the aphrodisiac

Friday, May 22, 2009

i'm on Facebook.

Yes, I've finally decided to join the Facebook train too. Click on the picture to see my newbie profile and add me if you wish.

I guess the main reason is that there is basically nothing much to do online these days... apart from trying to blog, blog hop (with limited blogs that i follow which update regularly) and shop. Then there is the "can you join facebook already?" questions and the "i just upload the photos on facebook ok" bit. Please refer to this entry. My colleague showing me her pet in petsociety was an added incentive cause it looked super cute. Hehs. And so, im there too with a identity crisis for a female pet named Fudge.

Alright, now let's move on from the welcoming bit (unless you're going to give me a welcome-to-FB gift, which i will gladly accept)!

I'm sorry i havent been updating. Been bumming around a lot these days :( I've got 11 mozzie bites on my leg that i cant stop scratching. Im gonna have ugly legs :( And im still coughing! I swear im going to get abs from all that nasty cough. Its nearing 2am again, my bedtime! Update again soon, i hope! Love! (:

it's 1:30 AM now

Sunday, May 17, 2009

reflection.

I started out this blog with happy memories in mind, which is why i seldom ink it with problems or unhappy thoughts. I guess that's also why i'm blogging much lesser than i used to in my previous blog cause i only blog about events here. Maybe i should just blog whatever that's on my mind.

At least for now.

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Just got home after spending the night with baby. Had our little tiffs and i went home sulking again. I guess this has somewhat gotten familiar to me. I used to think why he likes to drive me mad by doing thisthisthis and not doing thisthisthis. And it suddenly occurred to me that maybe it is me.

Sometimes when i'm mad, i can't really find a proper reason to it. It's often the adding up and multiplication of small issues in our relationship. I get all upset when he keeps quiet and i storm off, all drama-mama like on tv shows. He goes off, since i've left and he's tired too. Which leads me further up the red monster's house. Untill i let myself be appeased by his calls and promises that it-will-not-happen-again do i feel slightly better. The rest of the day was (is usually) perfectly all right. Even when i had my pms moments, he would still tug at my hand, give me a smile and ask "okay, so what do you want to do now?"

After this reflecting, i wonder how my dear boy stands me and furthermore, gives in to whatever stupid reason i come up with for deeming my outburst of unhappiness. Sometimes it's really the guy lah, for always forgetting his little promises but often, i have to shamefully admit i'm at fault too (and i did). What i really want at the end is a big carebear hug and goodnight kiss to end the night (or weekend in army scenario), that's all. But i ~~guess~~ ~~think~~ know now, it's really hard to please me.

I think i just made myself out to be the Worst Girlfriend Ever. For the rest of the time, i'm a really wonderful girlfriend, i swear. Haha (: At least i reflect (some call it thinking too much) and apologise for my ridiculous moments, do you? Don't judge me if you don't know me well! (:

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Phew. It feels nice to let out some feelings here. Everything's good with baby now after our phonecall. I just hope we have time to meet tml morning before he books in at 12pm.

On a side note, i still have my sore throat and my cough is crazy. (Daddy just got me a cup of warm water to soothe my throat. Aww...) I'm glad it's another rest day for me till monday! Let's have a fufiling week ahead! (:

it's 1:50 AM now

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Brian's 22nd Birthday!

Hi guys... I have been lounging about at home for almost a full week now with my MC, off day and leave.

It's either the medicine from my doctor worked really well this time or my dad was overly enthusiastic playing doctor for me (cooking porridge, boiling herbal tea ectera) these few days that i recovered quickly. In 2 days, i regained my voice about 75%, which is a record for me since i usually take over weeks to recover.

However, Ange and i went down to Sarah's place in Simei last night for her belated surprise birthday celebration... We brought her present, cake and dinner since we secretly found out that she has not eaten. So... Ange wanted to buy Burger King so i thought i could just get a TenderGrill burger without sides or drinks since im sick.. Yet somehow i was encouraged to take a few fries. Below 15 strands i swear! And i woke up today with a bad sorethroat all over again. YIPPEE!

