Birdie's Birthday!!

We had our first birthday celebration in the year! It was Birdie's birthday! This year, due to the influence of the "Little Nonya" tv show, we had Peranakan food for the birthday lunch. Birdie's treat!

We went to a Peranakan restaurant called "Ivin's" at Binjai Park. When we had settled down, suddenly Jaws turned to me and said, "This place reminds me of Bangkok". I totally agreed! It looks like our hotel, Samran Place! We got very nostalgic. It didn't help that both Jaws and me dreamed of Bangkok the night before.

Anyway, here's what we ordered! The portions were very small so we had to order many dishes.








The food was pretty alright; I am not a big fan of Peranakan food except for their Kueh-Kuehs. The company, on the other hand, made the dining experience excellent! I love having lunch with my Enemies on a Saturday afternoon! It was so cosy, warm and comfortable. =)









After the satisfying lunch, we went to my brother's friend's place for ICE-CREAMS! It was at King's Centre and the place is called "Swirl". Their Gelato ice-creams are SUPER good!! Especially their Peanut Butter ice-cream, Almond Longan ice-cream, Rum and Raisin ice-cream... I could go on and on.

And then it was cake-cutting time! This time, we had homemade cheesecake that was absolutely fabulous made by an expert pattissier. She is none other than ME! Haha!

Xiao Pang bought those blow-until-I-can-die-but-they-are-still-burning-candles for Birdie. Haha! We kept cheering her on and she really tried her best but those candles really worked. In the end, we had to douse the candles in a cup of water before the cake drowned in a pool of saliva.

The cake's texture turned out well but the cheese was a bit sour and "lime-ly". I think the reason is because I added too much lemon juice. And the stupid NTUC in Jurong Point didn't have those normal, yellow lemons. Instead, they had these Australia Lemon-LIME which was too "lime-ly". Haiz.. Spoilt the taste.

Pictures with the birthday girl.

Birdie wanted a drawer for her birthday which exceeds our budget. So, we gave her Ang Bao instead. But what's a birthday without presents?? Therefore, we gave her HELLO KITTY PANTIES!! Haha! Well, she is a big fan of Hello Kitty....

Smile lar, Birdie.. You know you love it! Hahaha!!

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Xiao Pang brought Ah Bun her Christmas present. We exploded into laughter when we saw what she did for An Bun. Even the waiter burst out laughing! Haha!

Ah Bun kept saying she is Yue Niang in the "Little Nonya" tv show and so....

She got to be BUN-Niang!!! Hahahaha!


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After that, we spent the rest of the afternoon playing Taboo which we borrowed from the ice-cream shop.




*Sigh happily* How I wish all my Saturdays are like that... =)

Stupid Bro and I

My cousin married to a Switzerlander on Wednesday! They had the dinner at Four Seasons Hotel and I wore the dress I bought online to her wedding.

I just realised that I have no pictures of the Bride and Bridegroom. Haha! It's all about my brother and me. We went around the Hotel taking pictures and here are a few of them.

With Ethel and Alvin.

Mum and Dad

Pretending to be the mannequin. I think my Bro looks good that night. Haha!

Lastly, Bro and I.

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We had a silly conversation just now and I feel that that conversation sums up why we have such a strong bond between us.

Me: Why there are scratch marks on your back?

Bro: I scratched myself.

Me: Why there is also a scratch mark on your chest? Who is the woman?

Bro: There are too many. Can't remember.

Me: So she is the kind you pay money for right?

Bro: Yep.

Me: From which country? ( I expected him to say [you know where] and was waiting to reply "tasteless"]

(Pause)

Bro: Venezuela (The country that produced many Miss Universe)

Hahahahaha! He always play along with me and manages to add in some humour. I like! So now you know why I dote on him so much.

Online Shopping Hype!

I am so HOOKED onto online shopping nowadays! It is so fun and convenient for people like me who hate real shopping that involves walking a lot.

So to my friends who enjoy online shopping like me, this is a list of local online stores for you, http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pVGKljnGIi5yqt35W-BqHLw, which I've gotten it from Birdie. I also wanna introduce my current favourite store which is not in the list - wardrobe54.com.

Happy shopping, people!!

Back to School

Finally, it's back to school. It doesn't feel that I have not gone back for 2 months. The routes to the classes still feel very familiar and the lecturers still look the same. It is scary to say this but I'm enjoying school now. 0.O



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Wanna share this Buddhist saying I saw in a show:



When you sense someone as a bad person,

no matter what he does,

you view his actions as bad.

And then, you will start to do bad things as well,

because your actions are controlled by your senses.

Now, whenever someone irks me, I will remind myself of this saying. It will not solve the problem but at least, it reminds me not to do the wrong thing.

A Memorable New Year

Firstly, Happy New Year!! This New Year hasn't been really good to me and my brother. In fact, it is most memorable. I shall explain why later.

On New Year day, we had a family buffet! My fifth uncle ordered Hakka food again! It looked delicious! He even bought roast pig and calamari! Calamari, MY FAVOURITE!! Many boxes of fruits were also a staple at such family gatherings.



