What I want to achieve by 30
A month after my 24th
birthday, few more years to my 30th. Time seems to pass so fast, it’s
actually starting to scare me. At 24, it seriously feels like I’ve not
accomplished anything significant yet. On thinking back, I sometimes wonder
whether it was a right move to take the safe JC route and not attempt something
focused, something I am really interested in, in poly. That said, the rational
side of me will always consider the practicality of both options and yes, JC is
probably a safer route to University, in my humble opinion.
I’ve always been such a practical
person that it undeniably kills whatever dream, passion I have left in me. I
always weigh the options and think about the possibilities 10 years down the
road than being irrational and impulse. And to be very honest, this rationality
makes my life boring and mundane. I do yearn to be spontaneous, I do yearn to
be epicly random and not consider what happens next, but the rational side of
me always steps in. I don’t even know if it’s a good or bad thing.
As such, I came up with a short
list of what I want to achieve by 30. I may not fulfil all of them but should I
ever stumble back on this post 6 years later, I want to tell myself that
actually as long as I’m happy, all is good.
What I want to achieve by 30:
1. To save $100,000 by 30
2. To earn $5,000/month by 30
I did mention that I’m a really
practical person right? I was talking to Mum and Dad and taking all factors in
such as promotion, yearly increment, performance bonuses, this is actually very
possible. Mum and Dad even threw in the comment that I should add in the word
‘at least’.
3. To bring Mum and Dad on a holiday
Considering that I self-funded my
previous 2 Korean trips, this shouldn’t be a problem. I guess it’s really about
time my parents take a well-deserved break now that I’ve graduated, found a job
and bringing money home. Since young, they’ve been bringing my brother and me
to different parts of the world – Malaysia, America, Australia, Japan, Korea,
Taiwan, Hong Kong and Thailand. Now, it’s my turn to bring them for a trip
instead.
4. To publish a
photologue/travelogue
Photography is no doubt my
passion. I don’t think I take photos well and I don’t consider myself as a
photographer, but it would be really nice to come out with my own
photologue/travelogue of my life behind the viewfinder. No concrete idea at all
at this point in time, but it’s just a small little dream I have and hope to
achieve.
5. To travel alone
Indeed, there is no doubt
occasions whereby I’m being left alone during my trips, but that isn’t
considered travelling alone. I want to go on a full independent trip - a trip
where I get to know myself better, a trip where I find my strengths and
weaknesses, a trip where I have to make decisions myself.
This is not an exhaustive list,
but it is one that I wish to achieve and fulfil. No promises on how many in
this list I will complete, but this is just a small challenge I set for myself.
This is what I wish to achieve by 30. What’s yours?
_germx
Dream a little dream
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Labels: family, Looking Back, Random Thoughts, self-reflection
:// Looking Back at 2011
2011 had been an amazing year for me. Things had not always been at their best but I'm glad that things had not gone awfully wrong. I had my fair share of tears and smiles , making 2011 all the more memorable.
2011 was the year I experienced the greatest change in the family.
Dad was being posted to Doha for 2 (+1) years. And once this decision was made, the dynamics of the family changed. In the past, Dad would settle all the admin stuff at home - paying the bills and managing everything in the family. But now, Mum has to handle it all. I admit that I've been over reliant on my Dad and had taken a lot of things for granted, resulting in me being at a sudden lost. The obligation to head home every day after school/work and the obligation to stay at home during weekends just to accompany Mum cause no one is around. I just felt that I sort of lost all my social life. Things are much better now and it will definitely be better in 2012.
2011 was the year I had my longest overseas trip ever - 26 days.
To be honest, I never expect myself to stay so long in Korea. However, knowing that this could be one my and only chance I could take such a long break (since it would be quite impossible when I start work proper), I decided to go ahead with it. I will never forget these 26 days - queuing in the cold to enter music shows with insufficient sleep, long late nights with the starlings at their hostel, the cheap and awesome kimbap, long afternoons sitting at different cafes to people-watch, the many nice people who helped me when I couldn't find my way and the countless Korean artistes I saw every other day. These 26 days were simply amazing.
2011 was the year I officially graduated from my student life.
I never imagined myself to graduate this fast and graduation meant the end of my life as a student. No more lectures and tutorials. No more projects and exams. No more carefree life with no worries. No more long bus rides to NUS on 189. No more random outings after classes. No more student meals and cheap movie tickets. Everything changed the moment I graduated on 9th July 2011. Graduation marked the end of my education stint and indicated the start of something new
2011 was the year I started my working life.