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Sometimes i really can't stand myself. My throat hurts and my voice is not fully back yet. I hope when i conduct classes tml, i wont sing out of tune in front of all the parents :(

Anyway, 2 weeks back, we celebrated dear Brian's ~~21st~~ 22nd Birthday! After our last minute shopping for his present, Yin, Ching, Kelvin and i met up with the rest at Marche, VivoCity!

We were too busy gorging down the huge table full of food that we didn't take any photos at the start. (Actually, i don't really like Marche. I feel that it's pointless to have a sub-kopitiam style inside a restaurant. What's the point of having these small eateries when you still have to pay seperately for them? Why not charge us at XXXdollars instead and make it a buffet??) Then, it was time for the ice-cream cake that Min bought!

Min acting normal as she opened up the cake, HongSiong looking curious and Yin forever camera ready. OMG, is that a cow in the back??! ... ...

TADAH!!! HAPPY 22ND BIRTHDAY BRIAN!!! Princesses for you!!!

Hahahahaha! Great choice, Min! Check out HongSiong's stunned expression. The cow had on the same expression, guess it wasn't amused by the cake. *shrugs* I'm sure Princesses are Brian's favourite characters to see on his birthday cake!

See?! Happy guy with smoke all over him. Isn't it amazing? How did he do that? 4 easy steps:

1st, you light up your own birthday cake.

2nd, proceed to blow out the candles.

3rd, put the dry ice into your glasses and shake them till the smoke comes out. This takes about 5 minutes. Place both glasses on either side of you & fan them like a mad man. This takes another 10 minutes.

Last, act nonchalant then strike a happy pose with your cake!

Erm, i think he might not be that happy with the cake after all... He's chopping Ali Baba's gf's face!

I shouted: "i want Ariel (the little mermaid)! Ok lah Brian, Snow White give you!" LOL.

Nobody likes Snow White 'cause she's the ugliest :(

Then, it's presents time! And we didn't take any picture of the presents.

Min headed out to find the cow that was grazing by our window.

5 happy girls and a red cow! <3

Yin and i both wanted to get on the cow but it was not easy at all! After much help and shrieking, i got up the cow too! Yay! (those are my shorts you are seeing!)

Where shall we go? I'll drive you! Starts engine... MoooOooooOooooo...

We reached the toilet and expectedly, we took pictures! After which, we planned to head over to Powerhouse. Ching, Kelvin, HongSiong and KeeSiong left...

Powerhouse!

It's been so crazily long since i entered a club. Those were the days... *wistful look*

We searched around for a table, drank and played silly games. (Lazy to describe in full detail) Lightheaded, we danced for a while and headed to the ladies.

Predictable spot for camwhoring again. Bee looks super cute here! I wish i knew how to cross my eyes.

Your new Tiger girl! (blech.)

I insisted on taking photos though it was dark and my handphone camera is lousy. The li'l flower covers my cute shorts (:

Around 4am, we left StJames and drove over to... East Coast Park! We sat on this merry-go-round and squealed with laughter like a bunch of silly teenagers.

After breakfast at Mcs around 5am... this was the aftermath of our driver, birthday boy and girlfriend.

We are the survivors! Just check out ~~our~~ my eyebags! (I kind of thought i was a tiger that night) I realized i love to camwhore the night after clubbing, when i look the most like shyt with the lack of rest. If you noticed, i have changed my picture on the side of my blog. The previous photo was post-Zouk too, i think.

Yin and i had junkfood from the 7-11 and we forgot about our KinderJoy! It was left in the carrier :( When it was nearing 6am, Min drove us over to Bugis (where she stays) so that we can cab home from there. Oh ya, we listened to realllyyy old tunes in the car on our way to Bugis -.-" By 7am, we were home!

