

then i came home

to find my mom had bought

some herbal anti-cough drink for me

Awwww.....

and then!!!

that phone call from France

WOOHOO!!~~

I am super duper touched

its like all the elements

seemed to fit like a glove yesterday

Ismelin and I yakked for an hour

AN HOUR!!!

My BFF rocks lar!

Before ending the call with

"Girl... I am at your blog now,

seems Darren is round now!"

I was laughing like....

nobody's business upon hearing that

SHE TOTALLY MADE MY DAY

without knowing it.

Looking forward to having you back here babe!

And yes... Darren IS ROUND... Ha!

YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!

Above:

Ismelin and I (2008) at Far East Plaza

after my hair perm

Above: just after she joined emirates at MOS Burger Taka (2004 i think)

there is some school-girl-ish charm to this pic!! Above: At a 2004 / 2005 Light Moment... with my friend Janette in the Middle. Just realised the hairstyle changes I made were quite a lot.

One more in the Bag FOR THE LORD!

2009-05-11T10:16:00.001+08:00

http://www.asiaone.com/Travel/News/Story/A1Story20090511-140507.html

I liked the manner

in which I was quoted. . .

Praise U Father!

Still cant do it without U

Before & After

2009-05-11T09:41:00.006+08:00

I was going thru some old photos of mine...

just to see how much weight I lost

since I embarked on the healthier lifestyle program

with my personal trainer from H*** *Ehem*

but he is doing a Great Job at Motivating me!

Kudos Hon!

BEFORE

embarking on the program . . .

I was friggin''''' like a blob... *shudders*

After a few years...

(below is the Latest Pic of me liao)

Anyways,

The Wedding Photoshoot will be soon

if we want an album on time for Dec.

More Kilos to drop!!! &.... I am going for a 21km run this year.

Gotta train.

Of Mice and Men

2009-05-09T13:16:00.004+08:00

So today's better

the concoction of yesterday's bittersweet

attempts to hole up

and to yell out

gave way to the sandman

it was so tough

trying to be the good guy all the time

I yelped, mangled my insides

messed around the secret playground

so what if am fine &

ready to face the world again

the old tape recorder had better die on me

serving no purpose

except congesting my bowels.

say U say Me - an Abstract Poem

2009-05-08T13:15:00.006+08:00

the impending onslaught

sounds like a real dread

anxieties and expectations fly

rage surges off the handle

wild thoughts creep in

pain tugs at my inside

total prepared-ness is near impossible

why now, why you and why me?

a war is raging within me

causing me to be sick

sick and tired

craved in, crazed out

barely there

stoning. . .

inflammations galore

sores open, rearing its ugly head

dark clouds shroud my eyes

my silver lining seems obscure

glitzy life... dizzy with insanity

here i am trying to remain

as accustomed and habitual as i can

can i??

I have no inclination to find out now

not anytime soon.

can I have my indulgences,

my fantasies and lures drawn in

it is raining on my parade

I need a good brolly

God...

U be that Brolly

i am drowning

desperately, painstakingly.

Nuances of this life is dissipating fast!

The above poem is suppose to be "Qim"

don try to get it if you don't.

2009-05-06T17:22:00.011+08:00

American Hip Diner

by Billy Bombers

The American Flag never looked more glam

so glossy and vibrant

Colours just lift up my spirits!!

Cheers to that...

Inside...

Daniel reading... 8Days, not the Menu Look at the Seats.. In our National Colour... missing those Stars & Moon only Cineleisure from the inside-out

Food...

Bb got the Mexican Beef Wraps

I tried them too...

Way Yummy!!!

4.5/5 Stars...

not enough sauce thou & not large enough portion

but YUMMY like mad.

Above...

I had the Sausages

Not any ordinary ones... but german ones

but hey, ain't this an American hip diner??

What duh...

SUPER SHIOK...

I like the Fat one

the Snail coiled sausage was a tad spicy...

but nevertheless...

with a great Mash Potato as side

5/5 stars

Ohhhh... close-up

Sizzling hot still ... SHIOK!!!

Daniel's Beef Spread below... with the wraps

You gotta DIY with clean hands...

with all that porky flu going around...

CLOSE-UP on the Salsa Sauce,

Avocardo Sauce and Mayo below!

THE BEEF... lean and nice

the way I like them.

The Chips...

Got black ones...

not sure what they are made from thou

Overall,

a fantastic experience...

I won't mind going back there.

They got 1-for-1 Offer

so its very "Hua Suan"

Tension and Stress....

2009-05-06T17:02:00.005+08:00

Of late, so many issues have been faced and confronted by daniel & myself. Its been one ride, thru this process, I begin to see daniel in a different light too, thanks also to friends who pointed this out.

Anyways, the Swine Flu will be here for some time. Hopefully the situation will really get better soon.

I have been heavy hearted, things at work and at home are not exactly going smoothly, I maybe positive and hopeful and looking forward, I can even encourage myself not to think so much and have faith and re-read Matt 6:33-34.

