a day at the reservOir

yeaps, the marina barrage! reservoir in the city!

Built across the mouth of the Marina Channel, the Marina Barrage creates Singapore’s 15th reservoir, and the first in the heart of the city. With a catchment area of 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth the size of Singapore, the Marina catchment is the island’s largest and most urbanised catchment. Together with two other new reservoirs, the Marina Reservoir will boost Singapore’s water catchment from half to two-third’s of the country’s land area.

(if you ask me, i can only say "bo bian!", singapore's lack of space, even reservoir muz fight with the skyscrapers for space..)

~phot0-taking session again..~
like i've said, i promised to keep out of the sun, so i brought along my brolly! it was a HOT day!sneaked indoors into the gallery space for some history lesson.
and i am still staying indoors!

it's a warm and white christmas...

even the office's hustling and bustling with all of us trying to piece the recycled materials into our art piece, aptly called the warm and white christmas!

needless to say, the silver tree represents the trees we see on the snow-filled sidewalk outside the house (which will never happen in singapore of cos). and back at home, elated children decorate their evergreen tree with food and toys and anything they can lay their hands on.
i muz say this is one of the few moments i feel proud of our creation! and a good way to rid of useless materials taking up space in our cupboards of cos. =D

yet another candlelight service

tis time with mommy and daddy and momoto!

and the 2 suspicious pple behind me.. heh.

u noe u shldn't be at work when:

1. the roads are strangely free from the usual traffic.
2. spinelli's is closed for business.
3. the lift goes straight up to level 5.
4. and u are the only one in the lift.
5. the aircon's unbearably cold.
6. water from the hot water dispenser is for once, hot.
   
7. u can hear the thumbtack drop onto the carpet floor.
8. your msn online list is halfed compared to normal days.
9. ur office is a ghost town.
10. u hallucinated seeing the clock say 5.30pm even before your laptop boots up.

it's the POST CHRISTMAS BLUES AT WORK!!!!!!!!! =S

love lifts us up where we belong.

Love has consequences for health and well-being, Engaging in joyful activities such as love may activate areas in the brain responsible for emotion, attention, motivation and memory (i.e. limbic structures) , and it may further serve to control the autonomic nervous system, i.e. stress reduction. This specific control of the autonomic nervous system activity pattern appears to exert protective effects, even on the brain itself. Moreover, anxiolytic effects of pleasure experiences may occur by promotion of an inhibitory tone in specific areas of the brain. Thus love and pleasure clearly are capable of stimulating health and well-being.

All these sentences have been extrapolated from three long articles on same object, written by Tobias Esch & George B. Stefano, published in Number 3/4(2005) of the International Journal of PRENATAL AND PERINATAL PSYCHOLOGY AND MEDICINE.

insanity got the better of us.

on normal days, and before taking medicine.. haha!

role playing.. sometimes, i am rudolph, and other times i am santa (with the undersized hat)!

club retrO rave!

gatecrashed into the club last saturday night (entry by sms only).. would say it was a pretty cosy experience.. brings back the memories of the time we zouk-ed and partied..

of cos this party came with alot of food and fun and wii and prizes too!

and i finally got to see the lamp which i bought for molly and momo! (bottom right pic)

my $1.8k consists of...

(a) a cali welcome pack (full of words and signatures required)
(b) an exclusive cali bear, of which i tot it was pretty stylo. comes with leather jacket!
(c) a brolly.. but not the cali walking stick brolly, it's a My Melody brolly! so pwetty!
(d) many many free samples of shampoo, when opened and poured into a bottle, can fill a full sized one.
(e) a place to shed some fats away...

alright i guess it's pretty much worth it.. hahaha..

it came upon a midnight clear...

i love candlelight services. =)such a pwetty sight.. =)
shirley scared of fire... and i tink my eyes are as BIG as misa's.

working at the car wash...

run

novel.. urban escape.. mind over body.. rejuvenating.. back to reality..

i miss mOlly!!!!!!

keng & angie.. remember me when u are famOus...

today:

tomorrow:

kiki the lightning bOlt!

click here to vote for kiki! btw, he looks like tis:

10,000 hours..

