Exercising, kinda.

Yes.

I went crazy on Saturday and bought 8 dresses and 3 shirts under 5 hours. The day was spent with one of them BF, so it was a most good day. I cant wait for the other BF to be home.

I just realized that BF seems to be what it is not.

BF is best friend okay. NOT boyfriend. Cannot have more than one BOYFRIEND, that is zhek-ark.. which i am not. =)

I also bought:

1. A dress last week (one of which you see above);
2. New Specs (which you see below);
3. A huge-ass gym bag;
4. A pair of sandals (both iii and iv i din take pictures of).

I also bought a pair of earrings but the cost of that is negligible so i din put it in the list. And i still have to get shoes for new year / work.

I think I shouldnt be shopping anymore for a long long time.

Long Rambling Post and Something Serious

You see.

When you keep uploading photos, meaning to put them up at some point in time when you feel more organized, you end up being like me, having LOADS of unrrelated photos that make no sense when you put them in the post - heck, they arent even current no more. THEN you think, o no.. so wasted if i dont post it.. so "no choice" lorh, put it up as ONE rambling post (thank God i am entertaining.. hurhurhur).

But before I begin my long rambling throwing together of photos (which i am prone to).. i have SOMETHING SERIOUS to say. *nods*

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''SOMETHING SERIOUS''

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HAHHAHA.. so kill me already..

But seriously (hurhur), Corrine and I had a project that day. Project-make-a-day. It all started when I realized a new friend that i've come to know was not on MSN (and wasnt supposed to be in court). So i texted her, i realized that: she knocked down a pedestrian, albeit through no fault of hers. Even so, that is sufficiently traumatizing.

I thought it would be nice to give my new friend's heart a lift, so we embarked on Project-make-a-day. During lunch, I staked through the terrain of CBD and found a flower shop and bought her a "Auntie i want bright bright happy happy" hand bouquet!

So chioh horh (bright like me!) ...

Then Corrine decided that we should also make her like a card, but we didnt have materials so we spent lunch decorating a magazine / file holder for her..

to prove that it WAS lunch time.

heh.

And of course it HAS to be a SURPRISE!! So yours truly delivered the bouquet to her office! Ay, had to brave through the various teasing amused looks from uncles on the street okay..

So. During these months where I have not updated, there have been many happy developments. For one, by the grace of God I am back in touch with a VERY dear friend of mine, who is none other than....

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(heh. I thought if cover her face for first picture got abit more surprise marh. heh.)

So anyhow, THIS is LIVIA!!!

I have been out of touch with Livia for the longest time and somehow our paths crossed again and all I can say is that.. I AM VERY GLAD! livia is one of my dearest friend (read: she is very accommodating towards me. very) and we used to go home together like almost EVERYDAY back in secondary school because we stayed in the same area and were in the same CCA (council and aep).

okay, just random photos of us mucking around. hahaha.


i think i look kinda tired in these photos but.. WHATEVER! (speaking of which, see my previous post below) i so WOULD NOT teach my baby these things. can u imagine ur baby doing it to you when you are trying to teach her something serious? HARLOW!!! i wonder what parents are teaching these days.


MOVING ON, as some of you would know, I am a STAR WARS fan, and there is a toy shop near my office (happiness!!) So i saw that they were selling STAR WARS figures!!

check out yoda - i thought he looked pretty life-size he did...

close-up.

and check out leia - i thought they captured her pose and expression EXTREMELY well..
not bad horh.. and of course, we have JABBA THE HUTT, who is missing leia in her bronze bikini strapped to him.. heh.
so fat he is gross lorh. yucks.


AND, i also checked out MINDS or was it SETTLERS? anyhows, one of those, for the very first time with dawn and some of the molihualets. wow. it was good!



initially we got carried away by the food, you can see the board game beneath the food because we (okay I figured) it was more important to settle the food first.. hiaks.


yup, close up for the less observant (actually that's an excuse, i just wanted to put up dawn's picture.. hahahahahah)
anyhows, there was this animal game that was super dumb and fun. it's kinda like SNAP of sorts. You see, everyone takes an animal randomly from this bag, and decides what kinda animal sound you want your animal to make. For instance, if you get a hen, instead of CLUCK CLUCK, you can make it go CUCKLE DOODLE DOOOOO or some other spastic noise.
The animal then proceeds to hide in the little house that you see below.


