Pfft !!!

honestly...

why do i even bother?

i wonder...

2nd PlaCe...

honestly!



sometimes you make me feel sOOOOOOoooo gOddamn unimportant...
like everyone else comes before me...
everything deserves more attention...
someone else ALWAYS gets 1st priority...



once,
twice,
thrice...



my 'no, it's ok' and 'don't mind's are seriously taken VERY for granted these days huh?



no i'm not mad.






more...


disappointed.

mUsiC MaGic

the sisters and i spent the evening watching Riverdance on DVD

AWESOME!!!

the music was MAGIC!

the cast was FANTASTIC!!

the choreography....WOW!!!

boy! they make it all look sOOOOOOooooooo easy (the dancing i mean... but we all KNOW its GODDAMN HARD!!!)

it was just BRILLIANT!!!

each scene tells a story... brings you into a whole different world... their world...

AMAZING. that's all i can say - AMAZING!

oOOOOoooh! now i can't wait to catch LIVE musicals / performances again :)

its been AGES!!!

hmmm... the last time being the Peter Pan thingy in 2006

oh! to be in the audience amidst all that magic of the live orchestra, the music, the dancing, the lights....

EVERYTHING!!!

AVENUE Q!

in October!!

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaah!!!

GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES.
AMEN.

was sorely reminded last night of how some people change when they get 'attached'

*sigh*

they 'dump' their friends

lUx

it cost me a freaking 30 bucks to cab it home from work today

but i guess that's the price to pay for a little lux / comfort

at least i didn't have to put up with the horrible evening crowd on the train

can u imagine:

rush hour

packed like sardines on the train for 40-odd minutes

PLUS

it was storming like crazy in the evening

meaning most peeps were gonna be wet and stickaaaaay

UGH

yuckaaaaay

*gags*

yep

that 30 dollar cab ride home was worth it alright

no crowds

no smells

hurhurhur

i was warm comfy DRY :)

and the auntie driving the cab was hell fun to chat with

plenty of entertaining stories of lousy locals on public transport kept me laughing the whole ride home

:)))

Size MattErs???

in the battle of the Davids,

the 'bigger' Cook triumphed over 'little' Archuleta

:(((

i sOOOOOOoooooooooo cannot believe it!!!

Archuleta is sOooooooooooo impossibly boyish CUTE!

and when he sings...!

his voice! the emotions! the way he performs...

he really can REACH OUT to his audience...

and touch people with his music!!!

I LOVE HIM!!

i wanted him to win so bad :(

the sisters and i were rooting for him.

I IS TOO DEPRESSED!!!

ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

lOusY eNGLisH

damnit!!!

i really cannot stand SHITTY English.

i don't mean conversational singlish that inadvertently (or inevitably - depending on the person who speaks it o.O haha!) comes out when we speak with our fellow SG peeps.

i mean nonsense like:

"my favourites is..."

"i cherish every moments..."

oh and garbage like:

"people is..."

seriously, were these peeps NEVER taught grammar? vocab? sentence structures and whatnots??

i certainly don't pretend to be an expert in the language.

but to make mistakes like "he think" and "i never says"???

shitty i tell 'ya!!!

***BAD MOOD. pardon the language and harsh words used here. never one to sugar-coat my words neways***

it's never too early to start planning for a year-end holiday is it?

:)))

***DO NOT DISTURB! hard at work coming up with budget and itinerary***

***mY God lOveS Me***

"My God loves me.

His love will never end.

He rests within my heart

For my God loves me.

His gentle hand

He stretches over me.

Though storm-clouds threaten the day

He will set me free."

For some reason i've been thinking about this song all morning!!

Can't remember the name of the song.

This isn't even the complete song actually! I think i've only got half the song lyrics in my head :)))

I just know it's something i used to sing in Sunday School loooooooong time ago.

When we were still living in Subang and going to St. Francis Xavier!!

OMG!!! That's many many MANY moooooons ago O.o

Ah well, no matter.

I just keep hearing the melody and words of the song in my head today.

Lovely!

Warm, fuzzy feeling.

Haha!!

Have a Blessed Sunday ya' all!!

sOme daYs...

i just like to stay home all day...

sleep till 10 (yes 10AM. that, to me, is considered late because i'm normally always out of bed by 8. latest!)

laze around in comfy, old, very well-worn, over-sized pjs.

potter round the house.

kick back on the 'ol couch with a good book.

read till noon before i finally go wash up and whip-up lunch (it's tom-yum bee hoon today. slurp!!)

............

today's one of those days.

no plans at all.

zero.

zilch.

nil.

none.

i'm thinking the rest of the day will prolly be:-

catching up on more reading.

telly.

zzz??

my idea of a fab' day

:)))

aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh...

give me the simple life

eLeveN-MaY-tWo-O-o-eiGHt

Mum's day and Ting's sweet sixteen

it was a crazy weekend of baking and cooking

while most peeps were probably out celebrating mum's day at fancy restaurants, Yuan and i chose to do the "homely" thing and cooked up a storm.

M&M Cookies

Almond Angel Cake

Creamy Asparagus Soup

Warm Bacon & Mushroom Salad

Chilli Sardine Rolls

Tuna-Mayo Puffs

Bacon & Egg Pie

Cheesy Pasta (Jie's contribution... hurhurhur...)

