profile a loner who needs friends. a law-abiding rebel. a rigid hippie. a mediocre prefectionist. a walking contradition. likes travelling the world | rainy days | sleeping in | a good book | cliched romantic comedies | singing in the bathroom | looking at clouds | daydreaming | babies | people watching | late night buses | rooting for underdogs | smell of fresh linen | being alone | when karma works . tag links avril | cam | issac | jovi | leigh | manda nina | the cranky flier | cruz | the satorialist archives May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 May 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 credits skin by: Jane |
Sunday, April 27, 2008 | 10:32 PM
quarter way there . despite all my counting downs and looking forwards, yesterday passed by without any fanfare. truth be told, i almost forgot all bout it. april 26th marked the 6th month of me serving the country. well, despite all my neverending complains and whining, ns has been good to me thus far. like seriously. lets just hope that the rest of my journey passes just (if not more) peacefully than the past half year. yea half-year-and-a-day soldier!  speaking of journeys, come this time next week, i'd be all set to embark on my longest and furtherest yet. however, there's no excitement or anticipation this time round. perhaps its due to the fact that i'm not going on a holiday, but still, how many could boast of spending a month in south africa the year they turn 21? am crossing my fingers that there'd be decent shopping at least. hah. superficial right. am hoping that i'd be able to get a feel of the place and of cuz, its people too. countdown to south africa: 7 days. Monday, April 21, 2008 | 11:44 PM
dear ma, dear mom, i'm really sorry to say this but unfortunately i'll not be having dinner at home and will be out late for the rest of the week in lieu of the upcoming overseas exercise. (will be having meetups/running errands) schedule is as follows (so you'd know where i'd be): tueday: return way overdue dvds/vcds (and pay hefty fines). (be back quite early) wednesday: gym duty and possible trip to mustafa (yes mustafa) with ian. (shouldn't be too late.) thursday: return wwaaayy overdue library books (and pay heftier fines) & dinner cum gossip session with bert at sun plaza. (should be late, but not unreasonably so). friday: dinner/kboxing/gossiping session with mel and kylie/kaili. (don't bother waiting up) . don't worry, i've reserved saturday and sunday for you. :) (plus you don't cook, so it's okay.) :P sincerely, me. woah, thats quite a schedule for someone who likes to rush home after work. (ie me again). really should be in bed by now. nite world. have a happy rest-of-the-week ahead. Sunday, April 20, 2008 | 2:20 AM
mr grouchy mr grouchy in case you haven't realised, my life absolutely pales in comparison to those that my friends of the fairer sex lead. one's a stewardess that gets to travel the world, another's a mass comm grad currently in india on overseas exchange and lastly, a close friend that's completing her degree down under while living the laid back aussie life. deep sigh. any reason why i shouldn't be complaining? just dawned on me that all 3 are travelling/overseas. that gives me even more reason and right to brood. :( Wednesday, April 16, 2008 | 8:58 PM
timeout timeout .
haven't done this in a while and didn't realise how much i missed doing so. in case your mind starts wondering to godknowswhat, i was referring to having a weekday to myself. yep. no work committments to fret over, no need to be jolted awake by an alarm, no crowds and queues everywhere you go and most importanly, no stress and knowing the fact that you have a whole weekday to spend it according to your whims and fancies. shiok ah. decided to get outta bed on yesterday at 9.30am but knowing me, snoozed till bout 11am, just in time to head down to apple centre and repair the cousin's new ipod touch. to my surprise, no queue, no waiting time at all! ah, the wonders of weekday off. zipped down to meet sexy baby and hiang at ikea to indulge in their delectable spread. (although we almost always order the same things. poached salmon and chicken wings). it was great being able to meet cindy over lunch just for a brief catchup cum gossip. though it was short, the session was enjoyable (and scandalous) as always.. -sry bout the lack of food photos though, we were all famished.
commenced our usual stroll/mad brainstorming session around ikea with hiang and this time, we were seriously looking at furniture and fixtures for i will be moving house soon and she's toying with the idea of revamping her whole room. we fell in love with same piece of furniture, a double bunk, and would have gotten it immediately if not for the fact that we were both worried bout the bedframe's height. practicalities.. me: eh at the rate we're going, our rooms are gonna look the same that jaunt around ikea took close to 2.5hours and we BOTH left emptyhanded (not considering the mineral water that she got and ice-cream cone i bought).. as usual.. strolling through the displays and trying out the beds and sofas really transported me back to my poly days, where we (and the gang) were frequent customers of both ikea's alexander and tampines outlets.. we would really play house and pretend amongst the fixtures.. ahhhh.. headed to whitesands for hiang to get some stuff and just whiled time away at coffeeclub. which is quite ironic la, for we always order tea at coffee joints, be it starbucks, coffee bean, tcc or coffeeclubs.. there should be a chain of tea cafes instead, and you'd definitely find me there on any given day.
