of the gramps & heavens

so we have lost the beloved grandma yesterday. she looked very peaceful when she passed on. she really was and still is (in my heart) the greatest grandparent that anyone could ask for.

 

of stingray’s hatch day

this sums up our saturday night!

 

of a great house party

urgh! this has been the most sleep deprived i have ever been since i’ve started working. i hope it’s just the flu tablets working its magic. bummer. a very dear (and wonderful) friend of ours turn 38 yesterday and we had the most amazing home party ever. dinner was beyond GREAT and everyone had a hearty time.

38 marks such turn of events in his life. as we get older, birthdays become benchmarks. we look at our checklist of things to accomplish, strike off things which have been done and add on future endeavours to embark on. c’est la vie. for this year, i have only one wish for him. and i know i am not the only in the house who has the same wish even though it’s unspoken of.

I desperately need to put the pictures up cos’ the dinner’s so amazing and it doesn’t do justice to another friend whom had prepared everything single handledly(!). the table was set impeccably with candles and roses. dinner was served individually to the 8 guests at the table throughout the 5-course dinner. the drinks were topped up ever so often. how meticulous!

happy birthday, dear friend. to many more to come.

p/s: need to head down to sony ericsson first! i probably will never buy another sony ericsson phone in my life and this is coming from an ex-sony ericsson fan! atrocious customer service!

 

of 12 hours

12 hours. are you kidding me? this is no joke. the long awaited weekend is here and may i say, hello long weekend.

 

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mario is pooping blood. how? *sniffles*

 

of 5a.m and a wealth of patience

patience, patience, patience.

(picture courtesy of getty images)

volume = L x B x H

is this such a difficult concept to grasp?

afternoon nap is love and i’ve come to understand how essential it is (at least for me) ! i like how time is flying at work cos’ there are simply too many things to do with too little time to spare. i can’t wait for the weekend though. weekends are made to keep sanity in check!

being in a profession like that, there are SO many instances where i just feel like breaking free (on weekends) and indulging in all sorts of vices that one can only imagine. but it looks like this weekend, i have geeky plans in place. boohoo. welcome to geekdom.

note to self: patience, patience, patience. *chants*

p/s: this is not the first time that this has happened. i accidentally sent an obscene sms (!) to another friend instead of the intended party.  *gasp!* crap! i so need to kick myself and afterwhich crawl into a hole and hide. damn.

 

and so he says,

the early bird catches the worm and you (being an early bird) ……………. get to take temperature.

LOL. i want to stab myself and i need some honey.

 

of the poor woman & her shoes

these are two pairs of the prettiest flats which i have bought ever since i have a deadly affair with shoes.  i love love love shopping. shopping always give me instant gratification. on a completely random note, i miss my curly locks! and i hate the onset of next week (and maybe the many weeks ahead). and i dreamt that i have got H1N1. damn weird.

 

of ink

it took me so long to realise that the tattoo artist is on facebook. today would be all about retail therapy. i am mad tired from all the early mornings and there’s no stopping to it from now on.

 

of back to the old school

4 years is seriously a long time! everything has changed!

 

of a threading virgin

so my new (cool) friend from the land of geekiness brought me to little india. i could hear my hair being ripped out as i laid in the chair, yet i’m amazed by how painless it is. now, i’m completely sold. bye bye lucky plaza. hello little india!

 

of fontana, paella & viamar

i’m always in love with museum and this place is impeccably cozy. with the romantic and warm outdoor setting, it is easily the perfect location for a small ROM dinner. the cost is quite affordable (equivalent to a mid range designer bag) and my favourite part is the fontana!

you know how weird it is to meet a whole bunch of new people? you start having a million question marks popping in your head. you start worrying about what to say and what not to say. you want to leave a good impression but don’t want to come across as overly pretentious, strange or even bland.

all i can say is i am both good and not good with strangers. i guess the best way to alleviate the weird atmosphere and to bond would be over food. and so we chomped away. we got more than what we have bargained for since two of them had to do food tasting. i always have cod. i am boring in that sense.

so it’s official. i am going for the dinner.

p/s: oh how i dread tomorrow.