My cousin, the lady in red, has just given birth! After the dinner, they went straight into the hospital. Haha!

On the 3rd Jan, we had a mini family bbq with only my own family and my 2nd Uncle family. My Mum is a super good cook! The bbq food didn't look like bbq food. She used aluminium foil as a "pan" and cooked the food on it. No burnt food at all! Quite healthy~



=)



Ok, on to more serious stuff. Now I will explain why 2009 New Year Day is so memorable. I fell sick on the day. I had sore throat, fever and gastric pain all at one go. It was so serious, in fact, that I had to go for 4 injections to cure my throat! 4! My poor butt and my Dad's pocket suffered from this ordeal. Grrr... And I nearly couldn't attend the family buffet and bbq! My Dad didn't allow me to go to the bbq so I threw a tantrum. In the end, he let me go unwillingly. Haha! Sorry, I am a spoilt and bad-tempered daughter.

Next, why it is also memorable for my brother. Look at the pictures below.





He got beaten during New Year Eve's countdown! He was at a pub at Cross Street with his friends. Suddenly, a fight broke out between two groups of drunkard uncles. Yes, that's right, UNCLES! Then, one of the backups the uncles called saw my stupid brother standing at the road side. He alighted from his bike, approached my brother, pinned him onto the wall and gave him two punches!! Luckily, my bro's friends pulled back that fucker. He is so old already and yet behaves so childishly!! Can't he see that my brother doesn't belong to either group??? He must have picked on my bro coz my bro is smaller than him! Coward!! Don't dare to fight someone his own size! My brother should have make a police report when the police came! Sue the backside off that old fool! Make him sit in a jail and get beaten by people bigger than him! Or send him back to school to learn moral values and grow up! I don't mind accepting him into my class! I make sure he grows up in double quick time. The old cuckoo....

So, memorable or not? I hope the saying "New Year, new beginning" will not work this year.

Bad Driver

I failed my driving test. Boo hoo.... I was so damn nervous I screwed up everything!

Firstly, I drove off without releasing my handbrake. Shit.

Next, I mount the kerb on the very first station, the S-course. Shit.

I got so discouraged which caused me to mount/strike all the curbs I see. Shit.

I knocked down a pole during parallel parking. Shit.

My car stalled. Shit.

I was a nervous wreck. I think the circuit is my curse. Argh...

(All these things never happened during practice. *Hit myself*)

Falling in Love Over and Over Again

Do you believe in love at first sight? Do you believe that love can disappear when you wake up one day? I believe in these two things. 'Cause these had happened to me countless times before.

I seemed to fall for guys on first meetings. They are new and they are interesting. I have already liked soooo many people that I lost count on how many people I liked before. Especially with guys who live a different sort of life from mine. I hate it. It seemed that I am "loose" in giving out my feelings. And yet, I just can't help doing that over and over again. I hate it.

But after a few days, one fine morning when I wake up, the feeling will be gone. And I will be calm and at peace again. I hate this even more. Why can't my feelings last?

I had this friend who once said this to me," It worse not liking anybody at all than being in a one-sided love with somebody". I so totally agree. I know that some of you will be shaking your head in disagreement. Maybe it is because you remember past rejections. But at least you love someone before and have tried to make it work. I don't even have someone to like for long! It can't even work on my side to begin with! Isn't that sadder?

There are only two times I like someone very much and manage to stay that way for quite some time. In Secondary 2, I like this guy for almost two years and when I was 17, I like this net friend for half a year. That's it. I wonder when my heart will stay fond for someone again.

I like someone now. The feeling just came today. I bet it will disappear in a few days time.

Maggie's Wedding!!

Finally! Finally, I received the photos from Maggie's wedding! Finally, I can blog all about the most happening wedding that I have ever attended. Yeah!

As I was part of the "Sisters" gang, I was involved in the planning and executing of the various challenging tasks for the groom and his "Brothers". The Brothers were great sports! Nobody lost his temper and performed the tasks with gusto. Cheers to them! Now, let me show you what we did to them. *Evil laughter*

Before that, the 9 Sisters must take pictures with the lovely Bride before putting her veil down.

Soon after, the Brothers arrived! Downstairs, the Groom and the Brothers got ready to face the challenges and fight their way through.

Chiong Arh!!!

First Task

The first task. Put on Boxers.

Executed by Gwen and Eian.

Next, stick on alphabets.

Lastly, rearrange themselves to form a sentence and yelled out that sentence under our window. "We (Heart) You Maggie!"

Second Task

Using pails and towels, performed a lion dance! There was one catch, they had to climb the stairs to the 7th floor while performing the dance.

By the time they arrived, they were all sweaty and tired. Haha!

Third Task

Upon arrival, they were greeted by the rest of the Sisters and a "feast". *Evil laughter* The first dish - salted bananas. Basically, they soaked the bananas in salt water for a few hours. Yucks.