I procrastinated finding a job for a few months since I really wanted to recharge myself before concentrating on my career and now, I'm proud to say that I'm a SITizen. Working life isn't something I've gotten used to yet - working 830 to 6, rushing with the peak hour crowd and fixed meal timings - though it's been almost 2 months. January will mark the end of my 3 months stint at SIT. I've no idea what the future lies for me and what path I will take, but I hope by the end of January, I would know what I want.
2011 was the year I start pampering myself.
I've never pampered myself before but this year, I really felt like giving a gift to myself. And the first really expensive gift I gave myself was my D600. To me, photography is more than an interest. I know that there are differing views with regards to holding a DSLR, but I know that I didn't buy it on an impulse (have been wanting to own one since 5-6 years ago). I may not have the best skills around, but I'm still learning and fiddling as I go along. Hopefully in the near future, I would have an epic collection of photos to share. ^^
2011 was the year I met the most number of Korean artistes.
With Singapore being a hotspot for the Hallyu Wave plus an awesome trip to Korea, it's no surprise 2011 became a year I met the most number of Korean artistes. From SS501 to SHINee to TVXQ to Girls Generation to Beast to Miss A to se7en to Big Bang to 2NE1 to Teen Top to B1A4 to Block B to RaNia to Touch to U-Kiss to DGNA to Dal★Shabet to Secret to Sunny Hill to FT Island to N-Train to X-5 to K.Will to Kim Tae Woo to Jang Woo Hyuk to Super Junior to Boyfriend to T-ara to 5 Dolls to Eru to IU to After School to Rainbow to K.Will to Kim Soo Hyun to 2PM to KARA to Sistar to Seo In Guk to G.Na to F(X) to 4 Minute to Baek Ji Young to Da Vinci to A-Pink to Infinite to Alex to 4men, I've seen them all. Probably missed out a few others but even so, I've met like 40 groups of artistes?
The most memorable of all just had to be TVXQ's fan party in Singapore. Witnessing Homin performing flawlessly right before my eyes and experiencing a roller coaster of emotions throughout. I've to admit that this had got to be the best fanmeet I've ever experienced.
SHINee World Concert was a big disappointment. Everyone around me felt that it was awesome and amazing, but to me, it just didn't reach my expectations. I guess it's because I know very well that they could have performed so much better thus I can't help but feel the disappointment seeping in. The boys were overworked and they spent three consecutive nights sleeping on the plane as they flew between Korea and Japan for their schedules prior to their concert. They are in no way in their optimum condition when they were here in Singapore, what more a perfect concert? No matter what, I'm still glad and contented that I experienced it since SWC was on my wish list since SM announced that the boys will be having their first solo concert in 2010.
Most importantly, I managed to see all 5 of SS501 members though it was all through their solo activities. Jung Min's fanmeet in Singapore during March really left a deep impression in me since he was my favourite member plus it was during my birthday month. He really is SEXY CHARISMA and his smile is to die for. The solo interview I had with Baby during June was simply unforgettable since I really threw my face as he found my iPhone and asked who does it belong to. Leader's showcase in Korea was an experience of a lifetime and the highlight of my whole trip as I managed to see Kyu and YoungSaeng too since they were the special guests that night. Now that I've seen all 5 of them individually, can I be greedy and wish for a reunion in 2012?
2011 has treated me well and I know 2012 will be just as amazing. ^^
_germx
2012 will be awesome
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Labels: DBSK 동방신기, family, Looking Back, NUS, SHINee 샤이니, SIT, SS501
:// Charm & Charl's 21st Birthday Dinner
My beloved cousins, Charmaine and Charlene, have finally turned 21 today. This pair of lovely twins are in no way similar in appearance, dressing and interest yet they are the sweetest cousins I can ever ask for.
The pair decided that they want no elaborate birthday party but just a simple dinner get together with the family at Sakura International Buffet, Yio Chu Kang Stadium. To be honest, the food is not worth the mention, but I guess it's the people that matters the most.
Love the fact that we are still having our annual birthday and festive gatherings despite everyone being busy in every other aspect of life. Can't wait for Chinese New Year now!
생일 축하 해요! ^____^
_germx
Charm & Charl's 21st
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Labels: birthday, family
:// A No-Frills Christmas
This year's Christmas was a really simple affair. Nothing spectacular, nothing special. No large scale gathering with friends, no outings with small cliques, but a really simple family dinner with my close ones.