It wasn't what i expected, but it was still a wild night after all (: I love baby for understanding and letting me hang out at Powerhouse with my friends for the night since he couldn't join us. Once in awhile, i do miss this night life too.

Maybe we could have more of such gatherings with everybody, just like old times? With baby, Ching, Kelvin, Jason, Khoon, KeeSiong and the rest too. I guess it might be hard 'cause we are all busy now and have moved on (in a way)... It's good and bad but honestly, those wild nightouts in 2007 were a great memory i will hold to my heart. I'm glad to still have my besties with me though, and you know who you are! (:

Yawns, my eyes are very blurry now (or maybe it's the effect of the eye mask essence sinking into my eyes) and i think i should go offline soon. I can't believe i managed to type this whole entry in my 1/2 sleepy mode. Don't know what i'm blabbering about half the time la! Pardon my typos!

It's back to ~~reality~~ the working world tomorrow (for 1 day)! I hope i recover 100% by the time i wake up! Signing off, with a deceptive-looking bottle that tastes crappy, Shirley!

it's 12:52 AM now

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

laryngitis again?

Laryngitis. Hate the word.

I have officially lost my voice again.

I'm terribly freaked out lah. I don't wish to lose my voice for months again and suffer the horrible feeling in my throat. After the last ordeal, i was so scared that my voice would never recover. When would i learn to cut down on junk food and drink more water?

How does a teacher/trainer work without any voice? "Brings out signboard -Please imitate my actions, children.- *Flashes a big smile*"

:(

it's 12:10 AM now

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day, Mummy!

Im sure many of you were out with your family today celebrating this day; my family and i celebrated this sacred day in advance last Thursday (:

We didnt plan anything grand, just wanted to have a nice dinner together. During the day, my dad, mom and i went to AMK hub cause my mom's never been there. (i feel really bad as i ended up hogging the day GAHHH :()

And also, the "restaurant" we were heading for dinner was in Ang Mo Kio. My brother made a reservation a few days before to shorten our waiting time when we reach. The place is actually a coffee shop that is a wee bit more high class. It has nice decorations (mostly of crabs), some water fountain with fishes and pebbled walkways. It's supposedly a very popular crab "restaurant"!

Those crabs on the wall are actually framed and signed by godknowswho, stars i guess?

When we got there at 8pm... The place was packed and noisy! See that red rubber thing? It's for the reservation queue, meaning those who have made reservation waits there for their turn to order before they get their seats. There's another queue on the other side for those who have not made any reservation who ends up waiting over an hour -to order, get seated and have their food! With the reservation, i think we waited about 40minutes, but at least we got to sit within 15.

The first side dish that came up and i think my parents stole a bite before i could snap a picture. haha.

The second was black pepper spareribs and they stole a bite before me again! This was really nice! It's different from those sweet spareribs outside but it's very tasty in its own way.

Some buns to dip into the crabby sauce! but sadly, my brother didn't order my favourite spicy crab! Instead, he ordered the crab beehoon and the creamy butter crab.

Crab beehoon with extra soup and beehoon. Actually my mom and i didn't really like the milky beehoon and its soup but the serving of crab was generous. I mean, lookit the meat!

Next, came the butter crab! I think this is my first time having butter crab cause i always go for the spicy one. I'm glad my brother ordered this though! It's a tad spicy, sweet yet creamy! I never knew creamy and spicy could go so well together (: It kind of tasted like the milkmild condensed milk, and like they used those burner to flame the top. Like creme brulee you know?

So obviously, we enjoyed the meal. My mom and dad had like 1 pincer each with the other side dishes and the proclaimed they were "very full"! So my brother and i finished off the rest. I feel like such a pig these days! Eat till full, sleep, wake and eat, rest, eat and sleep... It's a vicious cycle. Tsk. So yeah, we cabbed home and i fell asleep.

Oh, i bought a ridiculous looking umbrella that day too!