BUT...... its just not as easy, the flesh feels helpless and weak, the spirit wants to go on, to prod on... its tough. I thank God for His faithfulness and not giving up on me when I waver or quiver or shudder. There's my dad's health and medical bills, my Bro who got retrenched and is trying to get a job, then there's my wedding and housing loans... I can lament all I want. But I chose to carry all these and a lot more... myself. Just me and God of course. If I really needed to understand the word "Grim" I fully understand it now. Its staring at me right smack in the centre of my face! Then there's Porky Flu.... dealing the Travel trade a serious blow. Daniel and myself conjured many plans - Plan A, B and even C. Only thing we can do, is to trust the Lord for provision and for fulfillment. Its testing, trying and we believe, we will be way better persons (soldiers for Christ) after we emerge from all these. Victorious and not broken I hope. On a lighter note, bb and i decided to hang out yday.... treating ourselves to something nice... cos times are bad for us, such treats we may shun for a long while more. We headed to American Hip Diner by Billy Bombers @ Cineleisure (Food pictures next entry). And oh yes, donations are welcomed. =)

Of old Friend and New Friends

2009-05-04T17:51:00.017+08:00

Am a tad late on this entry...

busy with Swine Flu lar

but here goes:

On May Day

I was invited by May & Patrick

(Newly Weds)

out for a Thank you Dinner

to a Japanese Italian Bristo

on Level 2 of Liang Court

that place has morphed into

somewhere worth

hanging out and shop

I went there with Darren

(yes Addy, that's my co-host's name LOLz)

He was the entertainer of the evening

together with Ah Kin...

some sweet fella who totally does look like him

but knowing Darren

He will say he looks better than Ah Kin...

Muahahahahahahah...

*self entertaining myself with the jokes in my head*

Pardon me.

ON with the food...

Let's start with desserts first:

Panna cotta

gets 2/5 stars from me

Passable but I tasted better ones.

Then

Coffee Gelato below

0/5 Stars

They should take it off the Menu cos a lot of us

YUCK it

Plain Chocolate ice cream

no rating as I din taste... :(

Should be Okay thou...

My Favourite Pasta

I ordered Vongole Spag

2/5 Stars only

only so-so,

Delight & Delicious at Jln Membina

tastes SOOOOO MUCH betta!

Mushroom Hamburger Steak

3.5/5 Stars

I love the sauce!

Cheesy Melt steak below (I think thats the name)

4/5 Stars Entree: Baked Mussels 5/5 Stars Potato Wedges and Sausages 3/5 Stars Quite normal I call the below Snails with Garlic & Butter Superbly Yummy... to die for!!! 6/5 Stars can Chicken Drumlets + Wings 4/5 Stars Very fragrant and tasty

Ham Salad...

Not Boring but Zingy

3.5/5 Stars

AND THE COUPLE OF THE EVENING AWARD GOES TO:

Ah Kin and Darren

Long Lost brothers or something....

see the features look-alike???

Somehow ah kin looks unhappy with darren rubbing shoulders with him...hmmmm...

Am looking forward to our next gathering!

and addy's blog is here. she got the wackier pics. go see!

GOD came thru for me!

2009-05-03T18:01:00.003+08:00

I stand in awe once more...

GOD came thru for me

HE answered my prayers and delivered me

reporters interviewed the passengers

and my tour leader!

Everything went so smoothly!

GIG....all the time.

Thank u Father!

A Quick ShoutOUT - Daddy, YOU ARE the Best!!

2009-04-29T14:15:00.003+08:00

I am having a field day today

just answering calls from reporters

getting the numbers

crunching them

translating them into a picture

visualizing...answering tons of questions

and was a bit mad at someone from the trade

for saying the least apt things

at a time like this!

GOD came thru for me

HE answered my prayers

HE held me, gave me strength

HE gave me wisdom and ideas

to pitch and am trying to

turn the entire situation around..

definitely not me at work

its GOD!

My God of wonders and modern day miracles!

Swine Flu or not...

Love u Father!

If all goes well...

tomorrow will be one fantastic day!!!

Still praying & believing..HE CAN.

I know HE CAN. =)

Sick as I can ever be....

2009-04-27T09:23:00.004+08:00

Let's just say I was out of action last whole week

Kudos to the "Darren" virus.. (pun so intended)

why is this virus so capable of putting me down for so long

I have absolutely no inclination to find out

I had fever for 4 days straight (38deg)

kept coming back and going off... recurring

seen 3 doctors before I got better finally

had an inflammed throat

which means, I really did not eat my meals

for at least 4 or 5 days, properly

merely some soup or plain bread slices

for the sick of the medicine intake

sucked so many lozenges I lost track

still having that whooping dry cough

voice is a goner -

a frog in the well sings better than me at this rate

in place I got some deep husky DJ voice

which I don't know myself upon listening to it

I sound like some frigging tomboy Argh!

AND

I got a blocked nose

and tons of phelgm

I never fell so sick for so long in my life

so really...

the "Darren" virus is

really, really a force to be reckon with

may it never reach you.

For it doesn't seem to ever go away

till now... reminders of it still lingers

thru my coughing.... and lost of voice.

Here I was Thinking Vegetables are GOOD for me!

2009-04-20T17:52:00.003+08:00

Time Magazine said that modern methods of crop producing are affecting our Veggies and perhaps taking lesser of them would be better as Vegetables are suppose to give you Constipation, NOT aid you in passing motion.

