Some things are better left unknown

maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to have vee’s 二舅舅 read my palms afterall. What he said about me left me most perturbed and got me pondering over till now…

he couldn’t be more precise when he said I’m one who thinks ALOT. And by that it means 胡思乱想 or thinking too much unnecessarily, it makes me indecisive.

More forthrightly, he warned about my cynical trait towards relationships that have caused me to go round in circles – bailing out of relationships again and again due to my negativities. Even Vee who was listening by the side was nodding his head and I was freaked out.

二舅舅’s solemn advice – that I need to make up my mind on one and get married by the age of 30, or else anything after will not be blissful or lifelong keeps replaying in my mind.

Despite my playful and willful front, i still believe if I were to ever walk down the aisle with someone one day, he will be my last.

being told I’m running out of time and smearing my happily ever after dreams is just devastating. (especially when he had been so right about everything else he said.) sigh……..

Can’t say for sure if this will serve as a piece of good advice for my future. but I can feel it taking a toll on my present …

I shouldn’t have probed.

Jam Hsiao World Tour 2012 – Singapore

- my absolute favourite rock singer of all times! -

Went for his debut concert in 2010 and it was a blast! Needless to say, i wouldn’t miss this year’s world tour as well.

- waiting for Polly outside the North gate -

Our dear polly who was holding all 5 tickets was still caught in the jam minutes before the concert started. Thank goodness we did not miss the start!! Phew

 

- Jam Hsiao World Tour – Singapore 2012 -

 

even as an avid fan of his, i was slightly disappointed in this year’s performance. His repertoire consisted mostly cover versions of other singers, which i wasn’t as keen to hear especially when he’s got four own albums released so far. Shouldn’t he be singing more of his songs during his own concert?? and not to mention the number of times he forgot the lyrics to those cover songs, TSK.

as usual, he was too shy to interact with his fans and ‘你好吗…..!’ was about all we heard over and over again that night.

but regardless, i still dig his unique rocker voice and nobody is close enough to replace him as my favourite singer yet! #diehardfan

 

- my lovelies. these girls are irresistably fun to be with! -

 

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After Jam’s concert, we headed over to clarke quay where i insisted on showing them this new pub – AquaNova. despite Jean pro-claiming she wasn’t feeling well, Nel not intending to drink much and Polly saying she’s tired and just wanna chill, we ended up with an awesome party nevertheless.

Brandon kindly offered to give us a lift over and i finally got the chance to meet him in proper (after hearing much from Polly). A pretty nice chap he is and i haven’t quite met another guy who can dance all night with us like him! awesome. 

 

- AquaNova, 14.01.12 -

 

Our 12 + 1.

+ with the man of my life… +

 

it seems only recent that we celebrated our first big one. but hey! another month just whizzed past before i can take everything in!

so here we are, Happy 13 months anniversary my dearest!

 

i know we don’t always own the sunshine and rainbows. but with every setback we overcome, i feel more appreciative than ever for everything we share that keeps us going . . .

 

Love you hunnybee! xoxo.

 

Ice-cream making fun!

celebrating baby Axel’s first month baby shower, Toby invited us over to his new office for a homecook buffet on the first Monday of 2012.

 

instead of fiddling with the pretty newborn baby, we had our own fun participating in a impromptu ice-cream making session first, conducted by the boss. looking up to the young and capable dad – Toby, i couldn’t help thinking how lucky baby Axel is. while having ice-cream was a rare treat in my childhood days, this baby is born to a dad with an ice-cream empire! in years to come, he’ll probably be learning how to make his own while his toddler friends are crying and screaming for their parents to buy them a stick of Walls’ ice-cream. haa!

 

- Creating my own bowl of yummy Creme Brulee & Hazelnut ice-cream in just 30 mins! -

thanks to the already pre-mixed base, all i needed to do was add in flavorings i like . . stir it well and freeze it (instantly)!

 

now, i always thought making ice-cream is a long process because you got to put it in the freezer for hours to freeze it. so i was pretty curious and skeptical when Toby said we could do our own ice-cream out of anything we want like alcohol and try it immediately!

Little did i know that in the advance technology of ice-cream making, all you need is some liquid Nitrogen to freeze it instantly!