After that the cards are dealt and we all produce our cards SIMULTANEOUSLY and QUICKLY.. and we are supposed to make the sound of the animal of the person with the same card as you. First person who makes the sound correctly wins and you get to hand over your card to the person who failed to make the sound in time. Person with most cards at end of game wins.

O GLORIOUS MADNESS!!! I mean it's really farnee to see adults clucking and cooing animatedly and all that.. =)

so after that, i went to meet furry and monkey.

Somebody once commented that all my guy frens are like really good looking, afterall, birds of the same feather flock together right? I mean the good looking part, not the guy part.. DUH. .. hahahah.

Anyhow i think i agree with that comment... here are two fine specimens..

FURRY
You would agree with me that he looks like some Bollywood star horh.. though to his credit, he doesnt have the signature paunch and moustache.. ay dont prey prey okays, this bollywood friend of mine is gonna one day conquer the skies. HE'S GONNA BE A PILOT!!! okay, so do i get any free tickets with that furry, if i dont marry you will i still get free tickets? lol..

and we have MONKEY!! the hongkong star look alike!!!

But i dont think that elijah is a real hiong-gong-zai.. anyhows.. this young man is like super bright.. so u also dont think that he is a himbo (even if he LOOKS LIKE ONE!!!) he will take his brain out of his head and whack you until you shuddup ah. hahahahahaha..

so one saturday was spend over ice cream and stuff, all 20 somethings commiserating over work.. but HEY HEY!! Labour is worship so a NEW DAY has come!! *beams*


okay next is just me fooling around with gracia whilst babysitting her. She had some toy, a plastic ball which you could like open up to its various halves.. I thought it made a pretty cool helmet for a baby.. hurhurhur.

i decided to wear it together with her too.. but o well, the photographer was laughing too hard, so you cant see the helmet on me.. hahahahaah.


Some of you know that I went to Malaysia for a church retreat for the leaders. (o yes, i must take this opportunity to affirm corrine who took leave to go babysit the kids for pastor!! God blesses the heart of service!)

Back to the retreat, Urm, it was good.. but i didnt take very many pictures cuz not very many SUPER FARNEE moments.. here are some of the highlights..

Not that the toilet was interesting, but the door wouldnt open up all the way. (btw this was taken at the ferry terminal) so yes, the door wouldnt open up and if you HAD TO GO.. you have to squeeze through the door larh.. i thought it was quite farnee, so here's the picture saying soo. hahah..

Here's some of my cell sisters and me, with gracia, the helmet baby.. heh.

Guess which luggage bag is mine?

No prizes larh. but more than one person commented that my luggage bag is very loud horh.. hiaks! suits me marh like that. heh.

Okay, i really like this next picture I took with Terry. At the sea, in the sun, wind tousling hair all.. hahahaha. i think he really looks like my younger brother here.. i mean, not like MY BROTHER!!! but like a younger brother. you know?

Okay, this is like the last picture for the time in Desaru, Malaysia. There were monkeys everywhere, so some of the girls decided it would be fun to feed them. NOT!! You see this joker here?

Well, she literally climbed all over, she came over from the garden at an alarming speed and went to our tables, climbed on the pillar and onto our table in a matter of SECONDS.. and at first i was still garang garang snapping away at her.. then she was like. all over us!

of course we were like screaming away and the nice waiter came to shooo her off. yucks man. imagine, if she took my camera with her. brrrr...

Okay, next up is just me showing off pictures i took with my cammy.. this is EAST COAST PARK leh, mind you.. hahaah..

not bad horh.. like some exotic place..


Last but not least, just me having dinner with the latest addition to my cell group.. KERRY!!

I think she is pretty as a pea.. you would agree horh.. =)

this is me fooling around with the coaster.. dont ask, i was amused that it was so orange.. when i was a little girl, for a short time i confused the shape, CIRCLE with the colour ORANGE because you know, circles are always presented as orange..and oranges are always ROUND.. so yeah. you get my drift..

moral of the story? when you teach your kids shapes, make sure circle is like in purple and blue and all the other colours of the rainbow.. =D


Finally, picture of a baby!

my friend's nephew.. cute horh.. looks like poster material..

that's all folks, till next time!!!!