Time to ditch the Veggies officially and tell Mom,

the doctor said so!!

Read article here

Yesterday Once more....

2009-04-20T12:39:00.022+08:00

Hello there....

I am getting ready to head for my Emcee Gig tonight

Below is my Co-Host....

The wacky - Mr Darren Chan

Apparently...

he is trying to look charming.

Hmmm...ermm, moving on..

Mandarin Hotel's Ballroom...

Awesome! Impeccable

My Date for the Evening...

ta-da....Daniel!!

Me trying to get into the mood...

Prior to going on stage

Darren & I ... camwhoring before the "Show"

Too Dark....

Ahh.... BETTER! With the lights below!

With my SPH friends mingling at the Party!!!

Doing my "Thing".... hehehehee

With more friends....

reporters and those from special projects

I had a wonderful evening, everything went smoothly

and it was the best weekend ever in the longest time!!

Thanks be unto our Lord Almighty!

I wish.... and pray

2009-04-17T17:38:00.003+08:00

Lord... I pray you hear my heart's prayer to seek refuge and shelter in your embrace I cannot do this alone, it is so hard and it stings to an extent. They are unprofessional using personal and snide remarks to attack which is low so LOW and cheap. I leave matters in your Good Hands Father cos.... I cannot do it. Not anymore. My Brain is not churning any solutions now I am at a loss... I feel strapped and invalid trying yet not there. Help me! Amen.

I AM SO FED UP

2009-04-17T14:52:00.001+08:00

I am SO PISSED OFF today!

Our 6th Anniversary as a Couple and 8th as Friends!

2009-04-15T10:05:00.005+08:00

daniel at Cha Cha Cha Interiors... I luvvv the Miami-styled Bar counter

Home-made Salsa Dips with Nachos

Taste x10 better than those sold outside

My Poison - Pineapple Juice!

My Mushroom and Googey Sauce / Dips

Tasted quite good

3/5 Stars

BUT daniel preferred my Cooking... haha.

Which is great!

daniel's dish of something + something chicken

Don't ask me what, it looks like Salad to me!

Him wrapping the Buritoes....

BEN & JERRY'S

we managed to get the seats under the Baroque Lights!

Ooooo...Behold... THE MIRROR!

A view from my lil' courtyard window

with spring blooms no less...

HAHA

The cool Black Cushions

I love the Details...

A mock fireplace below...

defintely needs more firewood to keep us all warm

Fun

was the key that day

Daniel just loves surprising me!

I appreciate the fact that he bothers to. . .

at least he does not take the relationship for granted

Well...

We went to have a different cuisine that day

MEXICAN FOOD!

@ Holland V

before heading to Dempsey's Ben & Jerry's

which was my fave outlet ..

Part 2 - Of Saturdays and Sundays

2009-04-14T16:21:00.006+08:00

As promised...

here are the pictures taken over dinner

on Saturday

where the young and young at heart met

and hung out

had dinner

head to Sis Mei Ling's place

Nothing like Friends and true blue fellowship!!!

Of Saturdays & Sundays

2009-04-13T14:06:00.007+08:00

Last weekend went by too quickly

for a mix of various reasons...

ONE (part 2 in next entry)

the sisters in ZFGC really can play L4D

Michelle, Rachel, Lydia all can play... no kidding!

And they are good. Esp Lydia and Michelle

(am shocked in a good way)

We went to Peace Centre on Sunday for a session

with Li Ji, daniel, Andy, myself and those 3 girls above.

Cool... but we came out giddy

and tired out after 2 intense hours of playing survivors (humans)

and villians (below...are the pictures)

Above is the BOOMER he can shoot venom

to blind you temporary then kill you

Above is the HUNTER that springs up on you and viciously attacks non-stop

Above is SMOKER which uses his tongue to grab you then kill you with his hands

And lastly, above is TANKER which is the longest and hardest to kill for he will wrecked the worst damage to you upon just hitting you... wahahaha..

Day Trip

2009-04-11T10:53:00.004+08:00

This post

will be filled with text only..

As I was too terrified to take photos

I nearly became "road kill"

Hahahahaa..

I prayed so long and so hard,

God heard my prayers (Love ya Lord! You Rock!)

but it was fun

in the weirdest possible way!

I learnt more about the guys that day

and their dumb dumb reactions

that are somewhat endearing

YET

still dumb lar! Oh well...

Myself, Daniel, Darren, Simon, Bala and Zhang Meng

decided to head on to Penarang for AWESOME Seafood

we had our entire huge ROUND table filled with

Lala (Clams), Lobsters (2 versions & 5 Lobsters in all I think..),

Gong Gong (snail type shell fish), a fresh & enormous Promfret Fish,

Veg, Handmade Beancurd and lots of drinks!

But you know how we got there!!!!

I still find it hard to believe we did it

esp Simon, Darren and Daniel

We Cycled there

a total of 30 km... there

and back!

I could not cycle back (so I covered only 15km) as I

fell and hurt myself off the junction of a road

so I took a Jeep back!

A Land Rover!

COOL lar...