Sometimes simplicity is the way of life and to be honest, I'm glad I chose to take time off to spend time with my family members.
A simple get together dinner with endless laughter and random jokes, complaining about the horrible Taiwanese melodrama showing on television and eating to our hearts content. It's the simple things that makes our life complete! ^^
_germx
SOMETHING.SIMPLE
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Labels: Christmas, family
://SWEET CHRISTMAS ^^
SS501 PERSONA BKKand just when things seemed so absolute and confirmed, changes were made.
on 20th december 2009, 0136h, i received the most unexpected news ever - SS501 Persona Bangkok is going to be postponed from 9th jan to 13th feb. so basically all the planning/booking for air tickets/hotel/concert tickets along with the anticipation for the upcoming concert disappeared almost instantaneously. (pearlx, you were still saying that i confirm will see them right? just look at the sudden change in the concert date! T__T)
surprisingly, i was
not angry when i received the news, but instead, i was
shocked. this is like so sudden and i was at all prepared? moreover, just an hour before i saw this news, i was still excitedly talking to stacey about the concert and what we should prepare for the boys before we head there. but an hour later, i received the confirmation of the concert being postponed? i really couldnt react at all and just stared at my laptop screen, typing "are you serious?". sihui said that though it's not officially announced by DSP, it is confirmed already! HAISH.
if i say i'm not at all disappointed with the news, who am i deceiving but myself? how can i not be disappointed when this was the main reason to why i went ahead with the internship? but oh well, i took this whole incident with a pinch of salt and
i guess i got over it pretty quickly? (like after 2h after i heard the news, i was okay le?) the main reason was most probaby due to the fact that even though i may not be able to witness the PERSONA ASIA TOUR personally this time around, i know very well that this will not be the boys' last concert. there will always be other opportunities in the future, so i shall just wait and maybe head to korea the next time around? =DD
anyway, i was discussing this whole incident with my mum and
she actually agreed to let me go ahead with 13th feb. this seriously was a pleasant surprise cause it was something i never expected my mum to say. (and she was the one who initiated the conversation about their persona concert, cause she saw the news clips of PERSONA HK on KBS.)
however, the issue on hand is that
13th is CNY's eve? grandma would NEVER agree to it even though i attempted convincing her that i would take the first flight back on 14th morning and will reach SG in time for 初一's lunch? and so,
conclusion is that i will not be witnessing PERSONA BKK. but for the fact that my mum actually allowed me to go despite it being halfway through the semester (okay, okay it is actually reading week, but still...) shows that she is gradually accepting me fangirling over celebs. (or maybe because this time around it involves leader? hmmm...)
anyway, BKK will be my sweet mini escapade before school starts! =P and and... tony moly is a MUST GO!! woohooo!! =DD meeting mel, the friendly thai TS will be part of our plans too!! so exciting even though we are not going for the concert? HAHAHAHAHA!! ^^
RESULTSand so, results for sem 1 was out on 22nd? i didnt even know until stacey told me? but im so so so so happy!!! cause
my CAP increased AGAIN!!! =DD and considering the amount of time i spent studying this sem (which is practically insignificant?), the results i obtained is like a MIRACLE?? imagine listening to music high, talking online till the wee hours of 3/4am, keeping up with updates of PERSONA BKK and watching LIVE STREAMING of programmes in which the boys appeared? with such a routine infused into my study schedule, what are the odds of faring well? HAHAHAHAHA!! i'm so so
LUCKY la!! =DD
and remember i was just mentioning in my previous post that SC2101 may end up having the best results? and TADA!! it really is la!! =DDD so so so happy!! now i really regretted not taking back my project and seeing what grade i got for it? and as expected, my worst was the MCQ paper? -____-"" totally
HATE MCQs la!! but oh well, it's a science module, so i didnt expect myself to ACE it in the first place? HAHAHAHAHHA!!
