Visit to arts science museum again~

Visited the arts science museum again recently, for another new exhibition that landed onto the shores of Singapore~ The art of the brick!

Our third time there~ this time round to look at bricks =p amazing structures built from countless individual lego pieces..

In my mind I was just thinking of how much time and effort the sculptor had devoted to every 'art piece'.. Doesn't he have to work? I'm honestly jealous he gets to play with Legos while I slog hard at work.. Haha

The exhibition showcased mainly human forms, of which some are comical, sometimes scary, sometimes just a little out of this world =p

I used to play with Lego bricks when I was much younger.. And my products were much simpler.. Haha.. I built houses, cars, staircases, bridges, etc.. Fond memories of childhood =)

We proceeded to the magnum photo exhibition few floors down, to 'appreciate' the award winning photographs by a group of skilled photographers~ under Mr. Koh's influence, I've been more interested in picture framing lately, so going through the exhibition was pretty enjoyable.. Haha!

Nevertheless, i had a nice time at the exhibition~ enjoying our weekend, feeding our eyes with bright colours and interesting structures and photographs.. Do head down to the museum if you have some time to spare!

Fu Shan's wedding

Recently attended my secondary school friend's wedding (who coincidentally is also my neighbour). It was a lunch reception and I've actually not been to one before~ so it was interesting too see how different it would be from the typical Chinese wedding dinners..

It's basically the same as wedding dinners, except that it starts earlier and ends earlier.. Some people prefer it that way~

I attended the wedding lunch with Canice, and made friends with another fellow Cedarian at the wedding whom I didn't know personally before =)

I guess I've come to the stage where friends around me are getting married.. Friends I used to study and play with are all grown up, embarking on another journey in their lives.. Perhaps next year onwards, I might be attending weddings every quarter~ =p

Nevertheless, here's wishing Fu Shan and her husband a happy and blissful marriage!

His 28th Birthday!

We took the day off to celebrate his birthday together =)

It was a full day event, for which I had a tough time deciding what we should do in the day.. Haha! I planned the day's programme in a reverse manner, knowing where I want to bring him to at night, but pretty clueless on what we should do in the day =p

I had planned for a nice dinner, just to pamper ourselves (especially him as it's his special day).. As for the afternoon's plan, I gave the birthday boy a few options to choose from, ranging from pampering treats, relaxing to adventurous activities..

He chose the adventurous option: kusu island exploration! =p
Haha.. Definitely a super awkward pairing with the dinner that I planned for at night, which he of coz had no idea of =p

But, we went ahead with the plan! Haha.. We woke up bright and early for macs breakfast before heading to the marina south pier~ the ferry ride was pretty short and we reached the land of turtles in approx 30 mins =)

The weather was perfect (very thankful) for trigger happy folks like us! The island is small, but very well maintained~ the lagoon is clean and blue, air is fresh.. We spent a few hrs there snapping pretty pictures, strolling around the souvenir stalls, visiting the temples on the island, feeding the turtles and enjoying a simple picnic I prepared by the beautiful lagoon =)

We returned back to Singapore main island and visited the maritime gallery (which was at the pier itself) set up by MPA.. Where we spent most of our time piecing Lego bricks together at the kids play area, instead of reading the educational boards and posters.. Haha!

We headed over to MBS for a short stroll before dinner~ we passed by Epi centre and the birthday boy bought himself an ipad4! Haha.. He was thrilled with his new toy =)

Armed with his new toy, we went up 57 levels above ground, to Ku De Ta restaurant at MBS skydeck~ we used to gaze up from the grounds below and now we finally had the chance to look down from the top =)

We've been to Baiyoke sky hotel at Bangkok, Victoria peak at Hong kong, one altitude at OUB centre (Singapore), but the view from MBS skydeck is my favourite so far.. Maybe because I recognise everything and building I see, and I'm proud my country has a beautiful skyline too!

Dinner at Ku De Ta was decent and there was a complimentary birthday cake for him too~ =) the rest of the night was spent on the sky deck, taking and breathing in the beautiful sight!