See, it has frills/laces on the side! Muahaha. Nowadays i like the color navy and i was looking for an umbrella with the frills. Seem preppy and feminine somehow...... I know the polka dots and ribbons are too much but aiya, anything! You can borrow it if you dare to bring it out on the streets!

And these 2 days, my brother has me doing silly things for him. First, it was flinging his slippers down and just now, it was his gloves for riding. We stay at level 5 and there are those shelters sticking out on the first level. I was afraid he's gg to say byebye to his things but i can throw amazingly far! They almost got caught in the trees quite a distance away. Lol.

I had my Saturday free this weekend because of Vesak Day! i Love Vesak Day! I went to town with baby, shopped, bought another bag! and watched Wolverine with him at PS! FIRST ROW seats! -.-"

Then on Friday, i went gymming with Yin and hurt my shoulders and back :( There was this machine that you are supposed to prop your arms and elbows up and lift you legs off the ground. I wasnt tall enough so i jumped, but i didnt realize i was still not at the appropriate height. Hence i tried to do the set of 20 till i feel as if my shoulders are going to break. I felt weird out cause i used to be able to do it easily and it's supposed to be for your abs what?! Why are my shoulders in pain? I refuse to admit defeat and tried again many times till i realized i scraped my elbows. And my shoulders and back have been hurting badly till now. Omg. I scuk! Think i shall just stick to crunches for now.

But what use is it, when after the gym we eat supper and junkfood and sleep right after?! AHHH. I'm having a bad sorethroat again and i'm craving junkfood still. I have not even bathed or done my laundry! Bye! (:

I love my Mummy! Papa! Korkor! and more! (:

it's 10:30 PM now

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Happy 21st Birthday Sarah!

It's another week, another Tuesday of work. At least, i had a fulfilling weekend. Hehs. Lets see if i can recall...

(eh i think i didnt do much too, bt lets start from Thursday!) I got up, eat my junk food, finish painting my nails then got ready to meet Yin. As usual, we met an hour plus later than the planned time. We shopped at Vivo and got Brian his 22nd birthday present - a mouse! Duh, it's the mouse for computers and its in the shape of a body with boobs! It's even wearing his favourite soccer team's shirt so we got it.

I'm so tempted to just delete the previous paragraph cause it sounds boring even to me and im not in the mood to blog about what happened. So i'll stop abruptly and continue another time if and when i get the few pictures uploaded onto my computer. Okay lah i'll sum up the day till next time (: The night went on to PowerHouse then to East Coast Park then over to Bugis at 6am. Spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday with baby, surprise! In the process, i also popped over to my cousin's house to see their baby Valerie for her first month into the world!

I know this entry is so pointless 'cause there is no quality in what im typing. When i get more photos i'll update on my weekend okay! :x The main point of today's entry is...

It's Sarah's 21st Birthday!

I'm sorry that you're not looking at the camera but i couldn't find other recent nice pictures! I realize in most of our pictures, you're making a funny face or sth lah! Cute. HAHA. & i meant all the pictures from year 1 till now!

After going through our pictures, i realized we have gone many places and done many things together be it as a group or just us 2 (: We have gone Vivo countless times ever since we started our Friday-Vivo-thing, gone tanning and took a photo with Utt at Sentosa, drinking and karoake-d at the pub till late, loitered around places like Town and Liang Court till morning doing godknowswhat, played stuffed toys with Nique and Ange in our ECH block and basically doing all sorts of crazy things together. Now it's the 5th year that we're celebrating your Big Day together! Aww... we'll definitely have a great celebration for you okay and we will call over to Melbourne for Nique! (sorry that it's belated!)

Lastly, we love you! Hope you don't mind the silly looking crown i put for you! HAHA (:

Night world, i'm going to bathe and try to sleep earlier today (:

p.s: baby, i know you read this right... you love FatFat more, not Turkey! hehs (:

it's 11:50 PM now

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