SCHUMI MAGICOH MY GOD!!! i cant believe that
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER will be making a comeback next season! WOOOHOOOOOO!!! i cant contain my excitement, but im a tad disappointed that he is
not gonna stick to Ferrari, but moving on to Mercedes? but then, any idea who his team mate will be?? NICO ROSBERG!! ^^ im so so so looking forward to 2010's grandprix already? just look at the fantastic driver line-ups - Alonso/Massa, Button/Hamilton, Vettel/Webber - and now Schumacher/Rosberg. in addition, it will be a pure german team are the rebranding? it's like SO COOL la!!
ive always loved michael and i really cant wait to see him on his comeback stage. and quoting from ross brawn, "
in michael we trust!" =DDD i cant wait to see more awesome driving from him!! ^^
SWEET SURPRISEand so after i woke up this morn, my hp rang and i saw an overseas number. my first instinct was "eh! kor is calling?" and when i picked up, the first line was "you know who i am or not?" i stunned for a while and i instantaneously knew who called? he was
awesomely cute complaining about how people hanged his call upon thinking that it was some scam/prank call? but to me, i think he is like so sweet to call us just to wish us
MERRY CHRISTMAS! thanks for the awesome sweet surprise for it really brightened my day! in addition, it's been so long since i last heard his voice. i kind of miss his 口頭禪 la (though he didnt even say it out! =P). i guess that's the sweetest christmas call that i've received thus far!!
THANKS KOR!! =DD
PS. and my REAL kor bought me an christmas gift, but he is not even coming back this holiday, so when will i receive it?? -___-"" it will jolly well be my birthday present also la! HAISH.
WISHING EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!! ^^_germx
sweeeeeeeet christmas
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Labels: family, Formula One, Michael Schumacher, NUS, SS501
://元宵來了！
and so, before i knew it, it's the last day of new year today!! =X
so i shall send my warmest greetings on the last day then! =P
祝大家口袋滿滿，身體棒棒，天天開心，牛運當頭咯！初一
routinely, we went to the temple at our old house before heading to granny's house! and i was so glad that we chose to leave the house later because we successfully avoided the morning crowd!! =] (there were just too many 0.o experiences that happened there during the past 19 years that i would prefer the place empty! =X)
the best part of being at granny's house was webcaming with kor while we had lunch! and yes, i brought my lappy there just for it! but it was all worth it!! hahahahah!! i was wondering how kor felt at that moment when he saw all the aunties/uncles through the webcam, yet he is not there physically for the first time to celebrate with us!! =[
anyway, because of kor, my hongbao collection this time around was fantastic!! =P (cause i collected his share!!! hahahah!!) but on thinking that in actual fact that everything had to be divided by two, i was =[!! oh well!!! psssss.... he wouldnt know the exact figure anyway, so..... HAHAHAHAHAH!!!! =P
one funny thing that happened was that eveyone who saw my wallpaper thought it was me!! -.- *faints* and for your infomation, the wallpaper i waw using during CNY was the one above!! *points up^^* which part of 虎牙looks like me?? -.- and to my surprise, even mum and dad thought so!! they felt it was typical me to wear like that and the hair looked similar!! i was speechless!!! =/
then next stop was at ahma's house!!! i love going to their house cause it's where my closer cousins are!! hahaha!! and guess what, charl and charm wore similar things to me! we were in checker attire that day!! the chemistry of the cousins!! HAHAHA!!! =P i was disappointed when nick didnt bring his girlfriend over this time around! (his girlfriend is the pretty and demure type la!! =D)
oh well, the exciting thing about being at ahma house is the gambling part!! =P hahahah!! it's super exciting and funny to see all the reactions of those involved in the game!! every second you will be laughing can!! wheeeeeee!!!! =D
dinner was all my faves!!! beehoon, curry chicken, 五香, pig stomach chicken mushroom soup, and many more la! but as the dinner crowd approaches, dad, mum and me siamed home!! HAHAHAHA!!!! cause we had plans after that!! =]
dad and mum watched "家有喜事" while i went to town to meet my aunts and cousin!! =P five of us watched...."大喜事"!!
i stifled a few laughs here and there, but overall, it was quite plain and the plot was rather predictable! =/ if not for 黑人哥and the other 配角s, the movie wont be as interesting i can say!!
but the whole point of the outing was just to catch up and chill!! imagine 旺角cafe being full at 1/2am!! totally ridiculous, but that was what happened when we went there for supper after the movie!! HAHAHA!!