I could not bring myself to take photos as

I got Zebra sunburn (will show u once Simon tags me on facebook)

I injured myself and was bleeding but am okay really...

I cried... a bit cos it was painful like mad

my butt hurts

my arms ached

I was sticky and sweaty and Yucky

Yeah but I shall do this again..

maybe minus cycling

just a taxi there to the seafood place will do

Will call West & others to join me

Oh man... my body is aching & killing me now.

FUN... still... it was fun.

Some experience it was!!!

A classic story I got to share:

When i fell off my bike...

I was shocked at the impact

and felt pain rightaway

then Daniel who was behind

ran up to me

asking: "what happened?"

I was like.... :(((

"you shouldn't ask what happened?

rather you should have asked

Are you hurt?"

I was a tad upset man

then i teared and saw blood on my hands..

my left leg behind bled

and my right knee hurt away

THEN,

when blood oozed from my thumb area filled with dirt

I was like "Look daniel... got blood"

Then he was like: "How?"

I was like -.-" *sweating*

Maybe you need to pour some clean water over my wound

to wash it clean least infection occurs?

DUH right?

He stunned me and I stunned him with that fall

Kanna Sai... Bleh!

Can't believe him man... I cried a teeny weeny,

not so much becos pain or what

rather, when I fell...

that very instant where he asked me

"what happened?"

HE STARED AT THE BIKE

HE STARED AT THE BIKE!!!! Argh...

*faints*

not at me but the bike

Haiyo...

well...

later he told me

"dear, I was worried if the bike spoilt,

you cannot carry on cycling to the seafood place"

(which was another 7Km or so away after I fell)

Men... go figure them

The Tulips

2009-04-11T10:48:00.003+08:00

Sorry... Am a tad late with this post

for I was away on a short day trip with friends (see above entry for story).

Here are the Lovely Tulips Daniel gave me so unexpectedly

(welcome to Goosebumps City!) Hahahahahaa...

Awesome...

Of Unexpectedness

2009-04-07T21:33:00.002+08:00

You know you are LOVED

when someone

delivers a huge bouquet of Tulips

which happens to be my favourite flowers

just like that

ZAPPED!!

Out of the Blue

totally unexpected...

Awesomeness~~

Pictures will be posted tomorrow

Of Pet Names....

2009-04-06T11:17:00.005+08:00

Not sure about you all...

BUT Daniel and I got pet names for each other

his for me... is simple, nice and cliche to some extend:

"Dear, sugar..Honey...baby.. etc"

all the sweet (sugary) stuff

But mine for him...HAHAHAHAA...

is way too disgusting

I am so gonna admit it here..

I call Daniel (on and off)

dear, hon... baby and Daddy!

When I wanna get certain things, I will coo

in the cutest and sweetest and dumbest sounding voice i can conjure

"Daddy... " and it works.. like a charm.

And he spoils me silly at times.

LOVE YOU Hon!!!

For all your good & sometimes, the bad.

Happy 6th Year (in 7 days' time & I can't wait!)

& counting!!!!!!

Happy 8th year as friends...

Je T'aime Mon Cheri

Of gigs, old pals and chummies

2009-04-02T09:38:00.011+08:00

Well...

I wanna give Thanks to our Lord here.

Cos

Of late, I got recommended to take-charge of a couple of

Awesome Weddings... I just Love Weddings! Don't you?

And when I have to Emcee the Weddings..

there is just about 2 persons I can think of who are very VERY

suitable and inclined for this sort of gathering

they are

RAFIL & DARREN

both are my MDIS classmates

of cos, one I know way longer than the other

but still

both have their own strengths and can hold the fort in

their own style!!!

Rafil and I...

realising the march-in music started

before everything could begin... but

we remained cool

joked about it and

THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!!

Below, with Norfrey (my very good friend + Chinese Sinseh)

myself and Rafil... Hard at work

Discussing on how to Sabo Alex and his wife, Candy

it's VERY hard work... *evil grin*

Below...Norfrey. Myself. Vivian

(who is now with BA - way the Go Girl! All Glory to God)

& Rafil

All of us clowning around and cam-whoring (my idea!!)

In the end... everyone seems to want the camera more..

*smacks forehead*

That babe next to Rafil is Honey Rai.. Love her name!

Below...

Darren and myself... I noticed I lost a bit of weight...

The pic below was in Nov 08, the ones above are in Feb 09

Anyways!

More Weddings Coming SOON!

I just LOVE catching up with long time no see friends.

Au Revoir....

Song in My Heart Now - HE will Carry You

2009-03-27T11:10:00.004+08:00

There is no problem so big, God cannot solve it There is no mountain so tall, He cannot move it There is no storm so dark, God cannot calm it There is no sorrow so deep, God cannot soothe it *

* Chorus: If He carried the weight of the world Upon His shoulders I know, my brother that He will carry you If He carried the weight of the world Upon His shoulders I know, my sister, that He will carry you * *

* Bridge: Come unto me All who are weary And I will give you Rest

AM SO BLESSED BY BRO SIGMUND WHO INTRO THIS SONG!

My Wedding Gown... .... ...

2009-03-27T10:17:00.007+08:00

Hey!

Hear Ye . . .hear ye

My Wedding Gown

Has Been Booked...