Who's your Daddy??

I remember when we were back in uni people used to greet each other by saying, "who's your daddy?" or "WAAAASSSSSUUUPPPPPP!!!!!!!!! (followed by a exaggerated sticking out of the tongue)"..

Heh.

Well, I recently came out of an episode i can only describe as long drawn and excruciatingly crushing. But the good thing that came out of it was the revelation of a deep conviction i cling on to in my heart of hearts.

I know who to trust to take me out of a really sticky situation.

And i know Who it was that TOOK me out, Who RESCUED me, Who reached down and PLUCKED me out of that long drawn and excruciatingly crushing episode.

And it isn't me.

It's Someone stronger, bigger, better and wiser than me. Someone who has my best interest at heart and loves me dangerously. Someone who places His protective boundaries around me so that nothing can harm me. So I know I can rest. Not to be complacent, but to do my best and surrender the rest. Someone is watching my front and my back.

I know "Who's my Daddy".

O dear dear friends, hear me! This is nothing to do with being weak. We all put our trust in something. It may be in our own strength, the tenacity of a dear one's love for us, the favour of a big boss, the power of money and status...

We all trust something. I guess the question is, do we have the confidence that the object of our trust would never fail us or come through for us or give us the hope to look forward to tomorrow? Do we have the confidence that the object of our trust is good and IS powerful enough to do just about ANYTHING in our best interest?

I do. Oh i do, i do, i do!

I have the confidence that my Father in heaven..

would never fail me
would never fail to come through for me
would never fail to give me the hope to look forward to tomorrow
Is good
Is powerful to do just about ANYTHING in my best interest..
and not just that, i know He WILL do just about everything for me because He loves me.

1 Corinthians 13: 7 - 8
"It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."

O dear dear friends, hear me! Having come out of that long drawn and excruciatingly crushing experience, I can only say that in my heart of heart, i know Who it was that was protecting me ALL this time. There is no other explanation for the outcome.

And He did it simply because He loves me.

And I bless everyone to experience this love that I know.

I thought this song, both the music and the lyrics personifies this Someone so well. Close your eyes. Trust it would bless you as it blessed me.

Bday (finally) and MANY other pictures!

Today, at church, I made an observation.
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ANNA HAS THE SAME HAIRSTYLE AS ME!


Really! I neh bluff u!! See!! . . . . . . Even the back is the same man!
Hahaaa. I had quite a difficult time persuading Nana to take a picture with me - but my patience paid off... Elsie also wanted to take a picture.. FRONT

And BACK.

Hee. *grin*

So anyhows, here's another random shot of Keifu, who was very inspired by my Bintan-see-whose-eye-bigger series of photos..
And this is just a gross shot of himself he took whilst waiting for me to come out of the toilet.. LOL. But my Keifu is handsome wan okay, and SUPER CUTE..

hor hor hor hor hor?

Okay, enough of all that pink..

So. Here are the pictures of how i celebrated me birthday.. with the many people who remembered! (Yuarh those of you who forgot are not going to hear the end of it until my next birthday.. tsk.. shame on you (vincent).. lol)

Yvonne was so sweet - way before my birthday (which, if by now you dont know.. *gasp* is April 12!!) she made known her intention to give me a BIG TREAT.. initially she wanted some place nice, but i was thinking, it would be quite nice to go to east coast hawker centre and order a feast right? (yes yes.. ms low maintenance already)

And it was really very nice.. (my camera lens not wide enough to catch all the food and i lazy to stand up to capture everything. .hurhurhur)


not that we could finish the food - but the fellowship was good!

Thank you YJJ! love you to pieces!!!!


Then horh, my best friend (weihuang) also decided to give me a birthday treat.. i said i wanted jap, so he did some investigations and brought me to this authentic old school japanese restaurant, Kazu Sumiyaki (at Cuppage) for some yakitori.. which they cook infront of you.. (btw, dont think i so crever know all these fancy jap names, I am asking Huang on msn as I blog this.. i only know i like sashimi and wasabi, of which the restaurant that we went to didnt serve (!!!), and that fish on rice is sushi =) )


Huang is real sweet too.. check out what he gave me for my birthday last year!
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FLOWERS delivered to my office!!!!


Super big basket can?

Which girl dont want? Guys, if your girlfriend or girl friends tell you they dont like flowers - THEY ARE LYING.