初二
started day two with the usual procedures of heading back to granny's house! this time around, all the aunties/uncles were there to dine with us! and and i finally got to see 偉進korkor's baby aka my nephew!! he is like a so so so cute man!! and i seriously do believe that babies do change everyday!! but nonetheless, still as adorable and 愛不釋手in my perspective!! =P
it was also mummy's birthday on CNY day two!! as usual, we wanted to have thai village for dinner, but as it was not opened, we headed for ramathai instead!! conclusion was that i still prefer thai village!! -.- hahahah!!!
and for day two, we watched "love matters".
i dont know why, but during the process of watching the movie, i felt that there were actually another level in understanding the whole movie! in other words, its actually a movie with depth! =X i cant really remember the contents cause i was rather tired the night before, but subconsciously, i do feel that it was quite good!! ^^
初三
and so, school started!! =[ all my tw/hk friends were saying that they have at least 2-4 weeks of holidays!! as a result, do not understand why singapore only has 2 days!! LOL!! this i would like to know too!! HAHAHA!!
anyway, i planned a birthday surprise for shu today!! everything was according to plan when suddenly:
1) irene had a sudden CNY trip to genting! (she was the surprise for shu!)
2) shu was feeling unwell and couldnt make it out at all!!
this really came as a shock for all of us and the surprise was really on the verge of being cancelled when we thought of a backup plan-go to shu's house!! here lies the problem!! none of us has shu's address!!!! *faints* nothing is too difficult for me cause i know shu quite well!! within minutes, ive got her sending her address to me!! HAHHAHAHAHA!!! =P *im evil!*
the rackjack buddies at tampines bus interchange!!
(gillian, lihong, sharmin, audrey, xiangqi, me)
getting ready for the surprise outside shu's house!!
it was really quite a success cause shu was in a 0.o mode when she saw us!! and her mum was in another shock too!! HAHAHAHA!!! it is worth the effort of travelling all the way to tampines from clementi and walking for ages just to find her block!! HAHAHAHA!!!
whats an outing without a group photo!!! =P
anyway, a SUAY thing happened when i was on the bus back to tampines MRT! i realised i lost my wallet!! and i was super frantic, trying to think on where i last left it and stuff!! i was totally depressed cause i never managed to find anything that ive lost before!! and on thinking what mum and dad would say made things even worst! =[ i even thought that all my good luck had ran out cause i was too lucky since the start of the year!! =/
BUT MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!! WHEN I WENT TO THE TRANSLINK OFFICE, THE FIRST THING THAT CAUGHT MY EYE WAS MY WALLET!! I WAS LIKE STUNNED, THEN I WENT OMG!!! I FOUND MY WALLET!!!!!!! (CAPS TO EMPHASISE MY EXCITEMENT THEN!!!!) HAHAHAHA!!! IVE NEVER BEEN THIS LUCKY BEFORE!!! though the bus uncle nagged a few sentence cause i didnt leave any number for him to call and stuff, i was really thankful!! =P
初六
pearlx managed to get 繽紛萬千在昇松tickets, so i went with her to see 黃靖倫!! the trip to MDC was real long and we both felt like sleeping during the journey if not for the 6 idiots!! haha!! we even scared ourself when we felt that we were sitting too long on the bus!! HAHAHA!!! oops, but we safely alighted at the right stop in the end!!
must thank stary for the tickets!! =P it aint easy trying to handle all the tickets and stuff for so many events, so kudos to her!! =]
so glad that he sang two songs!! =P (recalls energy being cut off when they attended the same show!! =[) he's really rather cute and he suddenly reminds me of 小淳, a new MFBBT 底迪! haha!!! and it's attending such events that make me feel like attending his autograph session the next day!!! (obviously we didnt!! =X)
the routine to just stop at macs and talk till 11++!! the subject content obviously didnt leave 6bang, taiwan, SDG, design21, BAC,.... and the thought that pearlx is leaving to TW soon made me =[!!! no one to endure my nonsense!! -.- oops!!!
年十一
like after months of procrastinating, pearlx, jh and myself finally had our boardgames outing!! destination at pitstop!! =P but lotsa hilarious stuff happened before we reached the place! for example almost recognising the wrong person at central when we reached and losing our way and ended up at settler's cafe for the first time around! =/ hahaha!!! simple little stuff that brightens up our outing!!! =P
and so, we finally played GAME OF LIFE!! =D pearlx(blue) was complaining that she didnt have enough kids. in addition, it was a baby girl, instead of a baby boy!! -.- jh(white) had three. i forgot if she was contented with the number, cause she was half asleep and trying the read the instructions manual!! =X and my car(green) strangely had the most number of kids and three baby boys!! i seriously forgot why we didnt name them, but oh well, i shall save it for the next trip there!! =D
we played retarded games as i requested, such as ugly dolls and first hand!! but when playing such games with a bunch of calm, cool and collected people, the whole game seemed very orderly! (other than me who accidentally hit the poor table nth number of times!! =P) and not forgetting this stupid potion game in which is pure counting of numbers??? -.-""
but the cauldrons were cute enough to have formed a face!! 0.0!! hahah!!