As explained by Toby, the big cyclinder contains highly compressed Nitrogen gas at a temperature of -200 degree celsius. A pair of safety goggles and chemical gloves is needed to prevent direct contact with our skin or body because it can freeze our limbs or cause frost bites! Only my playful hunsy volunteered to fill up the kettle with Nitrogen, while i scrammed to the furthest corner knowing how ‘hazardous’ he can be.

 

look at the layer of frost formed on the kettle’s surface once the gas condensed in the kettle and turned into liquid!

as Toby was pouring liquid Nitrogen into my bowl, i only missed that few seconds of stirring while taking photos and my ice-cream hardened into little lumps!   it didnt look very appetizing i admit, but it still tasted really good! haha.

 

- Babies are so soft and squirmy to hold, i just love to carry and smell them (as long as they are not mine)!  -

shifting our attention back to the baby after messing up the place, we took turns holding him and i couldn’t stop marvelling at baby Axel’s full head of long black hair. he’s even got sideburns and that’s why we call him a rocker baby!

It was an interesting note to see how my usually playful and wtf-faced boyfriend changed once Axel was put in his arms.  I swear he looked somewhat careful, tender and loving – a behaviour completely new to me even after 1 year! haha. i really like the picture where he was looking and smiling at the baby. Awww . . an image of him as a father.

 

Congrats again, Toby and Sheryl! Would love to visit again soon to see baby Axel please!

 

all that hassle for my best gift !

This year’s X’mas pressie from my love came a little late.

 

misled by the precious thots wrapper and plastic bag, my best guess was a Precious Moment figurine. It was way beyond my wildest dreams to expect a camera in it! a new camera(!!!!!!)

replacing my old japanese T100 has always been at the back of my mind but i’m sure i hadn’t told hunsy. he just did it again! . . the uncanny power to read my mind.

frankly speaking, a Samsung camera wasn’t exactly what i had in mind (as Ah Hong’s camera with the magical soft-skin mode had already bought me over). But the outlook of the Samsung PL170 was a tell-tale why hunsy specially chose it -Metallic pink with a special front LCD for self-potraits. (perfect camera for the pink-freak, narcissistic girlfriend!)

 

- the metallic pink PL170 that captured my heart at first sight -

the front LCD that makes 自拍 so much easier was my favourite feature. but alas, the ‘beautify’ mode was nothing comparable to that of Ah Hong’s Sony camera. i was slightly dismayed.

appreciative for the expensive gift, i reassured hunsy that i still fancy the pretty gadget. but it didn’t cheer my glum boyfriend who already sensed that streak of disappointment. knowing how hunnybee always wants to give the best and hates to disappoint me, it was apparent my slight discontentment had already dampened his mood. i felt so bad . .  :(

Maybe it was fated. that one of the functions didn’t seem to work so we had to bring it back to the shop, and i saw the Sony camera i want on display! Much as i was tempted, i’d never insist on exchanging it  for fear of breaking my boy’s heart. moreover, the mindless boyfriend already threw away the original receipt making it even harder.  

just as i was trying to come to terms with it and fight my disappointment, hunsy did the unexpected and asked the promoter if we could do a trade in for the Sony because i really really liked it!!! I almost jump for joy when that guy said yes. but hopes were crushed again when he said the original receipt was compulsory to process an exchange.

after explaining our situation and pleading for an exception without avail. hunsy and i was in an utter sate of dejection.

we even considered selling the brand new 2 day old Samsung at a Cash converter. but got really pissed and insulted when the staff offered to take it in at less than half of the original price! seriously,WTF!!

went back to Precious thots in hope of finding the original plastic bag hunsy threw there after gift wrapping. the staff recognised him and did a check only to inform that the cleaner already cleared their bin. sigh…..

all the while i couldn’t help asking my already downcasted boyfriend: how could he not keep the receipt of such an expensive purchase? what if it’s defective and we need to do an exchange? . . well, i guess after all that hassle we went through, he learnt it the hard way.

as our last resort, we went back and requested to see the manager. reasoned and pleaded for half an hour before he grudgingly relented, not without trying to dissuade us by giving bad reviews of the Sony camera. Whatever, i couln’t be more happier even when he rudely told us to bring back the full set of freebies the next day for trade in! lalala . . .

 

- it’s not in pink or red, but i simply love it to bits! -

 

took my new camera out the same night i got it and couldn’t stop gushin over the amazing pictures it produced!

even the boyfriend is cooing over his flawless complexion captured using the Soft skin mode.

 

thanks for giving me such a lovely surprise when i’m least expecting it, hunnybee!