It's the Beginning of Forever

Of Daniel & me.. our own lil' Fairytale

the Majestic Gown

which my wedding planner,

Daniel, my mum, my MIL

and I fell right in LOVE with

The Train is 2.5m long in Duchess Satin!

Apparently Trying to Capture a Front View but... Errr The Details... the Hand-Sewn Details...

RATE IT!

I gave it a 10/5 STARS

Got it from:

http://www.silhouette.com.sg/

Presenting the Cookie Museum

2009-03-27T09:47:00.017+08:00

A friend brought me there,

I loved the place & brought Daniel there too

They had plenty of cookies

(Ex lar - $38 one tin with 20 odd pcs)

BUT THEY ARE TASTY

with Exotic flavours

Savouries like Hanan Chicken Rice, Tom Yam, Hokkaido Crab etc

Sweets like Kiwi, Rose Tea, Green Tea, Pineapple etc

& they serve authentic TEA! in a British Styled Cuppa

Decor is Baroque

Very Aristocrat!!!

The Menu Above The Inside Pages (images are blurry cos we are not allowed to snap pics but I hurriedly did so)

Scrumptious!

Lights!

THE CHAIR... So comfortable...so Tai Tai

The European Designs

Love the Mirror!

The Cookies! On Display

The Sampling Trays of Cookies!

Cashier Counter

THE TeaCups (Lady Boss told me they are expensive!!)

I Love the Pink One!

I had fruit tea that day... something light after dinner

THIS ENTRY is Specially for Beata...

2009-03-27T09:28:00.004+08:00

Babe...

Just wanna encourage you

Losing money

Material stuff...

or even what you just went thru

is not as bad

as losing your character

or close loved ones..

This entire incident will only strengthen U

as a person

and shape you as a person

Someone who would be more resilient,

Someone who will learn to be wiser

with whom you confide in

& be more tactful too on your part

Trust me, you maybe irritating...

in a funny & cute way

but you sure do not deserve to be treated

that way...

JUST Hang in there k?

Don't let anyone

this incident bring you down

God Has Wonderful plans for you

You will get another job in due time.

Just keep looking.

Just keep those peepers wide open!

Back on my Feet

2009-03-21T18:30:00.002+08:00

i am back on my feet once more..

for those that worried

and cared

and those that prayed

THANK YOU so much!

Love U all...

God was sweet.

HE really was and still is.

he sent people to show concern on facebook

friends who SMS

cell members that emailed

friends who answered my calls in times of need

I AM LOVED. Always. Thanks!

I AM BACK!

Wondering

2009-03-06T14:50:00.005+08:00

Have you ever had days where you wish you could stop being the responsible, level-headed person that you usually are most of the time?

(if it happens all the time, then you got serious issues)

I have been wishing that for the last few days

I wish I could stop being me for a while

I wish I could stop letting people know where exactly I am OR

What I am doing

OR even if I am planning to do something

The perils of being responsible is weighing me down

and making the wild child in me surface I guess...

I wish I can kick the world back in its FACE!

And tell it:

LEAVE ME ALONE

I need time out

I wanna relax and do nothing and WASTE TIME

I wanna balance out my entire system and soul without telling YOU

everything!!!

Stop being so Anal

Stop being so Rigid

Learn to trust others

that we can truly be capable of being calm and rational

despite our rants, raves and time out alone

WITH NO COMMITTMENTS

NO RESPONSIBILITIES WHATSOEVER

Just me Time!

Like something in me will explode

if I don't have time to Break out of my Usual Mould

Oh Yeah... I need that!

I am in desperate need of time out. Me Time.

Don't call me

Don't SMS me

Don't email me

I need to align myself before I cave into a wall

My Birthday 2009

2009-02-19T14:38:00.021+08:00

Yup... 17 Feb was the date.

Had so many well-wishes that I haven't replied all

Thanks Peeps!

Love,

Ruth...

WHAT I GOT that day:

Crabtree & Evelyn Hand Cream Set

Super cute stuff in candy wrapping paper - I *hearts* it

So CUTE! Then *

* FLOWERS Arrived at my Office! The Largest Bouquet I ever received in my Life! Thanks to YOU

In the EVENING, we went to:

To enjoy a dinner... place was suggested by my mum,

my dad could not make it as he just completed his Chemo..

The Decor quite Chinois....

Shark's Fin Soup..

Quite alright 2/5 Stars

Wanton Prawns: 3/5 Stars

Signature Beancurd: 2.5/5 Stars

Herbal Chestnut Chicken: 5/5 Stars

So Tasty... and the gravy is super mouth-watering!

Steam Fish HK style: 3/5 Stars

My Valentine's Day

2009-02-16T15:11:00.022+08:00

I spent Vday in the most unconventional manner this year..

was working in the afternoon before I zip off for a Wedding

it was a blast.. caught up with a lot of good Uni Classmates of mine.

But the good humour and all was defintely still there.

CHEERS!!!

And CONGRATS to Alex & Candy once more.. with love!

The Main Stars... Candy & Alex (Mr & Mrs Lim) The Bride singing to her groom... Awwww... Sweet lar My Co-Host above - Rafil

Us on stage... York Hotel's Stage quite cool...

only lack of wireless mikes

Us trying to remain cool.............

