My Sisi's enjoying life in Seoul!

Backdated post again.. Haha.. My dear sisi flew over to Seoul for her summer study program 2 or 3 weeks back.. Haha.. Very envious of her but at the same time happy that she made the choice to do so, than to stay behind in Singapore and do some boring internship.. Haha! Honestly, I would rather go for an overseas exchange than do nothing constructive as a lowly paid intern.. Haha!

On our way to the airport!

Dinner at saboten, Terminal 1

Too bad bro couldn't join us

All smiles! She's all set to sashay down Incheon airport.. Haha

After sending her off, we went strolling around to Terminal 3, and happened to see this indo-china exhibition.. And we saw some mascots to pose with.. Hahaha! Fooling around and took some funny pictures =p

Sweet mummy and macho daddy!

Our turn.. Sweet me and macho him.. Haha

It's a 6-weeks exchange over at Yonsei University, right in the heart of Seoul's trendiest shopping district.. Very envious! At this point as I'm typing, she's enjoying her mini vacation in Busan.. Haha! Always updating me with pictures of where she had been, eaten, or will be going.. So much fun! Especially when she only had 2 modules to study, of which one of the exams is in MCQ format =p

The folks are enjoying their face-timing session with the sisi

We do catch up regularly over FaceTime or whatsapp.. Thank you Apple and Steve Jobs! Haha.. Wonders of technology~

Missing my Sisi~ haha.. No one disturbing/annoying me at home =p

Ace the 2 modules and remember to have lots of fun!! Buy nice things for me k.. Haha.. See you after National day! =)

 

I finally did it!

In life, there are many first times.. And this particular 'first time' is what I'm immensely proud of!!

I finally drove my daddy's car out alone (with mum) coz I fetched mummy to work.. And drove it nicely back home! =)

Not that I haven't been driving around in dad's car, but this was the first time I had to drive out and back home alone, with no GPS, or daddy guiding, etc.. With a little courage and memory of familiar roads after being driven around since young.. Haha! I've always been afraid to drive the car alone coz if anything were to happen on the roads (you know how impatient Singaporean drivers are), I would have felt super helpless =p and coz it's daddy's car, I would feel doubly bad!

So today, knowing that dad was out and mum had to rush and take bus to work (even though the car is idling in the car park), I felt ashamed that me, being her daughter with a license, can't pamper my mummy and drive her to work.. haha.. So I plucked up courage and banished those evil thoughts that will make me seem like a weakling! I paid $2.5k to earn that prized license, manual one some more, I'd better put it to good use.. Haha!

And yes I did it!

It felt good, being in control, independent.. Sending dearest mummy to work, so she don't have to rush and squeeze in the bus.. I'm a filial daughter *beams*

Alone in the car, I drove myself leisurely home.. It might seem trivial and laughable to the skilled drivers out there, that I'm boasting about such a small achievement =p

But yes, it's a huge morale booster for me! =)

Me and the car! =)

Good job to myself! Haha.. I've reached another milestone in life~ *pat on my back*

 

Seetoh's birthday!

Super back-dated~ almost 3 weeks! It was seetoh's birthday! =)

Haha met the girls at Plaza Singapura's Hoshino coffee for a very yummy dinner =) the good thing about eating out with my girls is that we can order so many dishes and desserts.. And we get to try them all! Yummy~

We chatted about the recent overseas trips we've been on, and upcoming ones.. While savouring delicious jap-western fushion cuisine... Haha.. Always alot to chat about when we come together, so much that one evening is not enough =p

This year we got her an instant camera! Long overdue.. Haha I remembered she unabashedly 'requested' for one 2 years back.. Hopefully she likes the gift from us! =)

Say cheese! With the birthday girl =)

Happy birthday dear seetoh!

Haha.. The epic waiter!

There is a hilarious story behind this picture above.. We just couldn't stop laughing! Qian Ru is um-chio-ing in the picture loh.. Hahaha!