 

of saturday by the river

there is  something about clarke quay that is so hypnotising and captivating. i suspect that may be the reason why i always have a great time there. i miss the old butterfactory. it’s a place with tonnes of happy memories.

i call this the lomography bridge. this is the place where i took my first lomography pictures. lomo is ♥!

clarke quay is so different by the day. as much as i want to give up on c905 , it does take amazing pictures with superb sunlight!

where else can we head to but one of my favourite hangout? i know this looks highly suspicious being green but it’s actually so delectable! the crabmeat linguine is the bomb (but taking too much makes me a little sick sometimes cos’ it’s sooooo rich).

no one says no to chilli cheese fries. i would usually skip the beef bits cos’ i am not much of a beef person. oh how i love the weekends. it’s only midweek. the week is so crawling.

 

of swing, martinis & mates

you know you are getting old (gasp!) when you stop heading to the most happening drinking hole in town on a friday night. oh ageing is so cruel! i love seafood to the max and i bet my cholestral level jumped a few folds that night. when was the last time you sat on a swing and stop to smell the flowers? i just did.

we ended up at a drinking hole way off town with a bunch of really entertaining and great friends. it’s a great way to wind down from the week’s worth of work.  just how much is it worth to put yourself out there in a relationship? some said that ego got in the way. some said that that is the best thing they have ever done.

for me, i guess being lucky says it all. how apt (is the song)? lucky to have been what i have been. lucky to have stayed where we have stayed.

p/s: martini is the way to go. i couldn’t feel my face for a while.

 

of the birds, bees & the apple trees

the sister and i got free invites to the bird park last saturday in celebration of the blood donors’ day (since we are regular blood donors). the weather has been terrible these days but thank goodness there was showers that morning so the afternoon weather was quite bearable. how we wish mario could come along but pets are not allowed. boo.

the bird park seems to be bigger than what i remembered it to be. we just keep walking around and snapping pictures. the best part out of this trip (besides being free) is that we took tonnes of lovely pictures. the lory loft has gotta be my favourite since we could get up close and personal with the lories. but the downside is, you can easily get crapped on (!) and it did happen to me (can i say thank gawd for wet tissue again?). we saw a little girl who ended up with lory’s crap on her face.

seriously, all the pictures are so beautiful cos the colours of the birds are so vibrant. i’d love to make another trip just to snap some shots but not before i invest in a better camera (and of cos’ good weather is a must). i can’t quite decide between a prosumer camera or a professional one. urgh! okay, completely irrelevant, but i realised i want a blackberry curve / bold too! how deluded am i? i used to think my obsessions are just with clothes, shoes and make-up. but it seems like i wouldn’t mind some gadgets too.

i wish i could put up each picture by itself but that would be a lot of work when it comes to uploading and i am just too lazy. the pictures in the collage doesn’t quite do the real pics any justice. it is THAT beautiful. i am not a bird-person but i think they make wonderful subject for photo shoots. my dad loves parrots and macaws. i don’t get the fascination about birds cos’ you can’t touch them, hold them or play with them but some people just do.

and this blue eyed toucan has gotta to be my favourite picture of the day.

 

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of generosity

how timely. now, i no longer have to put up with my pair of barbie lens. good riddance barbie lens!

the act of generosity is so hard to come back. it’s hard to put everything into words cos’ it’s so private. i’m secretly counting my blessings all these while. i must be so lucky. everyone should meet someone with a big heart.

you don’t know how much it means to me. thank you, boo.

 

of durians’ love

premium of the durians – mao shan wang

oh a whim, we decided to sit by the roadside and enjoy durians. the last time i get to eat durians was exactly a year ago when i visited a friend’s durian plantation in malaysia. this costs us an atrocious 40sgd (!!!). i can’t believe it. i want to go to malaysia right now.

i loveeeeeeeeeeeee mao shan wang!

 

of feathers and prints

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sis: this feather looks like it has got leopard prints!

mr. pumpkin: i think it’s a leo-bird.

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