i know this pict is quite blur, but im a little lazy to edit it, so just majke do with it la!! HAHHAHAHA!!!!!! =P
年十二
i woke up super early today and met ash so that we could head to sentosa!!! =P sentosa was rather flooded with people despite it being a school day!! had nice random chat with ash and before we knew it, it was almost one!! =P i guess this is what happens when you chat in such a relaxing situation with the beach, sun, sea!! time passed super fast!!
had sushi buffet at suki sushi till rara came to help us finish our food!! hahaha!! details should be kept a secret!! =P
as it was raining, we decided to catch a movie and since we had time, we played wii!! hahahaha!!! the videos were filarious man!! like totally and my arm still hurt after three days!! -.- nonetheless, it was absolute joy and fun!
we caught "ALLS WELL ENDS WELL" and louis khoo is like a SHUAI man!! hahaha!!! it's a typical 家有喜事kind of show, but i felt that it was rather good, other than the fact that rara, ash and myself were freezing in the cinema!!! =P in addition, i had a couple seat all to myself!! HAHAHA!!!!!
in my attempt to pass pearlx my letter to 小兆, i dragged rara and ash to pearlx's house after which we cabbed to sherm's house to borrow dvds!! it was meant to be a 15min thingy, but ended up with me and sherm analysing the dvds he had so as to fit the themes of the socio modules im taking this semester!! in the end we stayed there for over an hour!! -.- with me borrowing 20dvds!! LOL!!! i stayed to watch "Amelie" with sherm while ash sent rara home!!
my conclusion to watching "AMELIE" was that i fell in love with the movie! as in i felt that the way the movie was filmed was so freaking good! they took us, the viewers into a perspective that was new! amelie, the protagonist was a real total deviant from society!! the way she things, the actions she does was weird and different! it was special in a sense!! a very cool show indeed! no wonder sherm was so bent on letting three of us see the movie despite it being 12 midnight!! -.-
on a sidenote, i felt that sherm's dogs are super cute and super obedient!! total love!!! LOL!! especially wave~~~!! HAHAHA!!!! =p
ACCORDING TO THE NEWS, THE MOON TONIGHT IS THE BRIGHTEST AND BIGGEST IN 52 YEARS (MY DAD'S AGE)!! AND IM SO GLAD IVE GOT A GOOD VIEW OF THE ROOM FROM MY BEDROOM!! =p IT'S REALLY PRETTY!!!
and i forgot to mention that i won the CIRCUS PAPARAZZI SHIRT from woo.com.tw!! OMG de lucky man!! wheeeee!! im so so happy!! =P CIRCUS 狗仔隊最棒!! =]
_germx
the fifteen days of new year was fantastic! =P
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Labels: birthday, buddies, CIRCUS, family, jayto, jinghui, kor, MFBBT, movie, pearlx, 林子豪, 虎牙
://I AM BACK!! =P
this entry is specially dedicated to the
FAMOUS GUY!! =X and i suppose you know who you are la!! =P
oh well, before i know it, im back from malaysia!! =/ and im sure that this was my most relaxing trip ever!! HAHAHAHA!! imagine feeling tired and heading back to the hotel for an afternoon nap till dinner time!! [NO! it's not only for one day, but everyday!!! HAHAHAHA!!! =D] i suppose shopping wasnt our main aim at KL after all!! =Pi think i shoud talk about GENTING first!! the trip up the mountain was rather peaceful and i practically slept throughout while listening to my ipod!! this was rather expected considering the time i slept the previous night!! =X but here comes the most o.0 thing!!
just look at the number of people waiting!! *faints* and this number is considered in terms of families/groups, not depending on the number of people you registered for the trip!! =/ so in actual fact, there are 140 families/groups present waiting to check in!!
but we met a nice lady who gave us her number cause she was fed up of waiting!! HAHAHA!! =] and so our number jumped by 30!! =]
BEFORE:
AFTER:
and i noticed a cool sight while waiting!!!