Plotting against Alex in the SABOTAGE Game...

Yeah... Alex... you are Done for!

Me with the Girls.. on the right is Vivian

Rafil.. his date Sofea, me and Viv...

Clowning Round !

Posing Round 2

Acting Adorable 3

Donno what all of us were doing..

I was like kissing Sofea's hair lar

Once more for Camera

The 3 "siblings"... Me, Norf and Viv

Once more!

This lady is Norf's wifey... Reven

Yep...they make a cute couple.

Updates...

2009-02-11T09:33:00.002+08:00

1) Daniel finally got a Facebook account... (after almost 2 years!!!)

2) I got hit in my right eye (thank God impact was relatively bearable) during badminton last night... scary man!

3) My Travel FairSSSsss season starts this weekend till Mid March

4) Feb is the month of Many Many Birthdays.... which explains why I am so broke

5) My Dad is checking in today (for those of you who know what I am referring to)

6) Am trying to sleep at 11pm every night from now

7) I need YOUR blessings and Guidance! Do continue to keep me in prayers.

sdagfjkbDBsdvA... where heart Pain causes ache day

2009-02-04T17:22:00.001+08:00

Today is declared as idiotic and mindless....

painful and wronged.

Dumb and dumber.

I need prayers...

I had enough!

ENOUGH!

My Prayer

2009-02-02T19:08:00.002+08:00

Lord... I ask for favour... to be poured out on me in times of need. I pray for mercy and I pray for your leading. I pray you will make a way where there seems none. Amen.

LOVEfest 2009 6pm BE THERE!!!

2009-01-29T09:30:00.003+08:00

Back to Work On 3rd Day of CNY

2009-01-28T11:20:00.001+08:00

I thank God for a job to return to...

thou I am super SUPER tired now, all the late nights over CNY was killing,

I admit, I am getting more mature...... its age catching up...

plus, I NEED TO RUN.... all that feasting does NOT HELP!

Oh and HAPPY NIU YEAR

Some Wedding Gown Pics

2009-01-21T18:25:00.008+08:00

Ok... this is SO overdue

BUT

I am still undecided.

I know... i know,

my Wedding Planner is chasing me

to book liao

Below are some pics of certain gowns I thought OK..

the Majestic Gown that I TOTALLY LOVE

is so hard to snap

PLUS

dodo was not around to help me snap

so NO PICS for that one...

Shots were taken secretly.. so its candid

comments pls.

Gown 1 above

(looks a bit like the flower gown

I showed you all in my earlier wedding entries

See BELOW: -

Gown 2 above

I like the front and bustier neckline...

Gown 3 above

This is from SATTINE Bridal Couture

One of my Fave out of the cheaper range

of boutiques I went

& still got some standard!

Nothing is FINAL yet....................................

On Happier days

2009-01-21T18:18:00.006+08:00

Jolene and I.... Peace Jann... she really looks a lot like her dad

Am trying to hold her still and be glam...

but its not working out well... see next pic

SEE the struggle! Phew...

Well.... not too long ago... I attended a wedding, of someone I enjoyed talking a lot to and being around with, thou I don't see her often but I see someone else in her life often... Edlyn who is now known as Mrs Ah Hock!

I present you.... Jann, in her inaugural Flower Girl glory.... heheheee...

Decisions

2009-01-21T13:59:00.002+08:00

I am deciding and Lord, I need you more than ever now. . . I need your intervention, I need your embrace and I just need you as you are. You see what's troubling this heart of mine and I pray, you will grant me peace and show me your favour and grace! Amen.

Sunday - Today

2009-01-18T15:11:00.002+08:00

Today, I am feeling both mixed up... happy yet not so nearly happy. Vexed.. on one hand, there's the dress I like... on the other hand, there's a lot of considerations holding me back from being really happy with the dress. One is really Daniel's face and does he really mean it when he wants to get it for us? I look at him and was quite clueless... I mean, I am quite torn. Really. I know I shouldn't sound so "materalistic" and all that jazz but its causing this confusion and then... when I was cutting Daniel's hair just only (prior to this blog) he seemed so not happy with the hair cut today. I wonder is it the hair cut or is it him being unhappy with other things... maybe I am just thinking too much. Not sure. Just dam unhappy now. Anyways, if he really thinks his hair cut sucks, he can always head to the professional barber, afterall, I am untrained in Hair-dressing so if the cut truly sucks... .then. . . . . . . Still ponderriiinggggg...... BIG SIGHS

Today's THE DAY where I get to shop for things worth more than $1000!!!

2009-01-09T10:00:00.003+08:00

I have never bought anything costing more than $440 for anyone or even for myself. The last time I blew $440 was for a pair of Titus watches that was on a whooping 60% SALE, if not, I won't even consider.

But today....

I will be shopping for my Bridal gowns

& I am excitied and happy and nervous all at once!

Will take some pictures to post here...

Look out for them!

Feeling Lousy

2009-01-07T12:14:00.001+08:00

Today is a bad day... I am feeling so lousy.

Daniel Proposed... with a Diamond Ring no less!

