tHe Last daY of 2007

another 3 more hours and 2007 will be over.
just had dinner. alone. it was just me, a plate of leftover chicken, and my magazines.
earlier in the day, had gone into the City to meet Daniel, Wendy and the rest...
the plan had been to go grab a spot at the botanic gardens and wait till midnight to usher in 2008 together.
but turns out the place was so crowded the police had closed off all access to the area about an hour before we got there (at 4-ish)!! Wendy and her housemate were the only 2 people in our group that managed to get in earlier!
so...
Henry went off to meet his own friends in the City; Daniel, Jonathan and Jerry decided to head to North Sydney to try their luck there...
me? well... it's not like i've never seen fireworks before... so i decided to skip the whole thing and came back home.
being home suits me just fine though :)
the thought of all that people!!! and to wait hours and hours in the sun!
didn't really want to go into the City today anyways; was feeling really half-hearted about the whole idea to begin with. so i guess in a way God's plan WAS for me to spend a quiet last day of 2007 at home, reflecting on the year that has past - the good, the bad, the happy, and the sad... and a way for me to prepare myself for the New Year - mentally, spiritually, physically (???)... :)

*** oh oh!! guess what??? i can actually see the fireworks going off now!! the ones in the direction of the Olympic Park!!! COOLNESS!!! and i can hear it toooooo!!! so i guess i AM not missing much by staying home, am i??
oh wow!!! a full 10 minutes of fireworks display. and i caught it straight from the comfort of my room :)

aLoNe aGaiN...

after:-
5 wonderful days spent with Dajie and Jerome when they were in town...
5 hot summer days spent at Bondi, Coogee and Maroubra Beach...
5 days of fab' food -- ribs, chicken wings, tiramisu, brownies, ice-cream, seafood, dim sum, kimchi cup noodles in the middle of the night...
5 movies watched in the evenings...
5 days spent out under the glorious sun in the city, the markets, the harbour and the botanic gardens...

***the price i have to pay now though? a hefty 3kgs more from all that food... and a tan i can do WITHOUT >__<

tHis ChriStmAs...

for the very first time in my life, i went to Christmas Eve mass without the family.

for the very first time, there's none of that annual Christmas Eve 'routine' that we go through back home --- cooking during the day, a looooooong dinner and lots of pictures, cleaning up the kitchen, getting freshen up, dolled up in pretty dresses, getting our makeup and hair done, gathering round the Christmas Tree having the obligatory family photos taken, then exchanging/opening/showing off our pressies, more pictures, before rushing off for the Midnight Mass...

for the very first time, i had dinner on Christmas Eve with friends, and at a teeny Thai restaurant, instead of staying in at home the whole day, cooking up a storm... my fav. lemon and herbs roast chicken, smoked salmon salad, baked ham, roasted veggies, pastas, soups, desserts, wine... :( Wendy, Heidi and i had a couple of Stir-fries and Satay Chicken (Thai style) at the Thai restaurant 5mins away from Church.

for the very first time, i made Tiramisu for myself.

for the very first time, i came home on Christmas Eve to an empty apartment; Silent Night indeed...... o_O

i miss you all at home. Merry Christmas.

maSk sHeetS --- cOOLneSs!

I THINK I'M ADDICTED TO THEM!!!

it is sOOOOoooooo cOOOoooooooooool!

now i know it's not exactly cheap...

BUT i so so SO love it on my face every night!

it just feels gOOOOOOOOOOOOOOd!!

all that "hydrating" "moisturizing" "whitening"......

and with ALL that new stuff you can get these days in the market?

absolute COOLNESS!!!

i'm just LOVING Skinfood's mask sheets right now.

i'm throwing one on my face practically EVERYDAY!!

damn i'm running out of them >__<

have have HAVE to "stock up" soon!