counter 3 seemed to be the only counter that was moving!! it's either the staff at counter 3 was being really efficient/prompt or that the others were just plain SLOW!! like seriously, counter 3 served 6 families/group in a row man!! -.-
anyway, there was another cool thing that happened!! =X TADA!!!
our room number was freaking AWESOME at 7777!!! =P damn cool right???
anyway, i love the christmas decor at GENTING!! maybe it was because of the cool air there that made the whole atmosphere very christmas-like!!
i think the ferris wheel seemed to be every girls' dream!! =P
random decor along the walkway!!
pretty!!! =] reminds me of orchard road many years back when the theme was white/blue!!
dont you feel the christmas mood from the pictures!!! =P
many more random christmas pictures i took!!!
simplistic yet i cant resist not pressing the shutter!! =X
there are seriously kazillion christmas decor pictures in my camera, but im not putting all up!! hahaha!! [being the lazy quan, this is very NORMAL!!! =P]
but i love this picture loads!! it's a mini replica of the twin towers in KL!! and i tried to be
artistic and abstract!! =] *still wants to be a professional photographer!! =P* quite cool right!! HAHAHA!!
anyway, the last random thing i saw at GENTING made me remember my days as a SHADOW, preparing for orientation 2 with the planning committee, doing up the big kaleidoscope, handling my first major camp!! those were seriously the memorable days at JJ that i wil never forget!! =]
KALEIDOSCOPE OF LIFE =]
personally, i do not recommend GENTING if you are not going to the theme park cause things get awefully boring there!! i guess it will be more fun with friends!! =] *hint hint*next at KL, things are really super slow paced!! =X as ive mentioned, heading back to the hotel in the afternoon for a rest was practically a MUST!! [i feel old!! =[ haish!!]
talking abut shopping, SUNGAI WANG was really like BUGIS AREA or maybe the NEW JURONG POINT!! hahaha!! the place is so freaking big and it's so easy to get lost in there man!! HAHAHA!! =P but things there are rather attractive, like the clothes, especially when they are having their megasale now! like OMG can, almost everything was on offer from 50-70%!! hahaha!! sense my joy!!
BUT i saw things that made me damn sian diao!! LIKE OMG KIND OF SIAN DIAO!! and so i was walking pass this shop when i saw an XXI cap on the model!! i was like freaking excited and went into the shop and went to see the caps!! to my disappointment, ive got to admit that they are FAKES, or in nicer terms, REPLICAS and IMITATIONS!! =[ though it was a series that ive not seen in real life yet, the rabbiterXdesign21 series, but the print on the cap was honestly bad enough to know that it wasnt real!! it was like a sticker being pasted without even cutting out the outline of the XXI logo!! like come on man!! -.- *faints*if you wana do a replica of the caps, please be precise!! -.- i saw the aperyXdesign21 series too, along with the third anniversary caps!! being in contact with the third anniversary cap for a month, i guess i can differentiate a fake and a real one!!
XXI wasnt the most ridiculous one!! i saw OS caps too!! that i almost killed myself cause it was the red/white/black cap that i wanted so badly!! but the website that they print on the cap made me LMAO!! "http://www.outer spaze.com/" like super funny can!! i have no idea why they put the space in between outerspace and in actual fact, they spelt outerspace wrongly!! -.- and to think the print on the LOGO of OS was of correct spelling!! DOTX!!
