friday...
no work tmr *yay*
will find time after year end party to upload pics for melbourne...
for now... just pics from bday...


the day started with surprise from my ortho workmates.
knowing that i dun like sweet stuff, they bought puffs and put 2 candles on them :D
thank you ortho team!!


after work, met up with wp and edwin for dinner at NYDC.
i look so tired in this pic...

the main doesn't look too fancy, so no need for pic. their hot choc elephanccino is HUGE though, with heart-shaped mashmallows :D

And for dessert...

Irish cream mudpie...


and Mango Tango cheesecake. even though i am not a choc fan, i have to say the mudpie tasted better...

after dinner, we went to edwin's place to visit Wiki, his new doggie


He Is So Cute!!! and he's only a few months old, so he is still quite clumsy. Can't wait to bring him out for a walk when he gets all his vaccinations :D

i want doggie too!!!! :(

My Personality

Neuroticism	99
Extraversion	7
Openness To Experience	16
Agreeableness	56
Conscientiousness	45

You are introverted, reserved, and quiet with a preference for solitude and solitary activities. Your socializing tends to be restricted to a few close friends. You can be easily upset, even by what people consider the normal demands of living. People consider you to be sensitive and emotional. As a practical person you like to think in plain and simple terms. Others describe you as down-to-earth, practical, and conservative. You have some concern with others' needs, and are generally pleasant, sympathetic, and cooperative. You are reasonably reliable, organized, and self-controlled.

Test Yourself Compare Yourself View Full Report Find your soulmate / pysch twin so to sum up the above results, i'm neurotic

great...

24 years and 1 day old...i found out that i am neurotic...

wat a great start to the next year of my life eh?

all the shopping and hurting feet was worth it..
cos i got treated to the fanciest dinner in my 24 years of life...
all thanks to a very generous and thoughtful friend (who wants to remain annoymous on my blog)..

here are some pics... but these pics do not do justice to the food.. (partly cos i din use flash, din wanna spoil the ambience...)
it was omg Y.U.M.M.Y.
and the ambience....
well...let's just say if my friend wasn't attached...
....i can seriously fall in love with him right there and then..
(i think when he reads this post, he will gag :P)
MUAHAHAHA


"...exceptionally fine cuisine..." - i totally agree on that...

...go check it out if you got the money....there's 2 levels, the one below is less classy (translate into 'less expensive') but i think the food should be equally good...


before the food came...i must admit i felt teensy bit out of place initially...stressful lah, in that kind of environment which i have no experience with *blush*

ooh, and the champagne was goooooood. the best i've tasted (well, i haven't had many before, but i reckon it's really good...)


appetizers...
left=double baked crab souffle with avocado and dill mustard dressing...this was so GOOD. when i took my first bite, i just went 'OH......MY......WOW....'
right=natural oysters with chef's horseradish marinade...this one was okie lah. oysters were fresh..but the sauce was...normal...tasted abit like bbq sauce..haha



me with my main course: atlantic salmon fillet grilled, served with honey dill lemon sauce and Eschebeche marinated vegetables...it was quite yummy, but the taste was quite strong (esp the honey)


my friend's main: blue eye cod fillet steamed, served with lobster sauce, chopped prawns and leek...his main was better...more savoury...and LOBSTER sauce....*drool*


desserts: Creme caramel with strawberries and orange segment in cointreau and Crepes with vanilla bean custard strawberry compote and lemon yogurt ice cream...

this is possibly the best dinner i'll ever have...
a big big BIG thank you to my friend...
if i ever have the money again, i'll make sure i'll go back to melbourne..so he can bring me to fine-dining again..
muahahahaha

human pile-up

back in melbourne for a 2 weeks break. Friends and i got "high" from korean food and teh-susu, and somehow we ended up in a human pile-up with yours truly right at the bottom... this videoclip keeps me smiling and laughing now that i am back in singapore and MISSING ALL OF YOU SO MUCH!!

all the whining about being stuck in melbourne from 2002 to 2005 is conveniently, officially thrown out of the window from my 5th floor HDB flat bedroom.
arriving back from melbourne tonight, for the first time in 5 years, i'm actually SAD to be back.
good grief..
is this what working does to a person?
or perhaps, i just had such good time in melbourne, i want these 2 weeks to start all over again so i can have even more fun...

at the airport, vinh accompanied me till i had to go in to clear customs and stuff..
and for the first time, it took less than 30 mins to clear customs...
while i was sitting there trying not to feel to sad,
i decided to sms everybody i can think of in melb/noosa to say goodbye...
and alicia called me back to say bye...
i was at the brink of tears...again...
i'm a crybaby..i know...and i dun care...