***ok, time to go lie down with my yummy-licious Honey and Royal Jelly Mask Sheet now :)))

aLL i WaNt fOr cHriStmAs iS U

one of my all time fav. fav. FAV. Christmas-y "carols" -- albeit on the more commercial side ^^

FreddY nG

Fred left earlier today.
For home (HK).
I probably am NOT going to get to see him again.
Definitely not anytime soon.
Unless, by some miracle (!!!), mum sponsors a trip to HK in early Jan 08 (not that i think that's possible really... ha!).
Or i head up to Brissie next year.
Cos Fred starts work in Brissie next Feb!!
How cool eh?
But i miss him.
Yea, i miss him already!!
I will miss calling him up just to tell him i've made brownies/soup/dessert/stew.... and getting him to come round to share dinner.
I will miss Karaoke with him.
I will miss late night chit-chats at Unit 21.
I will miss listening to him asking me this and that about "小妹妹" and all those talks of BGR stuff.
I will miss seeing and hearing him attempt to learn Bahasa Indo / Malay.
I will miss his calling me "姐姐"
... ... ...
Freddy 弟弟
All the best in HK/Brissie for the New Year and for the future!
Miss you loads already!

tiMe ManaGemENt

i hate people who are late.
like seriously!
i HATE them.
they have no respect for the other people waiting for them; they have no respect for the situation in which they may be meeting under, nor the events that may be going on, or are supposed to go on; they hold up others; distract others; i just really do not, do not, DO NOT like people who are always LATE!!
and i'm not talking about those who occasionally get stuck in traffic and is held up by 5-10 minutes.
of course i understand that sometimes certain things are not within our control and we get delayed.
hell! i used to work in Raffles Place too! i know all about the freaking morning traffic on the AYE!!
but i always (yes! ALWAYS!!) give myself AT LEAST 15minutes allowance, to make it to the office.
very VERY rarely was i late for work; when i was, it was because the lousy SBSTransit bus broke down along the AYE (of all places), or traffic was expectionally horrible >___<
so yeah, i'm not expecting everyone to be like, ON THE DOT all the time.
BUT!! i'm talking about people who have absolutely no freaking time management!
the kind who always HAS to be late for meetings, regardless the time of the day, or the venue.
the kind who, if let's say we are meeting at 2pm, and they KNOW it takes 30minutes to get to the place of meeting, can call me up at 1:30pm to tell me, that they are freaking going to be late because they just wokeup!
or, or!!
the kind who gives aaaaaaaaaaaaaaall kinds of excuses like, they're too busy! the train/bus was slow! they couldn't get a cab! yadda yadda yadda.......
the worst possible people would have to be those who don't even BOTHER to let you they're are going to be late; they are those who are like, they don't even have the courtesy to inform those waiting, of the situation (being they might be late how long...).
I have to CALL THEM, before they say, "oh! i'm on the way... where? oh i just left the house!"
WTF!!!
i seriously hate such people!!
blardy hell! you have 24 hours. i have 24 hours. if i can manage my time with all that i have to manage on my hands, why can't YOU??
**pissed**

GirLfriEndS

...

and then!!

there are darlings like Jas that make me WANT to head home

miss u sOOOOOOOooooooo much girl!!

EveNinG @ JujU's

had an amazing evening out with John, Daniel, Fred and Wendy @ Juju's

we were there for almost 3 hours, just eating and yakking away...

it was just laughs after laughs after laughs last night!!

lame, corny jokes all around --- from Fred's "hard-boiled eggs" which he carried out onto the streets earlier yesterday in cling-wrap (he had 'em dangling in front of him like his ooooooooown balls! hilarious!!); Wendy's high-school jokes (also baaaaaaaalls related o.O wahahahah!); "balls" of ice-cream we ordered for dessert.... man! it was all about bbbbbbbballs!!! you know which kind..! haha!!

i wish someone had thought to bring along a camera

Fred's face when Wendy compared the balls of green tea ice-cream to his...!

everyone's like, WTF! those scoops of green tea ice-cream and Fred's balls?? HAHAHA!!

John's face when he goes all red when he cracks up!! man, it was just the funniest!

poor Wendy always gets 'picked-on' by Daniel and Fred =P

but i still think she looked very girlish and sweet yesterday in a tunic/dress and leggings.

those guys just don't know how to appreciate Wendy!

men!

lousy!

haha!

whatevaaaaarrrrrrrrrrr >___<

it was just great catching up yesterday.

can't wait to see them all again Friday night at my place!