START TODAY.

~games~~snippets of our youth meeting~

too bad i cant move ard, else could have more pics.. 10 years down the road, we'll remember this very day we started working on our 10,000 hours...

good things are worth the wait...

for all weiwei's fans!

~she simply moves around very fast, very hard to capture on camera, reminds us of certain species u can find in the zoo...~

let

1.	to allow or permit: to let him escape.

2.	to allow to pass, go, or come: to let us through.

3.	to grant the occupancy or use of (land, buildings, rooms, space, etc., or movable property) for rent or hire (sometimes fol. by out).

4.	to contract or assign for performance, usually under a contract: to let work to a carpenter.

5.	to cause to; make: to let one know the truth.

6.	(used in the imperative as an auxiliary expressive of a request, command, warning, suggestion, etc.): Let me see. Let us go. Just let them try it! –verb (used without object)

7.	to admit of being rented or leased: The apartment lets for $100 per week.–noun

8.	British. a lease.—Verb phrases

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LET. and the letting never ends...

mango sale dec 2008

i gave in to the MNG temptation.. again.. =( tis time round, it's not too bad.. compared to june 2007 or the many more previous rounds of crazy grabbing..

it's a good thing to know where your $ goes to.. for me, the MNG sales had stripped me of:
$300+ in 2006 (cos i hit 3 diff outlets in half a day's time),
$133 in june 2007,
$125 in dec 2007,
$134 in june 2008, and finally..
$77 126 in dec 2008 (the lowest so farrr!) ='(

and the all time golden advice (mostly excepted from the really domesticated gOddess):
1. first and foremost! leave your husband/bf at home. they look awkwardly uneasy in a shop full of crazy scantily dressed women.
2. wear a spagg top and a short skirt for easy trying. u seldom get into the real fitting rooms.
3. avoid trying near the window panes, you'll neva know who's watching from outside..
4. mng sale is a good time to grab your basics!

and to those who are exceptionally concerned abt my finances which is directly correlated to the wedding... i promise.. i'll try to stop buying!

feed the wOrld

It's Christmas time
There's no need to be afraid
At Christmas time
We let in light and we banish shade
And in our world of plenty
We can spread a smile of joy
Throw your arms around the world
At Christmas time

But say a prayer
Pray for the other ones
At Christmas time it's hard
But when you're having fun
There's a world outside your window
And it's a world of dread and fear
Where the only water flowing
Is the bitter sting of tears
And the Christmas bells that ring
There are the clanging chimes of doom
Well tonight thank God it's them instead of you

And there won't be snow in Africa
This Christmas time
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life
Where nothing ever grows
No rain nor rivers flow
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?

(Here's to you) raise a glass for everyone
(Here's to them) underneath that burning sun
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?

i assembled a box!

now this is COMPLETE randomness... hahah..

~before: the task~

~under my delicate hands... VIOLA!~~and this is MINE! hehe so pinkoo~

on the road

kudos to all my courageous friends who braved the stanchart marathon!

i hope melfong is still alive.. keke.. i shall attempt to hunt down the marathon pics soon, so that you can compare the 2007 pic with the 2008 one! hehe!

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Malaysia Car cutting the double white line! Fine him!!!!!
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found the super ancient painting of the then-lido. muz snap it down! who knows in future, my blog entry will be worth alot!

happy QUARTERlife bday weiwei!

zzz.. the usual tues dinner has been postponed, all thanks to wei's company retreat, lah (of all timings, it has to be now!) and not to forget our beloved friend is in medan too..

in the midst of all the tofu-va-bohu, we decided to have a bday feast first! yay! sigh. wat to do. not gonna let funny pple bring us down!
speaking of funny pple.. wheneva we are surrounded by pple with behaviors we dun understand, it is comforting to know that there are some who are always adorable!

tis is made specially by charlotte and group for weiwei's bday! so sweet! (but everything abt tis cert is purrrfect except for that one thing, hehheh..)HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

more updates on the way aft tuesday!

my very busy Dec schedule...