According to the Brothers, the bananas tasted like garbage. Haha! Luckily, Ah Gu was there to finish up most of the bananas. He is the one who appears most in the collage.

Fourth Task

The next dish - Wasabi Sandwich. The dish was made up of two pieces of bread sandwiching a hell lot of wasabi.

The dish had a new found fan - Ah Beng. He said he quite liked it. Dunno whether it is because of male ego or he really likes it. =P He is the guy pointing to the sandwich in the collage.

Fifth Task

A drink to wash down all the food - Bitter herbal drink. The drink was made by yours sincerely. Before the wedding, I seeked advice from my Mom on how to make the most bitter drink she know. She told me there are two types of herbs which will make very bitter drinks. In the end, I mixed the two herbs together. Powerful! Haha!

The Brothers could not stand it anymore and decided to pass the Sisters our Ang Pao. Inside the red packet, there were only 10cents for each of us! Fail!!! Bring on the next task!

Sixth Task

Another drink - Lime Juice. Made from 100% lime juice. You can bet that we didn't mix any water in it.

Seventh Task

Time for some physical activity. A dance cheographed by Patrica and Elvee.


The guys could not remember the steps. In the end, they improvised on the spot which turned out to be equally funny. Great sports!

Eighth Task

A drink (again) after dancing - Honey drink. We were not so mean after all. =P

The funny thing was that the Brothers couldn't guess what drink that was. Some said that the honey drink tasted sour, some said bitter, some said salty.. We guessed that it was because all the previous dishes killed their taste buds. Haha!

Ninth Task

The Brothers were spared from this task. This time, the Groom had to face it alone. Time for some waxing!

In order to save himself and his friends from further torturing, the Groom decided to pass us a red packet which had a more appropriate amount of money. Satisfied, we opened the door.

But the tasks had not ended. Haha!

Tenth Task

The key to the bride's room was frozen in ice. So, they got to get it out.

Finally!! The Groom passed all the tests and won his bride!!




I love this part. The Brothers and Sisters were standing outside the room when the Bride and the Groom came out. Suddenly, we just had this brain wave. We started clapping and singing the wedding march song. So nice! "Deng... Deng, Deng, Deng!"



It was pictures time for the Sisters, Bride and Groom!

In the middle picture, the Groom ran out of poses and looked behind for help. Haha!

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In the evening, Maggie and Damien had their solominzation ceremony and dinner at Chijmes.

The place was fantastic!! Soooooo nice and romantic! Just look at the pictures.





The solomenization was held outdoor in the garden.



After the ceremony, we proceeded back to the restaurant for the dinner. Ba Jie, Chelsia, Winnie and me were the receptionists.



The flower girl and boy. So cute, right??

During the dinner, the Groom, Damien, sang a song for his Bride. Quite a touching moment. I was touched by the Groom professing his love for his wife and also by the Brothers, who stood at the side and sang with the Groom. Such support they had shown for their friend.



In the middle of the dinner, the Brothers decided to have their revenge. One of the Brothers was the emcee and he "requested" all the Sisters up onto the stage. He then told the guests that it was pay back time and "requested" us to dance an erotic dance! Crazy!



Luckily, Elvee snatched the mike and "requested" the Brothers on stage to dance with us. Haha! In the end, the Bride and the Groom came and danced for their guests. We were spared. Phew.....

Group photos with my ex-bosses and with the Sisters Gang.

I had to leave early because I needed to work the next day. So I didn't join in the post-wedding party. Haiz.... It sucked... Next day when I woke up at 530am and started preparing for work, I kept thinking of all the fun that I missed out. Maybe they were only going to bed at that time. Argh....

But I had great fun! It was definitely the most happening wedding that I had ever attended.. =D

Stayover at Ba Jie's House

Wednesday night, in MSN, Jasmine aka Ba Jie invited Gwen and me for a stayover at her house on Friday. Without any hesitation, we said yes! I have not stayed over at my friend's house for a super long time.

We met up for dinner at Changi Airport first. How I loveee that place! I love its hugeness, cleanliness, the atmosphere and not forgetting, Popeye's Chicken! I love their mash potato! Yum!


After a satisfying meal, it was photo taking time! Ba Jie was crazy over taking photos!! She can shoot and shoot and shoot at every single little thing.... Haha! Crazy!

The only thing that I complained about her is that she keeps taking those very sweet, act cute pictures. See below.

And so, I taught her some new moves. Haha!

No GST leh!! Yes!!


On our way, we saw some children rubbing crayons furiously on pieces of paper. The two girls decided to join in the fun. Me, being the practical one, asked, "So what are you going to do with the pictures?" I received silence. And so, I told them to have fun and found myself somewhere to sit and wait for them. =P



After that, we took a cab to Ba Jie's place at Seng Kang. We had a lot of plans. Paint our nails, surf friendster, look at Maggie's honeymoon pictures, eat cheesecake..... In the end, we did none of the above. Haha!


Girls, being girls, we just talked and talked into the wee hours. That is the whole aim of sleepovers! We talk!

All in all, I had a great time! Thank you, Ba Jie!