***daddy wasn't home. work. sigh***

then there were the other cakes Ting's friends gave her

Choc Truffle Cake

"Brownie" Cake from Mrs Fields

the kids were adorable

both are talking ALOT more these days!!!

well, there were already talking heaps before...

but these days?

oh man!

Claire just talks non-stop!!

and Louis parrots the sister all the time -.-

***Jie and Louis***

***Yuan and Claire (looking stylo-milo with my Sunnies) after Church***

i aiNt gOnna sLeep...

... till i get those soccer results

another 30 odd minutes to go...

sNapsHotS of tHe tRiP - MeLB

MELBOURNE, VIC

the sister and i had the best time shopping!!

wOOOOOoooooooooo!

4 pairs of jeans.

work pants.

accessories.

shoes!!!!!!!!!!

the many many MANY tops :)))

hair products.

gifts for the kids.

accessories.

magazines.

candies.

makeup.

MORE accessories...!

fantastic!!!

oh yea well, of 'cos it wasn't JUST shopping.

we had lotsa coffee in between!

heeeeee!!

Oh, alright... we went places tOOOoooooo!

***the Library***

***exhausted from shopping maybe???***

***an afternoon spent at in the Gardens***

***Fed. Sq***

***Flinders Street Railway Station***

we were at the Melbourne Museum one afternoon...

***geez... look! i love comfy Birkenstocks so much i wear 'em even in winter. the peeps in Syd should know... i walk ard in my white/pink/blue/yellow birkenstocks all year round! best-est!!!***

we had dinner at The Pancake Parlour one evening... and while waiting, got bored and started taking random shots :p

we signed up for a trip to The Dandenongs

and went on Puffing Billy

:)))

we had fab' roast and wine...

went to Healesville Sanctuary...

fed the Kangaroos, watched the Koalas snooze, kept an eye out for the Taz Devil, searched for platypus...

no, we did NOT go on the Great Ocean Road this time round cos, we decided it was something we probably wanted to do only if we had a couple more days to self-drive down to; similar to want The Boy and i decided on last year when we were in Melb. - that to go on a one-day trip along the Great Ocean Road was so not worth it! makes much more sense to us to take our time and drive ourselves out there... stop wherever we want... spend as much time as we want to... :)

still, it was a good trip with Yuan.

***gorgeous scenic views like this... how to say the trip wasn't good huh?***

we were hoping for another sisterly getaway later this year - one with Dajie and Ting too... but seeing as the elder one may have problems getting away from the kids, and the youngest one having to do her 'O's year-end... :(

***LOVE***

well, we'll see.

tRaveL buG

have you caught it yet??

OMG.

in a short span of like, 2 days, 5 different grps of peeps asked me to go away on hols' with 'em!

destinations in mind include nearby KL, KK, Bali, Bintan, Cambodia, Taiwan... and did someone suggest The States??

faintz...

everyone's looking to go on hols'...

Jaime's leaving for Vietnam next week.

YF is going to Taiwan.

the parents are going to Macau then China in 3 days.

Yuan leaves for Tioman next weekend!

i'm so so so so jealous!!!

i want a holiday tOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo!!!

ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

"YoU have sOmetHiNG frOm YoUr boYfrieNd..."

the text message came from Yuan last night while i was out with the girls.

wOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo!!!

i could hardly wait to get home and unwrap the package :)

HAPPINESS!!!!!!!!!!

everything fits to a teeeeeeeeeeee baby!!

the lovely white/silver mini dress...

the white glittery banana-boat neck top...

the new black pants...!

HAPPINESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

:)))

much love <3

Remember the Sabbath and Keep it Holy

***Last Sunday's Homily***

The Third Commandment.

One often overlooked as we turn our attention to keeping the rest of the Commandments Holy...

Last week's Homily served as a reminder of sorts:

We work six days a week, and we work hard.

But come Sunday, let it be a day of rest.

A day of rest for all - the parents, the sisters, the maid, myself!

It should be a day we devote to God.

Father Chua was so right to "lecture" us on how we make all sorts of plans on Sundays - movies, Yum Cha, music classes, arts classes, swimming classes and whatnots... all at the expense of time we should devote to God and the Church!

He spoke of parents who drop their kids off for Catechism, then go off for brekkie before coming back to pick up their kids and going off shopping;

He told of those who may physically be in Church, but mentally, spiritually...? They are at the beach, the shops, the office... anywhere but in Church.

For some reason, i can't stop thinking back on Father Chua's Homily for that week.

Guilt perhaps?

Guilty that i have 24 hours on Sundays, out of which i probably am awake a good half the time, yet there are days i wake up on Sundays and think to myself: maybe i should sleep-in today; skip Mass and go straight out to the shops with the girls...

Thankfully the family is always supportive and we make sure each other attends Service weekly.

Like the sis says, "the least we can do is devote an hour to God at Church every Sunday..."

to which i add, "... and be devoted wholeheartedly!"

No special reason for this entry really...

Just want it to serve as a reminder to myself i guess.

Remember the Sabbath and Keep it Holy.

Amen.

i.need.sleep.

desperately trying to fall asleep.

but failing terribly!!!

feeling awfully miserable now...

physically tired. mentally, i THINK i'm exhausted too...

BUT I CAN'T FALL ASLEEP!!

instead, here i am...

catching up on ANTM Cycle 10.

next up:- Gossip Girl

maybe i'll just sit here with my lappie till i fall asleep in front of it.

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you think?