Suddenly realized its been 10 years already~ still feels like yesterday.. Haha.. It's yesterday once more =) 友情万岁！

 

Opus Jay Concert 2013!

Long-waited post on my idol's concert.. Hahaha..

After 12 long years of growing up with Jay's songs, KTV-ing his songs, looping his songs in my long-retired creative MP3 during my schooling years... I finally attended my first ever Jay Chou concert! (The F1 concert last year didn't count as it's not exactly his own concert.. Haha) 8th June was a day to remember!

I was very excited! And very looking forward to his concert day.. I kept listening to songs from his new album and some catchy old tunes too, and memorized the lyrics.. So that I could sing along with him that day.. Haha! It's pretty unbelievable that I'm finally going to see my idol up close, serenaded in the house of Jay! Omg omg omg..

My precious tickets! Thank you Felicia who helped me buy the tickets!l

So... We went there early (too early in fact) to check out his concert merchandise.. Haha.. And I bought quite a few collectibles like a key chain figurine, land yard and a light stick! Hahaha.. Happy!! =) wanted to get his cap, but it was sold out! =(

偶像！

Us with 周杰伦！ yay.....

Soon.. Skies started to dim a little and my long-awaited concert was finally going to start! Woohoo....

Settled nicely at our seats and waiting for Jay to mesmerize us (or me)! Haha..

We were seated by the side, pretty near the stage, but we were at level 2...

People start to stream in..

Almost time........

A sea of pink~

And finally... The time I've been waiting for.... 周杰伦，周杰伦，周杰伦。。。。。

One of my favourite picture of the night =) 帅！

The moment he came onto stage, my heart stopped for a few seconds.. Overwhelmed with excitement and happiness! It's true, it felt surreal.. No longer am I seeing him on tv, videos, or hearing him on radio.. He was right before my eyes, in the same venue, breathing the same air.. Hahaha.. *fangirl* =) his voice... Omg!

He sang quite a number of songs from his latest album (hence the concert title - Opus), interspersed with a few popular songs from his past albums... Omg... He seriously took me back to my growing up years.. I was lost in the moment, totally mesmerised and felt like i went back in time as I sang along with him..

The first song I heard from Jay chou was '龙卷风'.. I remembered I was sipping my bubble tea at 'quickly' at selegie, while waiting for my tuition to start.. Haha.. The song literally blew me away~ totally in love with his R&B style, the way he reaches high notes effortlessly.. It's just so original, I've never heard anyone who could sing like him.. No fake accents, just his style - shy but packs much musical talent and vocal power..

The past 12 years saw him gradually shooting to fame with albums after albums, hits after hits, diversifying into filming/directing and hosting his own shows.. Has his fair share of praises, along with criticisms (which doesn't bother me at all.. Haha!) he's undeniably talented lah =p

晴天。。

The medley of old hits brought me back to my younger days.. Beautiful memories of those carefree and simple days back then.. 单纯，天真，快乐美好。。真的好怀念。。

The last song saw streamers falling from the ceiling.. Such a pretty sight!

Followed by 3 encore songs.. Haha.. Which was of course not enough for me! =p

Singing his new song - 手语

The concert ended after approximately 2.5 hrs.. Which was too short! =p

Final shot with the stage..

With Mr Koh who accompanied me, and had to endure my non-stop screaming and shouting and shrieking throughout.. Haha.. It's hard to control when I'm meeting my idol.. A big thank you to you, I know it's embarrassing to sit beside an over excited fan =p

And the crowd slowly dispersed...

Pls come back soon Jay! I still want to attend more of your concerts.. And do continue singing, I will bring my kids to your concert next time, and make them like your songs too! Haha.. I grew up with Jay's songs for the past 12 years, let's do another 12 years! =)

 

Haze haze go away~

My lovely little island is now covered with thick and awful haze.. All thanks to the neighbour =( it is so bad that I missed taking in huge breaths of air! YOU! Return the fresh air back to me!