Happy birthday my dear! I hope you enjoyed the day, as much as I did *hugs*

Brother's wedding day!

28 Oct 2012

Was the day when my brother got married! Haha.. Months of preparation for that one day of celebration~ An event that made the family come closer together, to pack and clean the house, dispose off old and purchasing new furniture, getting busy preparing the necessary, shopping, buying new suits and gowns, learning how to do dinner make up, first time getting my hair styled for a dinner, first time sitting at the VIP table, going up on stage for a toast, etc etc.. Experienced many first times because of my brother's wedding and it's truly memorable =)

It was definitely a big event for the Lim family! Especially so for my brother and his girlfriend (now wife).. They both gave the most touching and sweetest wedding speeches I've ever heard, truly sincere and heartfelt..

That night, they were the envy of everyone~ A couple so in love and blissful..

Wishing 大哥 and 大嫂 a blissful and happy marriage! =)

Final parts of birthday celebration!

Finally, I met up with my PPG and JC girlies to celebrate my birthday! =)

We caught up over yummy food, good company and lots of catching up~ updating the latest happenings in everyone's life..

Looking fwd to Lily's Wedding and am very happy for my dearest blossoms too~ finally took the first step towards settling down and got herself a bto unit with her beau of many years! I'm sure they are both in very good hands =)

Really touched that I'm surrounded by so many lovely friends who will celebrate my birthday with me every year~ reminding me how lucky I am.. friends whom I've known since a long long time ago, I know they will be my friends for life! Been through our growing up years together! Sharing the ups and downs =) Thank you dearies for being there.. *hugs*

祝我生日快乐！

Birthday celebrations part 4 - back at work

Headed back to work a day after my birthday and was glad my table was still neat (coz my cols are famous for 'table-wrecking' those on leave/mc/on course).. Haha! I've been a victim on many occasions, so I was prepared for to see an unrecognisable table.. Haha!

To my pleasant surprise, my dear table was spared! =)

Had a birthday lunch celebration with my lunch khakis at mad for garlic at clarke quay~ yummy deals they have during lunch!

My loveable lunch khakis prepared a surprise "after-lunch" celebration for me! Haha.. There was a big choc cake and they rounded up everyone from my team and those sitting around me (approx 20 ppl) to sing me a birthday song! That was one of the loudest birthday song I've heard (sang for me!).. Haha! *touched and shy* =p

My lunch khakis gave me a personalised Jay Chou birthday card (totally cool) and a green bag organiser (they know my handbag is perpetually messy) + chocs.. Haha!

Really touched by their actions! =) really glad and thankful that I've made such good friends in OSHD~ met up with friends from my ex dept - IMD for birthday lunches too!

Work aside, It's friends like them that make my journey in MOM so enjoyable and meaningful! =)

Birthday celebrations part 3 - My Birthday!

Took leave from work as it was my birthday~ haha.. So that I can sleep late and wake up late =) coz it's my day! Princess Lim's day.. Haha~

Mummy cooked mee sua for me the day before, a tradition as with most Chinese families~

Haha.. Early part of my birthday was spent at home relaxing about, watching some online movies, painting my nails, etc.. As lazy as I can get =p

In the evening, my family and I headed over to Jpot at Tampines one for steamboat dinner! =) gd recommendation by me (ahem!) and everyone had a great time bonding over delicious pipping hot steamboat~ haha..

A simple yet sumptuous birthday dinner with my dearest mummy, daddy, ah qi and gor gor =) They got me a pretty necklace too!

Thank you dearest mummy for going through 9 long months of pregnancy, torturous labour pains to bring me to this world, all the sacrifices made and showering 26 years (and counting) of unconditional tender loving care on me.. Of course not forgetting dearest daddy too.. Haha! They are the pillars of strength in my life~

They gave me 2 lovable (at times irritating) siblings too, so life at home is not too boring =p

祝我生日快乐! =)
Birthday wish gets simpler as I grow older.. "I wish for good health and happiness for me and my loved ones!"