I still remember that day was a real horrid day at work for me. i was in court, and on my way back to the office from court just wondering what time and HOWWWW i could leave the office and guess what greeted my weary eyes when i was back??

aaaawwwwwwwwwwwww...........

and if i remember correctly, before i could call him to say thank you (he was still in Stanford then), he called me to wish me happy birthday!!!

DOUBLE aaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.......

Heh. Yuarh my best friend spoils me - so i put up with all the suaning that he throws my way.. (okay writing this.. i suddenly have a huge rush of affection and reminiscence for wwh.. it's been almost 10 years!)

So anyhows, this is a picture of the jap chef that i thought was rather striking and which huang tried to take a picture of, just because...


Dont duh larh, of course is the chef on the right larh.

So Jianfa was at the dinner too..


Jianfa is another sweetie. i remember when we were still in uni, he used to buy me lunch all the time because back then i didnt have enough pocket money to eat.. =)

Okay this is just a random shot of this hp accessory that i bought during my birthday proper.. cute horh.

so after dinner, JF decided that we wanted to bring us to this nice place at Swissotel, where he bought me drinks for me birthday.. actually i thought that place would cost a bomb larh, being right at the top and the view being excellent, but it didnt.. so we were all pretty happy..


the next arty farts shot is wwh take wan..

And so ends night out with the boys.

I also celebrated my birthday with my cell group..

Yuarh Qingtian birthday close to mine.. I thought i look very happy above.. haha.. btw, YJJ gave me that pretty dress.

My birthday card nice horh.. is Julee make wan..

Picture with (spiritual) Mummy and the birthday present my cell sisters gave me.. actually it's quite farnee because they were all commenting that it is not LOUD enough and not quite my style.. lol..


Picture with my pastor and spiritual father (yuarh the one that trashes guys half his age at basketball. heh). and the book he gave me (of which I have only read till chapter one in the last month.. oops)..

I realized that the fork appears in all the pictures.. hahahah.. not i greedy okay.. quite cute marh the fork.. but yes, the cake was very very nice too.. =)

Then my cell members also got me something... Guess what?
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Mirror leh. Hahaha.. According to Corrine, they were wondering around for a long time and couldnt agree on what to get me until they saw this and unanimously agreed.

Sometimes I wonder what I teach them. And what they think of me.. hahahahaha..

Anyhows, on my birthday itself, I also brought my Mom and Ah por and Aunt for a buffet lunch. (okay larh i think the verdict is out. i think my love language might be food, since i always buy people i like food, and people i like buy me food.)


The food and service wasnt too great so i didnt take alot of pictures.. except for this pregnant fish which i was very amused by.. so yeahh.. heh..



And then when we reached home, my mom proceeded to cook a big bowl of my favourite soup - which is this herbal thingy with XO and wine and chicken and ginger and pig kidney and chicken gut and fried egg..

Heh. (u see what i mean about the food thingy?)

And then right, with the girls arh.. they decided that it was high time i got to a KTV lounge with that.. I mean.. i was pretty excited, that might have been the first time i stepped into Cuppage Plaza (with huang at kazu sumi yaki was second time)..

I tell you, the whole time I was inside.. I was just laughing and laughing.. I mean check out the MTV.. so cheena can (okay at least is modern cheena)


Check out the white background.. so 80s lorh..

I think they were singing ABBA's Take a chance or something.. but i was really laughing my head off.. I mean, really..


I remember there was this self-made MTV (i.e. English song but made in Taiwan) there was this angmorh lady who KEPT TWIRLING in her flowery skirt THROUGHOUT the WHOLE song leh - wah i see her i also feel very heeeeennnn i dunno why she not heeen.. and worse, when the lyrics the grammar is ALL WRONG.. wahlauz.. how to sing... just laughing alone can already.. but the ULTIMATE of the ULTIMATE is this one man..


CHECK OUT THE SNOWMAN.. i mean, dunno come out from where, and totally unrelated to the song?? LOL.

Hahaa.

I think it's something about being cooped up in an enclosed area with microphones because we all went absolutely mad.


So anyhows, a pretty alright birthday season for me.. blogging about this reminds me that i am indeed very blessed, and very loved!

I also think that with this post, I have truly, out-done myself..

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