 

2012 brings new hopes.

here’s a great speech from the movie – New Year’s Eve that came into my deep thought after watching it . . . .

” . . It’s (the ball) suspended there to remind us before we pop the champagne and celebrate the new year, to stop and reflect on the year that has gone by.

To remember both our triumphs and our missteps, our promises made and broken. The times we opened ourselves up to great adventures or closed ourselves down for fear of getting hurt coz that is what new year is all about – getting another chance. A chance to forgive, to do better, to do more, to give more, to love more. And stop worrying about ‘what if’ and start embracing what would be.

So when that ball drops at midnight and it will drop, let’s remember to be nice to each other, kind to each other. And not just tonight but all year long.”

 

I suppose it’s because i can relate to it. especially with the meaningful new year’s eve of 2012.

For the first time, i celebrated the night of countdown in the company of my dearest gals (instead of my boyfriend’s pals). Amid our usual antics and fun, there was an emotional moment that night when some of them burst into tears of sorrow thinking back of the rough patch they overcame in 2011; and there were tears of joy for the steadfast friendships that formed during that dark period. But as we huddled in tears and laughter, we promise let go of the past and rejoice in a better year to come. Gals, we are gonna do more, play more and accomplish more for 2012!!

Having lost my own identity and time for friends in previous relationships as i built my life largely around my other half and his friends, 2011 had been a year of change and a good one in this aspect. Thanks to a very sociable and understanding boyfriend, i regained all that was lost. and can’t be more appreciative of what i have now.

 

Relationship wise, it hadn’t been all smooth-sailing in 2011 with promises made and broken. and despite all that thoughts to call it quits, i chose to place my bets on yet another chance. maybe coz’ apart from the few vices bothering me, being with Vee has been by far the happiest period of my life.

even if it means risking to suffer another disappointment and heartache, i reckon it’s all worth it. Let’s make this work, baby.

On a brighter note, we managed to cover a fair bit in travelling - KL, Penang (2 times), Redang, Krabi / Phi Phi and Koh Samui within 2011 itself. This year, im hoping for Hongkong, Sydney for snowbarding (in Jul for my birthday?) or even Korea/Japan perhaps?

Looking through the albums for 2011, i realize though the year seemed to whizz by, it was not without a whole lot of events to remember! . . Jb activities, anniversaries, trips taken together and even the Deejay events we have been following. haha. Thanks for the wonderful memories and let there be more to come for this year!!

 

Simon Patterson, Roger Shah, Shogun, Andy Moore, Richard Durand, Myon & Shane, Tritonal, Kyau & Albert, Armin. . .  i lost count!

 

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In work, 2011 saw me venturing into outdoor sales which i’ve always wanted to explore. But as it turned out, doing cold calls and selling isn’t my forte. Now i really need to keep my focus and find a comfortable environment to stay put in view of the economy recession ahead.

Lastly, on a raw area where i never pin hope for changes all these years – family. Unexpectedly, Elyn’s HDB problem and brother’s depression stunts shakened dad’s cold hard shield towards me. Though still distant, we managed to make small conversations on few ocassions. and seemed to be able to unite in times of problems. I still can’t visualize the day when dad will talk to me in a warm tone or share a joke with me . . but hopefully, a family trip this year will realise and melt another layer of his icy front. Sigh.

oh ya, but i do have an accomplishment to cheer about. having Elyn hanging out with me and my friends now! just like i always wanted!  

 

Wrapping up my year of 2011, i’m all ready to start with a clean slate for 2012.

.. leave the unhappy memories behind, do not let past experiences daunt you and embrace what is to come your way,

Here’s to a promising 2012!!

 

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All i want for Christmas is you (people) !

this year has been a really unpredictable but meaningful one to me. 

By the uncanny play of fate, i had to witness my dearest girls suffer their biggest blow in relationships one after another. a very disheartening period indeed. But it was also during that dark period, i got to bring these amazing ladies together who gelled and formed an instant friendship!

Since then my sister and my closest friends are hanging out as a group, giving each other support and advices. even hunnybee has become their favourite ‘pimp’, wth! i have never had so much fun with my own friends whilst being attached, seriously. Seeing hunsy getting along so well with my friends, my closest girls getting to know and hanging out with each other and having my sister as part of the group that is expanding is like . .  having the best of 3 worlds! i’m so lovin’ it!!