With my precious N95 mask

I remembered the last time when Singapore was hit by such bad haze was when I was still a student, back in 1997.. We didn't have high-tech masks called N95 then (maybe there were but that wasn't so prevalent).. Friends recalled that school had to stop coz of the haze (did it?).. And I only remembered myself staring out of the windows every now and then to see how blur things outside were, and monitored the PSI index that was reported on tv.. Haha.. There was no such a thing called social media.. No Facebook, twitter, news forums, 3G to check for hourly updates on NEA website, etc.. There were only the tv, radio and newspapers.. Haha.. Those were the days =p think the haze lasted for a week or two then..

My neighborhood stinks now!

And so... It became an annual affair, an irritating one! And this time round things seem to be pretty serious.. [}%}~^>*¥'$?,]{<;,)$&@¥\|'... You get what I mean.. My lunches were limited to office canteen food coz I can't bear standing/walking in the haze for long, the thought of poisonous dust particles getting stuck on my lungs or in my blood was horrifying.. PSI 401... My health! My weekends are almost wasted, I can't breathe normally, I can't see properly, I can't do outdoor activities, etc.. N I have no clue when this will end =(

But as I complain and curse this man-made disaster, I worry for the needy, construction workers working outdoors, and especially the elderly who couldn't get proper N95 masks, who had to breathe in toxic air coz they don't have air conditioning at home, who had to brave the awful haze when their bodies are not as fit as the younger folks... But they are not complaining, and suffering in silence.. My heart goes out to them! Just heard that the government will be distributing 1 mil masks to 200,000 low-income families.. Hope more help goes into helping the elderly too.. Singapore, let's help one another tide through this~

Meanwhile my friends, let's brace ourselves and tide through this awful haze together.. Let's watch out for one another, and stay healthy.. fight the stupid haze monster *hmph* I want my garden city back!

 

JB trip with family!

Haven't been blogging for the past 2 weeks, coz I was out quite abit and lazy.. Haha..

Just 2 weeks ago I took leave to head over to JB for a short day trip! =) it's my kind of 买东西吃东西, coz everything is so affordable over there! Just a few train and bus trips and we're there! I get my supplies of contact lenses and misc toiletries there too.. Haha..

Lunch at old town.. The best combi! =)

We headed over to old town for a quick lunch before all the shopping.. Haha.. My favourite Assam laksa! Yummy~~

Tummies were filled and we slowly embarked on the shopping frenzy..

And then it was snack time again! Haha..

Sisi's watermelon sago

Dad's mango with pulut hitam..

While mummy and I shared this fruit platter with coconut noodles!

Yums yums yums! Very happy and satisfied =)

We continued shopping.. And I realized I didn't take pictures of us shopping =p only when we were eating.. Haha

Finally dinner time was at Kim Gary's! Hahaha.. I just love how we can eat and eat and shop and shop without worry~ though now I'm a little concerned about the calories I piled on unknowingly.. Haha..

More on food!!!

Dad with his pork chop baked rice

Mummy very happy with her spaghetti..

Sisi with her pork burger!

Me with my Korean stone grilled rice!

Words cannot describe how full we were after dinner.. Haha.. But it was a great day out! =) filled with a lot of shopping, yummy food and quality time spent with my family..

They say 能吃是福.. Indeed! But everything should be in moderation, so that I can stay healthy and continue eating like that till I'm old =p

Think I'll head over to JB again in a few months' time.. When my supplies are getting low.. Haha

 

 

My parents' face-timing session

Coz my Sisi's going Korea for her 6-weeks exchange soon, we taught our parents how to use face-time so that they can still chat virtually with her when they miss their little princess or want to see how she's getting along..

Turns out they were having so much fun that they ended up blabbering and laughing non-stop, and were fascinated seeing each other on the screen.. Haha! My parents are so cute =)

The Face-time Couple!