2009-01-03T09:43:00.005+08:00

I feel so happy to be alive! He has proposed in the nicest possible way, not what I imagined but still... Fantastic! This will be a story for the grandkids lar.... ... 0.6 Carat with 5 claw, F colour..

with 19 Dec 2009 on the underside..

I am one Blessed Girl!

Pictures courtesy of Grace Magg

Who Loves Dim Sum?? Over here...Me ME me!!!

2009-01-02T16:41:00.023+08:00

Dan, Andy, Daniel & myself went to Roland Seafood yesterday at Marine Parade (home of the original Chilli Crab)

& we were fellowshipping amidst great FOOD!

We totally miss Weston, Christine, Darren & Mel in our midst for the makan session, oh yes Alex & Dodo..you both as well!

Anyways... HERE ARE THE FOOD PICS & Verdict!

Not oily & Super FANTASTIC soft shell crab,

makes you wonder,

why is the crab bigger than usual portions?

We were fighting for leftovers..*tsk tsk*

5/5 Stars

Shark's Fin Dumpling Soup....

SEDAP LAR

6/5 Stars can?

Only $4.80 a bowl.. can you spell C-H-E-A-P?

The ingredients inside...

Scallops, prawns, mushroom,

shark's fin & more goodies! Its a treasure cove

DIG IN! DRINK! SHIOK...

Fried Prawn Dumplings

4.5/5 Stars

(teeny weeny salad cream only SAD LOR)

Chee Chong FUN!!!! So Fun to eat...

We ordered both versions, Char Siew & Prawn I love Prawn ones as I am biased.. HEE

but both are equally Good 5/5 Stars Smooth Crystal Clear skin CAN SEE FILLINGS!

(I suspect the Chef coated the Chee Chong Fun Skin with SK-II)

Crystal Clear leh!

Char Siew Soh... 4/5 Stars

Jiao Zi (semi fried below) 2.5/5 Stars

A Tad Boring...

Steam Prawn Dumplings!

Can you spell H-A-P-P-P-PPPPPPPP-P-Y?

5/5 Stars

Portion of prawns were generous & juicy! YUM

HAR GOU

More Prawns??? YAY!!!!! WooHOO~~~

5/5 Stars

Dainty portion yet Packs a Punch!

Siew Mai (below)

Looks Usual Right? WRONG!

Its one of the BEST, besides the ones at Lei Garden it tastes Porky... filled with lean Pork! 4/5 Stars

Chicken Feet

(Ruth Totally Abstain from Eating

the Feet of any creature, it just seems wrong.)

Daniel said 4.5/5 Stars Dan LoVED it

Andy joined my abstainence CLub...peace y'all!

Forgotten the Name of this Dishy DISH below!

POWER UP for this one!

Has only one chunky Prawn in the centre

& a tingle of Lemon splashed within!

POWER LAR!

I was fighting with Daniel for the prawn (shame on me, oh Yes!)

5/5 Stars

See, even Dan was Kan-Chong...that was him on the Chopsticks

whilst I was trying to get a clear shot... Bleh!

Dessert Time!

Most of us had Mango Pudding...

Guys being guys...

liked it

Me - I think it gets a mere 2/5 Stars

COS ITS TOUGH FOR A PUDDING!

Got Milk?

YOU HAVE TO GO THERE AND TRY,

THE FOOD IS REASONABLE...

DON'T USE THE WET TOWELS to cut costs!

Our Bill SHOCKED OUR EYEBALLS...

a Whooping $108 for 4 persons

but thanks to DBS / POSB Credit Cards

we got a 10% Discount

So its $98.25 TOTAL!

All 4 of us were like:

"WHAT DID WE JUST EAT?"

So classic. The faces were all so classic & funny!

I had a ball, the soup was divine... so was the rest of the Dim Sum

More importantly, the company!

Cheers Andy, Dan & Daniel!

Join us next time West, Chris, Darren & Mel!

TAG EM'''''

2009-01-01T16:13:00.005+08:00

Here are the rules:

Once you’ve been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 weird, random things, facts, or habits about yourself.

At the end, you choose 10 people to be tagged, listing their names and why you chose them to be tagged.Don’t forget to leave them a comment “You’re It!” and to read your blog.

You can’t tag the person who tagged you. Since you can’t tag me back let me know when you’ve posted your blog so I can see your answers.

10 Things About Ruthie:

1) Ok, this one is contributed by Daniel Pang, 4 years back when we were into our second year of this relationship, I totally forgotten & started picking "Black Gold" in front of him & startled him.. HE WAS LIKE "Omg, aren't pretty girls not allowed to fart, shit, pick their noses & burp????" I was like.... I am not alien, I am only human. Cheers to nose-picking!

2) I love only Green Tea Frapp in StarBucks! Nothing else comes close, with or without Whipped Cream... doesn't matter.

3) When I first played Nintendo Wii at Dan's place, I thrashed all the guys there at Wii Boxing, so, don't mess with me when it comes to extreme sports virtual / online games! Teeheehee~~ (Daniel has a short video to prove it)

4) I am addicted to Pet Society in Facebook, ITS THE BOMB!!!!