 

- 17 dec 2011, Xmas party at Jean’s : Curry, nuggets, fried veggies, beehoon, Kimchi pancakes, ham, Indo fritters, logcake and wine! -

 

- Christmas is a season of giving! -

 

Last weekend, we managed to organise a pre-christmas gathering at Jean’s place as hunsy and i are flying off to Koh Samui for christmas this friday. The animal theme was set for my recent leopard-print craze and as expected, i was the leopard and hunsy, the tiger!

The host overcooked and fried beehoon enough for 20 people though there were only 9 of us! Elyn did her special Kimchi pancakes and Steven brought the lovely dessert wines - Moscato he bought in Aussie. I burst my tummy for the yummy spread and had fun trying to draw for Shanel’s No. 1 pressie from the group gift exchange trice!! As usual, we prepared another seperate gift specially for each other. : )

 

- the night at Boiler was a blast! -

 

The ‘peacock’ absent from our potluck dinner finally met up with us.Thanks to her friends, we managed to share a table at Boilers and started going crazy with the drinks. afterall, it’s not every weekend that we have Shanel partying with us.

Met up with a few ex-colleagues from EI and their new young CS boy, Xiao weiwei who got teased by all the Jie Jies that night. While many of us were tipsy from all the drinks, poor XWW got drunk by the time we left! Haha.

Besides all the partying fun, that night at Boiler got Elyn and Daniel, 185 as we are used to calling him, a notch closer. He seems like a decent and good person, other than being Polly’s funny talk-cock 哥们. I do like him as Elyn’s boyfriend. : )

 

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As Christmas day is nearing, it’s heart warming to see the smiles back on my lovelies. Elyn finally took a leap of faith in love and relationship again, it’s gonna be their first christmas together as a couple . .

Hunsy and i will be flying off to Koh Samui tomorrow!  . . . Full Moon party at Koh Phangan, and 16 friends staying together in the Villa, im sure we are gonna bring the place down!! Yay!

 

Merry Christmas, my dear friends!!!

 

 

- Xmas pressies, part 1 !! -

 

1st year anniversary calls for a special celebration.

As promised, our 1 year anniversary celebration came a day later!

Woke up to hunsy’s post on facebook and a sweetest E-card that made me smile and looked forward to him returning home from work that day.

the second surprise was a lovely bouquet of roses! hehe. who could have expected it from my boyfriend who claims he’s not a romantic nor flower person? Despite stigmatizing flowers as waste of money, i have to meekly admit it’s still delightful to receive them any time. 

 

- my first bouquet from him! -

 

- Dinner at Jewel Box, Sapphire -

 

I liked the al-fresco dinning ambience at Sapphire, but wouldn’t say the same for their food. Hun agreed with me that the selection on their menu was too limited. And with the price they were charging for each course, i was dismayed by the baby portions that barely filled our rumbling stomach after the long wait between starters and main course. thumbs down.

 

 

to give them some credit, Foie gras and Ribeye steak were quite decent. But the shellfish bisque was awefully salty and the rest, not impressive at all. Poor hunny called for the bill with a less-than-full stomach and the total bill including two cocktails came up to almost $180!!!!! Bah!! For that portion and quality of food, it’s safe to say we wont be returning for more.

 

- happy 1 yr and a day together hunny! -

 

 

In my humble opinion, their selling point is really just the romantic and spacious dinning area with a scenic view. But it was good for my special date with hunsy. My only regret was that we didn’t spare some time to take a slow stroll around Mt Fabor. Amid our daily routine lifestyle, some times i wish we can indulge in the simplicity of enjoying each other’s companion . . by taking long walks or just sitting at beaches, musing and sharing about random things in life.

 

- i am the apple of your eye! -

 

Just when i thought the night was over, i was surprised with yet another gift at home. A pretty necklace with an apple pendant symbolising im the apple of his eye! teehee. Backed by the significance of this phrase after that touching love story (Apple of My Eye) we watched recently, what can be more meaningful than this necklace? I love it dearly and was overwhelmed by the series of surprises he planned.

 

I was so wrong when i said hunsy did not value special dates as much as me. He does!!!! As my results for the test – Languages of Love suggested, receiving little gifts and Quality time are the most important for me. Just by bringing me out for a date and the little surprises, he restored my glow of happiness and made me felt precious.

 

A perfect night to celebrate our first milestone. Im so thankful for having you, xpp.