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it's really company like these that make it so so hard to have to leave Sydney

i'm still waiting for a sign God!

send me an Angel??

cOnfuSed

yea, that's what i'm feeling right now... CONFUSED... and frustrated.
confused because i don't know what i should do; frustrated because i'm confused and don't know what i should do! am i making sense??
=(
how is it that some people can just 'Up and Go'??
they leave behind parents and loved ones... just pack up, move away for ages, not go home for months and months (which turn into years...)
why does it seem like such an easy decision for these people?
to just say, "yes i want to migrate. yes i'm leaving..."
it seems so easy for these guys!! or maybe i'm just weak...??
would it be easier if i were a boy? would it then be seen as a necessary part of growing up, for a son to move away from home? boys won't cry every so often... call home to mummy every other day... stick to their dads like glue when together... right??
or, maybe it would just be easier if i had no siblings! you know...? no responsibilities... you don't have to act as a role model to anyone else (your 'lil sisters perhaps??)
what if i didn't have a close-knitted family? that would really make someone want to move away ASAP eh??
aiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
i don't know what to do! why is it so hard to decide??!!!
to stay? or to go back??
please God, send me a sign =(

Depressed...

... with a Capital D.

=(

. . .

i feel handicapped w/o my own printer >__<
i miss having a printer readily available in my room...
I WANT MY PRINTER BACK!!!

feeLs liKe hOme

爸妈婷are here :)

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went to wait for them at the airport yesterday morning (i had to wakeup at an ungodly hour of 5:15am!!!).

waited almost an hour at Exit A/B before they were done with customs and luggage checks (5 planes landed within minutes of each other; ridiculous crowds even at 6:30am).

i'm pathetic >__<>

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we spent the whole of yesterday afternoon at Circular Quay/Opera House/Botanic Gardens/The Rocks area.

lots of photos...

lots of food...

lots of yakking yakking yakking away :)))

and.....

we spent ALOT of time doing this!!

woohoooooo!!!

look at my 妈咪 jump!!

we had such a crazy time jumping around in the Botanical Gardens, trying repeatedly to get that shot of us 3 in the air together.

it was hilarious!!!

and so so SO tiring!!!

we were laughing so hard! and we were so LOUD!!! the whole park must have heard us ^^

fab' day fab' day :)

i'm so happy they're here :)))

iN piCtuRes...

one month's worth of shopping ^^

*** 1st set of pants, shorts and tops (and He/She bears)

*** new white, big, roomy bag for all my barang-barang; makeup cosmetics; skincare and haircare; CDs; Xmas pressies......

*** Early Xmas pressies from HIM!!! much much much MUCH love =)

there's actually a whole other set of tops and colorful leggings... and a bunch of hair accessories, magazines and 有的没有的... but i'm tOOoooooo lazy to arrange everything and take pictures. i think its enough to remember this month's shopping by these pictures (oh! there's the earlier four pair of shoes too. heeee!)

very satisfied. for now.

*** pretty nail art for $20!!!

SKIPPY PEANUT BUTTER ---- oh yUm!!

caught Fun Foods Factory on telly earlier today. oh wow! did you know Skippy makes their yummy famed peanut butter in a tube these days?? am i the only one who's sOOOOOooooooo outdated?? i've honestly NEVER seen 'em in come in tubes where you can just squeeze 'em creamy, nutty, fantastically-yummy peanut butter straight onto toast and crackers without getting a knife =) oh wait! come to think of it, i dun really SEE Skippy's here in Aussie!!! its all Kraft peanut butter!

*mentally scans thru' my pantry stock of jars of paste and what-nots*

nope, i wasn't wrong there... the peanut butter i have is definitely Kraft's, not Skippy's. I MISS SKIPPY PEANUT BUTTER!!!

even if you wanted to stand around and act like a 花瓶, you've still got to HAVE the QUALITIES to act like one!!
not everyone CAN be 花瓶-ish. =P

fReaKinG fRuStratEd !!!

in the middle of a new 1000pc Disney Puzzle
started on Sunday night
it's already Wednesday and i'm still not done!!
this must be the longest time ever i'm taking to complete a 1000pc puzzle!

'Ling!!! i'm losing it! so lousy! i can't seem to put together the endless pcs of the blue skies and white clouds on the picture!!! arrrrgh >__<

very very fan!!!

sMiLes aLL arOund :)))

one of those point-the-camera-at-ourselves-and-shoot shots <3

tHe tiMe Has cOme...

... to start job hunting >__<