"God you better make tis happen... i'm counting on you..."

quiz.. again.

oh-my-goodness, cant believe i am doing such quizzes...

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QUIZ TIME

1 . Who is the person who tagged you ? - Edison
2 . Relationship between you and him ? - My kids
3 . Five impression of him ? - VERY quiet
4 . If he becomes your enemy , will you ? - wont la...
5 . What would you like to say to the person you like very much ? - ai ai lor.
6 . Characteristic I like about myself ? - everything. haha, i am narcissistic
7 . Characteristic i hate about myself ? - having too much expectations of which most of the time others cannot keep up with.
8 . For the person you hate you say? - ''wat's ya problem..."
9 . What do people feel about you? - not too sure, that i am very fierce i guess... haha
10. Your crush ? - ah?

when the going gets tough...

Tis not the softer things of life

which stimulate man's will to strive;
but bleak adversity and strife
do most to keep man's will alive.
O'er rose-strewn paths the weaklings creep,
but brave hearts dare to climb the steep.

december to-do

as we reach the end of the year, suddenly it dawned upon me that there are so much things still needed to be done before 2008 is up!

in no particular order...

1. i need to fill in the marriage registration form fast!! (someone remind me please!)
   
2. buy christmas gifts for my loved one - the crazy leaders, family and friends, company colleagues
   
3. cg appreciation gifts
4. time to start making the christmas invites & welcome gifts.. (ideas?)
   
5. bday pressie for my papa (most of the time, tis neva materialises...)
6. wrap BuiLim's present with my free capitaland xmas wrapper. haha.
7. collect my Blush! and Pastamania privilege cards
8. chop off my hair/straighten/color/anything different...
9. make a 13 dec youth meeting happen. =s
   
10. ok, and i need to lose weight. =(

i'm dreaming of a white christmas...

What Christmas Tree Are You?

You Are a White Christmas Tree

You like to fill your holidays with beautiful designs and classy decorations. When it comes to Christmas, you always expect (and provide) the best.

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What Christmas Ornament Are You?

You Are an Angel

A truly giving soul, you understand the spirit of Christmas.

simpleasures

stuffs that brighten up my day... sometimes its the simplest of things.. =)

bday cake and the group!

haha.. the pple are so packed together u cant tell which one is the bday boy. haha~!

the quarterly review bday...

every quarter we meet for the 'quarterly review'.. it's strange how these 4 girls of different backgrounds still do come together to reminisce the good times.. =)

and strangely, every year, my bday always ends us up at a japanese restaurant and a membership card for myself. ha!

~2007 & 2008 bday celebration~

i thank God for all my beloved friends and their well wishes on my bday. =)

"It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,
And Your faithfulness every night."
~Ps 92:1~

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alrighty! my week (or issit month)-long bday celebrations end here...

any belated well wishes... will kiv for my 2009's 21st birthday! wahaha~!

maximising leave...

have decided to paste tis pic here juz in case i need it.. of cos i'll need it! hahahha....

i *heart* my mmt!

~tut tut mmt, who's dat girl so chio beside u! hehheh~

moi 21st photoblog entry!

EVENT: My 21st!
THEME: Days without Perper =(
(In light of the A&B, we are celebrating only with wat we can afford... =[ and hence.)
PLACE: vivo and island Life, Love it!

indeed, it's glad the arty photographer who can come up with such artistic photos!

food glorious food!
everywhere my feet tread upon, it shall be mine! muahahahah!

how could we spend so much $ on the 30 minute ride without taking our $'s worth of pics!

and ta-dah! some of the millions of pics we took...
we even witnessed an accident! +a few kaypoh drivers = massive jam on the ECP!my galore of presents!

and of cos, how could i forget my good fren aka trench buddy when i celebrate my bday? once again, i have to say... she's like God! she's everywhere! cant help but snap a few pics with her!

and finally, W378's sweet surprise!