this was not the end of it!! i went into another shop and saw
Sunday First Aid shirts!!! like sian diao!! went into the shop and the first thing i saw was the 态度print!!! *faints* SFA man!! and you know what was the most ridicuous thing, the tag was some random brand!!! -.-
SFA shirts were nothing!! i went to the 15rm section and saw another shocking thing!! PEARLX, i dont think you will be suprised, but i saw STAGE shirts there!! material was good, with no typo errors and proper labeling!! even the mickey mouse and big bad wolf series shirts were there!! i think this is the reason why we see so many --- people wearing it!! =X
STAGE was nothing when i saw your FAVOURITE BRAND there!! HAHAHA!! guessed it already?? it's SEXY DIAMOND!! *hides* oh well, caps there are super cheap!! obviously that includes their shirts too!!! so you know what i mean!! =X
actually, frankly speaking, the price was rather tempting for all the TW street brands!! and considering the fact that i didnt see anyone wearing any of the above mentioned brands, i suppose they arent that popular yet!! but on thinking of all the typo errors and stuff, it aint that glamourous to wear a replica to me!! as a result, i didnt attempt to buy any of the TW street brands home!! =X
anyway, that doesnt mean i didnt buy anything!! HAHAHA!! i bought a damn cool shirt for QIU!! QIU, dont worry cause the size would not cause you any trouble/nagging at home!! HAHAHA!! and i bought two simplistic tote bags!! one is super ELMO!! and the other is super AA!! nothing new, but i thought it was damn cool cause the bag was handmade and designed by some THAI ARTIST that has 2 shop in THAILAND, 1 shop in MALAYSIA and his next shop will be in SPAIN!! i cant remember his shop name, along the lines of 'PEPLE', but his shop is along the overhead bridge link when you walk to BERJAYA TIMES SQUARE!! =] support him yea!! he is a super interesting new found friend!! =] and i bought jeans at 50% off, collared shirts that are freaking big and cool, and many many more!! truth be told, i settled all my CNY clothes already!! and i guess there is more than enough to last me a week! HAHAHA!! =X
oh well, rick came over to KL for a family reunion with us!! but i was super sian diao when i realised that his autograph session was the evening of the day that i was leaving!! -.- and you know what!! the place where he is having his autograph session is at SUNGAI WANG!! the shopping centre in front of my hotel!! i can really become a tree with qiu!!
anyway, i realised that he was detained at the TW airport when he was flying back to SG, cause he illegally stayed in TW to work for half a month!! he was fined and as a result, for the next one year, he had to apply for a visa to go to TW!! poor boy can!! and this was the result due to the negligence on UNIVERSAL's part!! haish!! =[
anyway, QIU, must you stalk me?? -.- you know that every shopping mall i head to head a PEARL something!! for example, PEARLoptics, PEARLwatches, PEARLtime and PEARLfashion!! i really went DOT DOT DOT!! haha!! maybe it's an undeniable fact that QIUandQUAN are always stuck together!! HAHAHA!=P
anyway, i love the christmas tree at the newly built shopping centre, PAVILION!! =] dont you think the christmas tree look so similar to a XXXXXXXXXXL sundae?? =P
and there was this freaking cool snow globe at the entrance!!! =]
oh well, thats about it!!! OH OH!! i forgot to introduce the splendid view i had from my hotel room!!! =]
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i thought the view was pretty awesome, overseeing the twin towers and various shopping centre in the KL town area!! HAHAHA!!
last but not least, the trip ended with a cup of iced caramel macchiato!! what's life when you cant enjoy this heavenly LOVE!! =] right?? =]
having more random thought, im super excited to receive my next year birthday gift from QIUSHENGYI!! thats cause 爱到底 release date was changed to march!! just hope that SG shows it man!! then QUAN will watch the movie with QIU!! =] hahaha!! =P
being more random, i cant wait for the TRAFFIC LIGHT SERIES to 重出江湖!! hahaha!! 9th jan here i come!! =]
anyway, other than being BACK FROM MALAYSIA, today i went back to SCHOOL!! it's so unlike me to head to school during the holidays, but it was due to the fact that szeyeng was handling over her duties to me today!! seriously, the pressure and worry is building up and i do not know whether im up to the job or not!! but i will try my best and not let you down!! =] though it's ambitious to build up good rapport for the chinese music side with record companies, i guess that is my motivation to keep me going now!! =] i want to interview chinese artiste that i like!! =] *dreams of energy and 6bang* hahaha!! PRODUCTIONS/SFX DIRECTOR HERE I COME!! =]
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i cant wait for KOR to be back!! =]
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procrastinate...AGAIN_
and of ALL THE DAYS, kor chose yesterday to come and talk to me!!
just when ive decided that i SHOULD work hard and START studying, he came and talked to me!!! 0.o
but i really miss him a lot!! =[
if only he were in singapore, or if i were in australia, like now!!
[i cannot deny that i enjoyed talking to kor more than reading that 858pg of the econs text or that never ending SSA coarsepack, but still....=/!!]
and to think that mentioned the fact that i SHOULD be studying when im here blogging!!
*i can hear pearlx nagging for some reason =X*
i'm such a PROCRASTINATOR man!! -.-"
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cant wait for midterms to be over!! =/
Labels: family, pearlx
the rackjack buddies at tampines bus interchange!!
and i noticed a cool sight while waiting!!!
KALEIDOSCOPE OF LIFE =]
last but not least, the trip ended with a cup of iced caramel macchiato!! what's life when you cant enjoy this heavenly LOVE!! =] right?? =]