5) I kinda do enjoy organising outings / party or prepare home-cooked meals for close friends, cos THANK GOD, every outing I organised thus far has (by the grace of God) gotten 97% attendance! WooHoo~~ WOOT!!!

6) I love writing, blogging & churning out Press Releases, its in my blood to correct grammar, typo, spelling & etc... HAHAH... maybe just pure occupation hazard... I donno! Heeeeee

7) I actually kinda do enjoy running now, a lot more and how cool it is to push my body to the extreme sometimes... but the muscle aches can "kill" sometimes.

8) I can picture things in my head, my imagination is off the scale, thus my friends have been telling me, you should be in threatre, on radio or something but hey, I enjoy my job now! I can write my releases, mingle with reporters & appear on Telly from time to time, its the most enjoyable marriage of both worlds - THANK YOU LORD! You ROCK!

9) I enjoy watching movies! Esp. the comedy types like the recent Bedtime Stories, its so funny, I laughed SO LOUD in the movie threatre that...Thank Goodness no one scolded me. Oh and I hit the person next to me from time to time when its ultra funny too...

10) I enjoy being with the YA folks and the Detonate Youths! I do feel younger in their good company! And I love Emcee-ing for Weddings too!

I think I can only tag Ian, Sam, Pehbs, Sarah & Jialing.... cos no one left wor!

Happy 1st Day of 2009

2009-01-01T16:03:00.003+08:00

I promised I will be back today! Well... I am.. stronger, fresher, better and HAPPIER!

I got so much to update all of you! Stay tuned... today, a couple of the YA decided we should have Dim Sum lunch at Roland Seafood Restaurant @ Marine Parade!

It was the BEST-est way to kick start the New Year, with close friends, laughter & GREAT FOOD! Pictures will come tomorrow.

Stay tuned!

HAPPY NEW YEAR y'all & btw, Watson's is having a 60% OFF Sales... go check out!

Taking a Break from Blogging

2008-11-21T21:29:00.002+08:00

I will be back only on 1 Jan 2009....

See ya.

I need a good rest!

Let the Good Times Roll

2008-11-21T20:54:00.002+08:00

After fretting... Worrying... Thinking... And then calming myself down I found that HE was controlling all of me the good, the bad and the rainbow times. I miss studying Yet I miss interacting even more My muse now is Pet Society Somewhat an addiction yet not totally very much a dedication rather, its more of a subtitute and a grown appreciation I wish I had free days for gown spreeing time has not come as I see more like in December I feel like I will grow into loving 2009 more its a strong inclination as I pray, hope, believe and seek!

Tales from Phuket (written from a 3rd Party angle)

2008-11-18T15:58:00.004+08:00

Daniel is away in Phuket right now, for his annual training, as I type this...

I got a really funny phone call from him this morning, complaining to me how "sick" the whole get-up is.. in his words.. "some sick shit man!"

Well, the story goes like this:

Yesterday after his meal (cant recall was it lunch or dinner), he went to take a stroll around his hotel. He saw a tranny (short for She-males) walking there too, some tourists bemused at the whole tranny thing going on in Thailand, decided to partake in some silly-ness by asking the Tranny 'Hey, can we take a photo with you?'

And the Tranny, being in all Thai warm hospitality, decided to gamely say "YES" without hesitation..... guess what that Tranny did.

Of cos, most Trannies wear the skimpiest and sleaziest outfit imagineable...

THAT TRANNY wore something low cut, and HE decided to flash his "Man-boobs" for all to see while that photo was being taken. And he was not bashful at all...machiam parade lar..

my dear Daniel was flabbergasted and scarred for Life....

That poor chap went on and on telling me: "Dear, don't ever come to Phuket, its a horrible place.... terrible lar... just bad lar.... filled with all these Sick People and sick shit....man!"

And there I was on the other line, laughing my head off and saying.... WHAT A WONDERFUL AND FUNNY WAY TO START MY DAY.... Thanks dear!

I saw it as pure funny...

But I am sorry you had to witness this unholy crap! Poor thing.... awwww.

Lots of love...

xoxo

Its my Week of Hmmmm....

2008-11-17T18:08:00.004+08:00

I really don't know why

but God has been quite silent

these 2 weeks

I have been praying, seeking..

HE is around whenever I sing

praises and worship

that's when I Feel Him

but...

in my personal QT

HE is silent

I decided to go thru a week

of prayer and fasting

just so I can be closer to Him

Cos I just need Him

His Being there

His Loving Nature

His Acceptance of me

His Cool & Humourous Ways

as He shows how

He loves me..

Father,

all I ask..

is re-assurance of YOU

and nothing & no one will replace your

Number 1 position in my Life!

Cos its always meant to be that way

as you are my Creator King,

without u...

I cant enjoy everyday!

I Love U!

And they say..

2008-11-10T09:31:00.002+08:00

Someone once said parting is never easy Another one also mentioned that time will make things easier.. WELL.. I beg to differ Parting is never easy, thou seemingly it may make you stronger but it never really makes it totally easy or easier for that matter He left for the usual business trip but yesterday at the airport.. after our favourite POPEYE 2pc meal (which is crazily expensive now!) he left shortly. It was the longest bus journey home to get home to my Skype so that I can message and conference with him