all the way on the plane, instead of enjoying movies, i started to feel depressed...
so, i slept...so much so that the steward had to wake me up...
another first time...
and i slept so much..that for the first time, i didn't wake up till the plane touch the ground at changi airport..

right now, as i am sitting here and typing away...
i miss so many people...
wingki, alicia, germ, esther, ruby, yivern, vinh, sugeng, jingfung...
for the umpteenth time, i wish i can teleport myself...

and for the umpteenth time, i have to remind myself that separation and reunion is part of life...

i left my heart in melbourne...
and maybe part of my soul is back there too...

the girls (and guys) threw me a surprise bday dinner today :D



they bought my fav spongy fruit cake with MANGO



and i got pretty presents...
i'm happy...
and sad as well...
cos the girls are leaving for Noosa tomorrow...
and i am leaving melbourne in like...3 days...

nonetheless, i had such a great time tonight...
so much laughter...
and suddenly, i wish i dun have to go back home..
back to facing those problems..
those P.I.T.A. problems...

i dunno what to do when the girls are gone!!
how am i going to entertain myself without the girlie talks and gossips...
without the laughter and without somone to swoon over hot korean pop-star...
i'm gonna miss them so much...
even though i know i'll see some of them back in sg..
but...
it's very different...
once you start work..you grow up and suddenly, all the things you used to talk about just doesn't seem that funny anymore...
in fact, i'm glad i can still communicate with them...
i'm so happy to catch up with all of them...
these 1.5 weeks had been absolutely fabulously fun...

now, i have breakkie to look forward to...
before bidding them byebye...
i want time to stop...because i dun wanna see them go..
but i also want time to move on..because they really deserve a break on the sunny beaches of sunshine coast...

life's complicated...
but it works by a single rule..
"you never get what you want..."

let me introduce the new love in my life...
Meet.........Nobody

Yes, his name is Nobody...and he sleeps with me every night...
isn't he just so kawaii????
*swooning*


me and my new 'boyfriend'
Nobody is my boyfriend :D
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Mornington tomorrow...
Hot spring and strawberries...
i can't believe i have less than one week left...

i dun wanna go back to work!!!
:(

mmm...
jay chou singing...
i'm in trackies and i dun feel like i am melting...
i'm in melbourne...
if i just ignore the cracked lips and sore throat, i am actually quite happy...
oh..and also if i can only make the melbourne wind just disappear for the remaining days i am here...

lotsa pics taken..lotsa talking (which explains the sore throat)...
but, not the time to upload them yet...
will have pics to load when i am back in singapore...
for now..
i'm far away from work, stress and family...
and for now, i just wanna try my best to ignore my sore throat and cracked lips...
so i can be quite happy

it's surreal being back here...
so familiar..yet also strangely unfamiliar...
there's too much catching up to do...
yet...i just feel *bleah* when ppl ask me about my work..
cos...it's the only thing i have to update them about..
but also the one thing i dun feel like talking about...

always all these conflicting feelings..
and all these conflicting views..
and opinions...
too much info to absorb...too little info to offer..
arghz..
i'm confused...

it's my hols..
i just wanna relax..
be it going to the melbourne cup in 'killer' heels...
or nua-ing indoors with hot drinks and crackers...
(nua-ing sounds like such a great idea when the weather outside is freaking windy and cold)

i'm packed..
after 4 hours...
i'm hopeless, aren't i?
some pple pack in like...4ominutes...
and i take 4 freaking hour to pack what i need for 2 weeks...
and amazingly enough, i still think i have some stuff left to pack..
but due to insuff space, i'll just have to make do with what i have...
hopefully, the 6-8 tops i planned (which became like 12-14 tops) will be enough...
and 2 pairs of jeans+2 skirts+2 capris+3 pairs of shoes can cover all my needs...
it's almost like i am going back to melb to stay (which in a way, i wish i am so i dun have to come back here to face all the mess and stress)...
7.5 hours more...
gonna chill till time comes for me to shower and get ready to go to the airport...

next time i'm going anyway for a trip...
i'm gonna start packing earlier...
just so i dun feel so bleah before leaving...

wednesday...

still got more shopping to do...
still got some quizzes to complete...
still got packing which i've not started...
still got this and that to settle at work...

wednesday night...
i'm sleepy...
i'm achy...
i'm tired...
i'm grumpy...

tmr's thurs...then fri...then sat...
then onto the plane...and sun, i'll be in melbourne...
4 more days...
but counting down doesn't make it easier...or faster...
sometimes...
i really think working life is nothing but trying to get things done with limited time and energy...
and studying..is nothing but trying to cram info into your head with limited time and brain cells...

crappy mood...
i need sleep...
nitenite