but i digress, we chatted about anything and everything (as usual) under the
good food, seemingly random converstations that make sense, worry-free and lazy afternoons, great company.. Monday, April 14, 2008 | 4:51 PM
sick food noodles for the sick soul since we're on the topic of food, here's lunch which the sick patient (ie me) had today.
dried noodles with lettuce and xiaobaicai, ham and poached egg, topped with a sprinkling of fried onions and anchovies. comfort food all the way! - but my stomach's still not feeling too well though. Labels: Food | 1:07 PM
conveyor belts, green straws and soup bowls conveyor belts, green straws and soup bowls you've been warned. the following post consists of massive amounts of comfort food that might not be for the fainthearted. or the anorexic. ended up at sakae northpoint 2 fridays ago after a futile forage to partyworld yishun safra with the bro and the cousin. yours truly had underestimated the crowd and failed to prebook a room. ARGH! decided to pig out instead and this is the result.
popped by our friendly neighbourhood starbucks (i've always wanted to do starbuck runs like the celebs ie brit brit) to grab a cuppa or three. evidently, i HAD to be adventurous and go order the chai latte frap, which very unfortunately, came with a VERY liberal sprinking of cinnamon powder that's not my favourite thing in the world.
speaking of favourite things in the world, a huge bowl of piping hot soup definitely ranks high on my list of comfort foods. perhaps that's why, with its huge servings and rather economical (some might disagree) set meals, soupspoon always has a special place in my heart. soups are also one of the few things that i actually wake up craving for, especially late on saturday mornings. when the pang hits, i usually grab (and treat!) the cousin down to soupspoon @ raffles city to satisfy my urge. have done this on several occasions and resulted in a lighter wallet with the inevitable shopping after.
the following was taken from last saturday's comfort food seeking session. was too hungry to take any more pictures.
chanced upon this hokkaido ice-cream while roaming around the basement of raffles city. though it was a wet and dark day, but ice-cream eating is for all seasons and weather conditions no?
hungry yet? bon appetit! Sunday, April 6, 2008 | 5:17 PM
anywhere but here anywhere but here
been lamenting quite a bit to my friends (all 3 of you) about it and am well aware that it's a bo-bian thing. quite hapless, and very very helpless. crossing my fingers, toes, tongue that i'd be able to take up the kaplan degree so at least that'll be something.
in short, i need a holiday. real soon. and no, south africa doesn't count. gorgeous pics from flickr as usual. Labels: Life Saturday, April 5, 2008 | 11:47 PM
crossroads crossroads . (kraws-rohd) noun - a point at which a vital decision must be made. other than being the title of britney's debut movie (which unfortunately was panned by critics), the word above pretty much sums up where i'm at right now. ns is still moving along (a bit) slowly but surely, but i'm not comfortable with what i'm doing with my life. granted, holding a 8 - 5 stay out vocation sure does have its perks, but travelling to and fro my workplace can be a chore at times, especially when i have to get up early to go for runs.. :( also, i feel that i'm kinda whiling and wasting time away when i could have been doing something more productive. am contemplating the idea of a part-time degree (bachelor in commerce - hospitality and tourism mgmt and marketing mgmt) while completing my ns. this is a 16-months course and with my htm background, am hoping to shorten the duration down to about 12. which is an extremely good idea when you come to think of it - being able to complete a degree while doing ns and can directly dive headlong into the working world upon ord-ing. even if i do not get into sq (choy choy choy!), i'm sure this degree would prove handy in furthering my career. saves hella lot of time no? well, i think so too, but there are some other factors to consider like the credibility of the degree (awarded by western aus' murdoch uni so i'm guessing its quite reputable), travelling time (stagmont @ cck -> cuppage @ somerset -> home @ yishun = long hours) and of cuz, my personal state of mind. despite having nothing to do most days, i arrive home shagged and tired to my bones (for whatever reason, i seriously have no idea). adding the demands of a degree on top of that just might be the straw that breaks this camel's already not-so-strong back. will going for an introductory talk come next monday. hiang's kindly volunteered to go with me (i kinda oh ya, in other news, i've been ACCEPTED by ntu's business! dun think i'm gonna take up the offer though as it'd mean spending 3 more years of my life studying (after ns). i'll only be graduating when i'm like 26,27? no way man. that's too much time when i can do the same at 22. might just head down under to complete my honours. :) first april post. happy 2nd quarter 2008! cheerios! Labels: Life |
